Population

65,366

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$139,200

Owner-occupied units

Lorain, OH

Ohio · 41.439° N, 82.180° W · 24 sq mi

Lorain is a city in Ohio, with a population of 65,366 and about 2,769 residents per square mile. The median household earns $48,685 a year, and the median home is worth $139,200.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

24 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,769

People per square mile

Rank by population

#649

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#572

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$48,685

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$887

Per month

Homeownership

57.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.9 min

One way

People

Median age

39.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

14.8%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

2.7%

Households

27,460

2.36 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.3^%

Manufacturing 16.7^%

Retail trade 14.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 11.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Ohio

Name

Les Wexner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$7.8B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

New Albany

Source of wealth

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Ohio · private sector

Employer

Cleveland Clinic

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Ohio

Company

Cardinal Health

Revenue

$226.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Dublin

Ticker

CAH

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Ohio

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Scarlet Carnation

State capital

Columbus

Nickname

The Buckeye State

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