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Elyria Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Elyria Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

52,908

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.8%
5 - 17:
15.2%
18 - 24:
10.1%
25 - 34:
12.7%
35 - 54:
24.9%
55 - 64:
13.9%
Over 65 Years:
17.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.3%
4.3%
88.0%
88.0%
15.2%
15.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Elyria
USA
$28,820
$28,820
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Elyria
USA
$49,569
$49,569
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Construction
Transportation
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Public Service
Other
Wholesale
17.5%
17.5%
16.2%
16.2%
15.1%
15.1%
9.6%
9.6%
6.2%
6.2%
5.3%
5.3%
4.8%
4.8%
4.1%
4.1%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
69.9%
69.9%
12.2%
12.2%
9.9%
9.9%
7.0%
7.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Polish
Italian
Hungarian
Scottish
French
Slovak
Dutch
European
African
Eastern European
Welsh
Russian
Swedish
Scots-Irish
Czechoslovakian
Czech
Slovene
20.9%
20.9%
11.9%
11.9%
8.3%
8.3%
7.4%
7.4%
6.8%
6.8%
4.0%
4.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Chinese
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Polish
Korean
Italian
Slavic languages
Native American languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Thai
Other Indo-European
French
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
94.3%
94.3%
4.0%
4.0%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Elyria Residents

2.2%