Lorain County Demographics
2006 Population: 301,993
2000 Population: 284,664
Lorain County is the 9th most populous county in Ohio. Lorain is the 10th most populous city.
Male 139,647 49.1%
Female 145,017 50.9%
Under 5 years 19,734 6.9%
5 to 9 years 21,416 7.5%
10 to 14 years 21,105 7.4%
15 to 19 years 20,223 7.1%
20 to 24 years 16,846 5.9%
25 to 34 years 36,416 12.8%
35 to 44 years 47,132 16.6%
45 to 54 years 40,583 14.3%
55 to 59 years 14,221 5.0%
60 to 64 years 11,405 4.0%
65 to 74 years 18,923 6.6%
75 to 84 years 12,836 4.5%
85 years and over 3,824 1.3%
Median Age: 36.5
One race 278,499 97.8%
White 243,514 85.5%
Black or African American 24,203 8.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 845 0.3%
Asian 1,703 0.6%
Asian Indian 416 0.1%
Chinese 308 0.1%
Filipino 406 0.1%
Japanese 114 0.0%
Korean 214 0.1%
Vietnamese 84 0.0%
Other Asian 161 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 74 0.0%
Some other race 8,160 2.9%
Two or more races 6,165 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19,676 6.9%
Mexican 3,923 1.4%
Puerto Rican 13,273 4.7%
Cuban 140 0.0%
Other Hispanic or Latino 2,340 0.8%
Average household size: 2.61
Average family size: 3.08
8.1% speak a language other than English in the home
2.6% foreign born
17.5% disability status
14.8% veterans
Of the 6 counties in northeast Ohio (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina), Lorain county has the largest proportion of Hispanics at 7.4% (Census Bureau 2005).
All information from U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Current as of February, 2008.
