Lorain

Population & Demographics

Lorain, OH

Lorain is home to 65,395 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 27,918 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
65,395
people
Population

65,395 residents

Median age 39.8 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lorain population & demographics

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

Population
65,395
Median age
39.8yrs
Median household income
$48,685
Median home value
$139,200
Median gross rent
$887/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
14.8%
Poverty rate
25.2%

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 Lorain

How Lorain 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).

White49.1%
Hispanic or Latino28.3%
Black16.5%
Two or more races5.1%
Some other race0.4%
Asian0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Lorain

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 Lorain.

Lorain at a glance
Employed Residents
27,918
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
14.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Elyria
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lorain 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 Lorain 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

57 / 100

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

Lorain

27,918 commutes, one dot at a time

Lorain

Where 27,918 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Lorain0.0 mi4,132
2Elyria6.3 mi2,873
3Cleveland26.2 mi2,290
4Avon7.7 mi1,458
5Amherst4.2 mi1,241
6Westlake12.6 mi1,133
7Avon Lake9.0 mi954
8Columbus109.1 mi536

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lorain.

1Lorain0.0 mi4,132
2Elyria6.3 mi1,020
3Amherst4.2 mi569
4North Ridgeville9.1 mi333
5Cleveland26.2 mi317
6Vermilion9.0 mi279
7Avon7.7 mi245
8Avon Lake9.0 mi228

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lorain’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance38.9%
RTRetail Trade11.3%
EDEducational Services8.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.8%
WSWholesale Trade6.4%
MFManufacturing5.4%
PAPublic Administration3.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.2%
COConstruction2.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lorain

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

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps82%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lorain

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