Elyria is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 53,117 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Elyria is the 15th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elyria is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elyria is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elyria who work in office and administrative support (12.84%), sales jobs (9.70%), and management occupations (8.40%). Also of interest is that Elyria has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The percentage of adults in Elyria with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.59% of adults in Elyria have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Elyria in 2022 was $30,967, which is middle income relative to Ohio, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,868 for a family of four. However, Elyria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elyria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elyria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elyria residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Elyria also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.49% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Elyria include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Elyria is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
