Niles is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 20,930 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Niles is the 83rd largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Niles is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Niles is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Niles who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.65%), sales jobs (13.06%), and food service (6.24%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.44 minutes getting to work every day.

For most residents of Niles, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.5% of people in Niles drive alone to work on most days, making Niles a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Niles's landscape.

Being a small city, Niles does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Niles Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Niles with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.50% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Niles in 2000 was $19,441, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,764 for a family of four.

The people who call Niles home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Niles is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Niles include Italian, German, Irish, English, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Niles is English.