With 47,171 people, Mentor is a city in Ohio. The median age is 46.5, about 8 years above the US median. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. That is roughly 25% ahead of the Ohio median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.2% of locals. Density works out to 1,697 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,949, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 6%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mentor
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.9 → 46.5(+12.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$214,806 → $247,700(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
White share98.8% → 88.5%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)23.6%(643)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(504)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(905)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(175)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.8%(103)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,719 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
Mentor, decade by decade
Mentor 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
47,358
$101,031
$214,806
22.3%
3.1
2000
50,278
$104,253
$262,500
27.4%
7.9
2010
47,159
$89,977
$248,297
27.6%
11.2
2020
47,450
$88,731
$222,530
32.6%
21.3
2024
47,171
$88,949
$247,700
36.6%
26.7
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.
