Lorain County

Lorain County has 317,129 residents across 15 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $73,347, in line with the Ohio figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $223,200, and 29% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

317,129residentsACS 2020–2024

$73,347median household incomeOhio: $71K

$223,200median home valueowner-occupied homes

89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Lorain County in OhioZIP codes in Lorain County highlighted; the rest of Ohio in grey

Map of Ohio with Lorain County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 15 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
44001	21,448	$90K	$235K	88%	29%	92%	27 min
44011	25,317	$136K	$396K	88%	59%	96%	26 min
44012	25,752	$116K	$368K	83%	57%	92%	29 min
44028	9,671	$88K	$332K	93%	30%	90%	28 min
44035	62,179	$56K	$160K	63%	18%	87%	24 min
44039	36,780	$96K	$270K	90%	35%	95%	28 min
44044	14,721	$88K	$258K	90%	18%	90%	30 min
44049	246	$69K	$140K	69%	14%	94%	29 min
44050	7,059	$104K	$277K	85%	27%	90%	28 min
44052	28,282	$45K	$116K	54%	13%	83%	25 min
44053	21,084	$67K	$206K	67%	22%	86%	27 min
44054	12,806	$76K	$184K	72%	25%	91%	28 min
44055	20,043	$41K	$101K	53%	9%	80%	26 min
44074	11,745	$81K	$234K	69%	43%	89%	23 min
44090	10,670	$77K	$248K	81%	25%	91%	31 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

317,129 residents in 127,544 households, next to the Ohio figure.

22%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

136,548 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $223,200 (±$3,747).

74%

of households own their home

76%

of homes are detached single-family houses

11%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$966

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20197%

2000–200913%

1990–199911%

1980–19897%

1970–197915%

1960–196913%

1950–195914%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,501.

$73,347

median household income

12.1%

of people live below the poverty line

4.3%

unemployment rate

29%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lorain County, Ohio, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.