Lake County, Ohio

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Key figures

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	232,216	11,810,293	334,922,499	305th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,925	$71,389	$80,734	542nd of 3,221
Median Age	44.1	39.7	38.9	916th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.6%	31.5%	35.7%	650th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$214,100	$214,800	$332,700	1260th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,113	$1,034	$1,413	687th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.3%	13.3%	12.5%	2807th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.8%	5.2%	1984th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,012.3	289.1	n/a	185th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.4%	5.2%	14.1%	913th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	946th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.8%	67.2%	65.2%	1405th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.1	23.4	26.4	1889th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.6%	13.0%	15.1%	574th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.7%	n/a	n/a	2604th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.1%	44.4%	46.9%	2205th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.6%	n/a	n/a	302nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.3%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.4	40.6	61.4

Age in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	44.1	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.7%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	101,144	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.9%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.5%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.2%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,279	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.4%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.3%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.3%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	21.0%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	106,331	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.0%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.6%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.9%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.2%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.0%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,475	$2,822	n/a

Education in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.9%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.0%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.4%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.2%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.8%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.5%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.5%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.9%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Lake County, Ohio

Statistic	Lake County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.7%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.6%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.7%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.7%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.3%	6.8%	16.7%

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