With 2,163 people, Elida is a city in Ohio. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 3.1%, under the national 12.5%. The typical home is worth $220,900, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 1,857 people per square mile.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,083, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elida
What changed most since 1990
White share98.6% → 86.8%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Elida's population equals 2.1% of Allen County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.5% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.8%(59)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 94 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elida, decade by decade
Elida population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,493
$85,003
$138,964
12.8%
3.5
2000
1,917
$89,795
$180,890
22.1%
12.4
2010
1,905
$90,721
$201,256
23.2%
16.1
2020
1,923
$78,783
$190,290
21.1%
23.2
2024
2,163
$81,083
$220,900
31.1%
30.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
