Sylvania is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 18,736 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Sylvania is the 99th largest community in Ohio.

Sylvania is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sylvania is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sylvania who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.77%), sales jobs (13.13%), and management occupations (11.35%).

In addition, Sylvania is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Sylvania is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Sylvania a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Sylvania has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Sylvania's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Residents of Sylvania by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.7% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Sylvania may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Sylvania is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Sylvania Information and Demographics

The population of Sylvania is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 43.27% of adults in Sylvania have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sylvania in 2000 was $28,163, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,652 for a family of four.

The people who call Sylvania home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sylvania is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sylvania include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Sylvania is English.