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Elyria OH - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	55,953	568 (of 25,150) (98%)	15 (of 1054) (99%)
Average Income	$38,156	9,589 (62%)	529 (50%)
Median House Value	$96,600	8,084 (68%)	337 (68%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	81.3%	18,773 (of 25,150) (25%)	993 (of 1054) (6%)
% Black Population	14.2%	3,459 (86%)	58 (94%)
% Hispanic Population	2.8%	8,997 (64%)	101 (90%)
% Asian Population	0.6%	8,624 (66%)	278 (74%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	12,601 (50%)	228 (78%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	81.8%	11,172 (of 25,150) (56%)	566 (of 1054) (46%)
% College Graduates	13.1%	12,922 (49%)	446 (58%)
% Never Married	26.6%	6,113 (76%)	162 (85%)
% Married	51.3%	18,627 (26%)	844 (20%)
% Seperated	1.6%	11,959 (52%)	381 (64%)
% Divorced	13.6%	4,272 (83%)	209 (80%)
% Foreign Born	1.5%	13,082 (48%)	375 (64%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	23,841	534 (of 25,150) (98%)	16 (of 1054) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	20.3%	11,878 (53%)	728 (31%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.1%	11,621 (54%)	586 (44%)
Average Rooms in House	5.4	12,776 (49%)	795 (25%)
% Households with No Car	8.4%	9,321 (63%)	292 (72%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.4%	17,204 (32%)	878 (17%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,549 (86%)	116 (89%)
Median House Value	$96,600	8,084 (68%)	337 (68%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.6%	9,316 (63%)	303 (71%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.9%	3,163 (87%)	98 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$514	8,994 (64%)	397 (62%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	66.9%	7,477 (of 25,150) (70%)	384 (of 1054) (64%)
% Drive Alone to Work	83.4%	6,415 (74%)	581 (45%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.9%	6,776 (73%)	292 (72%)
% Walk to Work	2.6%	11,650 (54%)	424 (60%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	20.4	17,890 (29%)	795 (25%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.4%	14,446 (43%)	443 (58%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.8%	10,571 (58%)	395 (63%)
Median Household Income	$38,156	9,589 (62%)	529 (50%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.1%	7,976 (68%)	212 (80%)
Per Capita Income	$19,344	7,810 (69%)	360 (66%)
Male Worker Income	$34,898	8,809 (65%)	484 (54%)
Female Worker Income	$24,027	9,672 (62%)	498 (53%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	9.5%	10,375 (59%)	279 (74%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	11.7%	11,546 (54%)	297 (72%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Cleveland, Ohio	23 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.91

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Decatur, Alabama	0.93
Jonesboro, Arkansas	0.92
Vineland, New Jersey	0.92
Rapid City, South Dakota	0.92
Bismarck, North Dakota	0.91
Middletown, Ohio	0.91
Charleston, West Virginia	0.91
Tamarac, Florida	0.91
Sarasota, Florida	0.91
Hamilton, Ohio	0.91

Elyria OH Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Hungarian People	2,342	25
Slovak People	1,216	55
Other Fuel Fueled Households	204	163
Polish People	4,195	225
People Working in Manufacturing	6,801	241

Elyria OH Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1054)
Mobile Homes	1,733	3
Puerto Rican Population	853	6
Hungarian People	2,342	8
People Working in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	89	8
Filipino Population	137	9

Elyria OH Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Self-Employed Workers	3.8%	21,027
Percent Single Race Population	97.4%	20,586
Percent of People Living in a Different House and Different County as 1995	9.7%	20,440
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	28.4%	19,381
Percent of Population Enrolled in High school (grades 9-12)	19.5%	19,347

Elyria OH Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1054)
Percent Single Race Population	97.4%	1,011
Percent White Population	81.3%	993
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	83.7%	991
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	80.0%	990
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	97.2%	955

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Elyria OH	Decatur, Alabama
Total Population	53,929	55,953
Average Age	36.3	34.8
Average Income	$37,192	$38,156
Median House Value	$89,200	$96,600
% White Population	75.5%	81.3%
% Black Population	19.6%	14.2%
% Asian Population	0.7%	0.6%
% Hispanic Population	5.6%	2.8%

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