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Lake County

Ohio · 232,217 residents (2025 est.) · 229 sq mi
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With 232,216 people, Lake County is a county in Ohio. Few US counties rank higher on income. At a median age of 44.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $214,100. The foreign-born share is 5%.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 6%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
232,216
+2%since 2000
from 227,511 in 2000
232,217 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,012 / sq mi
−1%since 2009
from 1,023 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.1
+14%since 2000
from 38.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
229 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
214K219K225K231K237K19902000201020202024Lake County
2024232K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.7%(10,925)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(12,079)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(13,002)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(13,793)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(13,283)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.9%(27,727)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(27,840)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(28,709)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(34,550)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.8%(29,815)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.3%(14,567)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.6%(5,926)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,925
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $48,763 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,279
+96%since 2000
from $23,160 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.4%
+19.9 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.429
+6%since 2010
from 0.405 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade19.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$214,100
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $125,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,113
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $623 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
24.2% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.27 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.3%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 44.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.6
−9%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
37
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.4%(214,881)
Black2%(4,447)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(3,879)
Asian0.9%(2,034)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic84.2%(195,593)
Black4.7%(11,024)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(12,314)
Asian1.5%(3,419)
Other4.2%(9,866)
Diversity Score
35
+81%since 2009
from 20 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−21%since 2020
from 39 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.9%(6,708)
Puerto Rican1.6%(3,742)
Guatemalan0.2%(362)
Venezuelan0.1%(245)
Honduran0.1%(191)
Spaniard0.1%(165)
Peruvian0.1%(151)
Colombian0.1%(126)
Cuban0%(61)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(1,573)
Chinese0.3%(599)
Vietnamese0.2%(471)
Filipino0.2%(397)
Sri Lankan0%(103)
Korean0%(76)
Hmong0%(62)
Japanese0%(53)
Thai0%(44)
Pakistani0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(50)
Samoan0%(11)
Tongan0%(9)
Ancestry
German21.8%(50,612)
Irish17.3%(40,155)
Italian13.7%(31,766)
English10.8%(25,165)
Polish6.1%(14,218)
Slovene4.9%(11,397)
Hungarian3.5%(8,215)
American3.3%(7,653)
Croatian2.4%(5,545)
Scottish2%(4,741)
Slovak1.9%(4,514)
French1.6%(3,825)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.9%(2,168)
Russian0.9%(2,159)
Finnish0.9%(2,114)
Lithuanian0.9%(2,083)
Czech0.8%(1,941)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(1,882)
Welsh0.7%(1,656)
Dutch0.7%(1,545)
Arab0.6%(1,281)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,211)
Greek0.5%(1,188)
Lebanese0.3%(764)
Austrian0.3%(757)
British0.3%(721)
Norwegian0.3%(715)
Swiss0.3%(633)
Danish0.2%(561)
Romanian0.2%(475)
Serbian0.2%(355)
Canadian0.1%(317)
Portuguese0.1%(308)
Armenian0.1%(307)
West Indian0.1%(209)
Jamaican0.1%(143)
Nigerian0.1%(139)
Brazilian0.1%(118)
Kenyan0%(95)
Belgian0%(94)
Guyanese0%(90)
Bulgarian0%(86)
Iranian0%(70)
Latvian0%(60)
Somali0%(38)
Haitian0%(37)
Syrian0%(36)
Turkish0%(25)
Jordanian0%(16)
Israeli0%(13)
Ghanaian0%(12)
Moroccan0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.6%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 21.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
94.4%
+8.0 ptssince 2000
from 86.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.1 min
+57%since 2000
from 14.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.5%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 86.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.6%
+10.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 68.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
82.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 79.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.4%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.8%
+10.3 ptssince 2017
from 82.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.5%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 92.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 88.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
91.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 92.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 3.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.9%(31,468)
Married52.8%(50,524)
Widowed3.3%(3,161)
Divorced11%(10,521)
Women 15+
Never married28%(28,105)
Married47.8%(48,017)
Widowed9.5%(9,575)
Divorced14.8%(14,839)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 9.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
62.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 34.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)21%(2,813)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(2,220)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(4,503)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(724)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(265)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,389 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lake County, Ohio?

Lake County, Ohio has about 232,216 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lake County, Ohio?

The typical household in Lake County, Ohio earns about $80,925 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lake County, Ohio expensive?

In Lake County, Ohio, the median home is worth about $214,100, and the typical rent is about $1,113 a month.

How educated are people in Lake County, Ohio?

About 31.6% of adults age 25 and over in Lake County, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lake County, Ohio?

About 8.3% of people in Lake County, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lake County, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Lake County, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 16,717 residents, a change of about 8 percent over that period.

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