With 19,055 people, Sylvania is a city in Ohio. This is an unusually credentialed place: 52% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 40% more than in Ohio as a whole. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 2,859 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,189, above the US median
Sylvania's population equals 4.5% of Lucas County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.6% 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)25.3%(172)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(145)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.6%(263)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 681 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Sylvania, decade by decade
Sylvania 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
17,301
$111,250
$244,807
37.7%
6.4
2000
18,670
$104,486
$276,892
43.3%
14.0
2010
18,965
$98,525
$260,237
42.0%
22.1
2020
19,011
$93,675
$220,712
48.9%
30.9
2024
19,055
$100,189
$249,200
51.9%
36.7
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.
