Painesville is home to 20,548 people in Ohio. 25.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $158,800. The median age is 34.5, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,516, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% 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 Painesville
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.2% → 25.8%(+23.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Poverty rate15.2% → 25.6%(+10.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$129,844 → $158,800(+22%)US over the same years: +67%
Painesville's population equals 8.8% of Lake County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 27% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 20% 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)39.5%(306)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(117)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.5%(174)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 774 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
Painesville, decade by decade
Painesville 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
15,699
$60,019
$129,844
12.6%
33.6
2000
17,503
$63,470
$166,499
12.4%
57.1
2010
19,563
$49,527
$175,362
13.5%
70.6
2020
20,312
$57,280
$136,112
17.2%
77.6
2024
20,548
$51,516
$158,800
22.7%
68.6
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.
