Lorain County vs. Erie County

Lorain County (OH)Erie County (OH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)309,46174,615
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.7%-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)301,37177,066
Population, Census, April 1, 2010301,35677,079
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.3%21.9%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.2%
White alone, percent86.2%86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent9.0%8.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.2%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.9%83.1%
Veterans, 2014-201820,2296,173
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%2.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)131,91637,908
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.6%69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$145,100$136,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,301$1,184
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$484$458
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$768$739
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.8%19.1%
Building permits, 20181,11471
Households, 2014-2018119,53631,301
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.1%87.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.5%3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.6%87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.7%78.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.7%91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.0%22.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.0%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.2%6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%61.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.7%57.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)397,014305,935
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,290,703489,781
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)7,327,9712,021,643
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,826,5591,145,523
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,707,2771,072,375
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,297$14,037
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.521.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,965$52,270
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,777$31,677
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%10.6%
Total employer establishments, 20175,6231,827
Total employment, 201785,50730,625
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,578,3951,166,029
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.2%-2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,9374,927
All firms, 201220,9145,583
Men-owned firms, 201211,3193,346
Women-owned firms, 20127,0951,616
Minority-owned firms, 20122,519408
Nonminority-owned firms, 201217,5544,866
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,845531
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,8894,580
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010613.6306.4
Land area in square miles, 2010491.10251.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lorain county (OH) and Erie county (OH) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.