Elyria

Population & Demographics

Elyria, OH

Elyria is home to 53,035 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,127 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
53,035
people
Population

53,035 residents

Median age 39.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Elyria population & demographics

Who lives in Elyria — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
53,035
Median age
39.4yrs
Median household income
$54,945
Median home value
$156,100
Median gross rent
$906/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
17.8%
Poverty rate
16.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Elyria

How Elyria breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White67.8%
Black12.2%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Two or more races7.6%
Asian1.4%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Elyria

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Elyria.

Elyria at a glance
Employed Residents
24,127
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
20.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Cleveland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Elyria proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Elyria commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

65 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Elyria

24,127 commutes, one dot at a time

Elyria

Where 24,127 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Elyria, by worker count.

1Elyria0.0 mi4,884
2Cleveland23.8 mi2,050
3Westlake10.7 mi1,140
4Avon6.9 mi1,071
5Lorain6.3 mi1,020
6North Ridgeville4.7 mi861
7Strongsville14.6 mi516
8Avon Lake10.0 mi476

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Elyria.

1Elyria0.0 mi4,884
2Lorain6.3 mi2,873
3North Ridgeville4.7 mi1,049
4Cleveland23.8 mi663
5Amherst6.7 mi613
6Avon6.9 mi565
7Avon Lake10.0 mi472
8Westlake10.7 mi317

Top industries

The sectors that employ Elyria’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing19.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.8%
EDEducational Services12.6%
RTRetail Trade11.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.6%
WSWholesale Trade7.3%
PAPublic Administration6.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.5%
COConstruction2.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Elyria

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps79%
5 Gbps7%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Elyria

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