Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

125,741

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

0.698% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.91%

4.36% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$80,371

4.78% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH is home to a population of 126k people, from which 97.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.9% of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH residents were born outside of the country (7.42k people).

In 2024, there were 28.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (106k people) in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.42k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH are Spanish (6,659 households), Serbo-Croatian (1,101 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (376 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

63,050

Women

50.1%

62,696

Men

49.9%

The resident population of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH in 2024 was 125,746 inhabitants, with 49.9% men, and 50.1% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH.

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Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
106k ± 1.18k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.65k ± 622
Other (Hispanic)
3.42k ± 641

7.24%

Hispanic Population

9.1k people

7.24% of the people in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH are hispanic (9.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,152 ± 1,129 people
India
804 ± 694 people
China
453 ± 522 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was Mexico, the natal country of 2,152 Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH residents, followed by India with 804 and China with 453.

Foreign-Born Population

5.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7.42k people

5.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

7.12k people

As of 2024, 5.9% of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH residents (7.42k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was 5.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
6,659 households (5.58%)
Serbo-Croatian
1,101 households (0.922%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
376 households (0.315%)

9.6% of the households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was Spanish. 5.58% of the households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,347 ± 322
Gulf War (2001-)
1,971 ± 384
Gulf War (1990s)
994 ± 244

Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH.

Health

94.7% of the population of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH has health coverage, with 52.4% on employee plans, 13.5% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 1.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

1,328 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,328 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.26%

Uninsured

52.4%

Employer Coverage

13.5%

Medicaid

16.5%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

1.62%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH declined by 4.62% from 5.52% to 5.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH employs 61.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH were Elementary & secondary schools (4,217 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,038 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,712 people), and the highest paying industries were Employment services ($131,951), Architectural, engineering & related services ($127,444), and Metal forgings & stampings ($124,220).

Males in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH have an average income that is 1.22 times higher than the average income of females, which is $64,958. The income inequality in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.412, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

29,464

Women

47.6%

32,481

Men

52.4%

The workforce of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH in 2024 was 61,945 people, with 47.6% woman, and 52.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

61.9k

2024 Value

0.919%

1 Year growth

± 0.919%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH grew at a rate of 0.919%, from 61.4k employees to 61.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH, are Cashiers (1,881 people), Registered nurses (1,698 people), and Other managers (1,521 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

61.9k

2024 Value

0.919%

1 Year growth

± 0.919%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH grew at a rate of 0.919%, from 61.4k employees to 61.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,217 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,038 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,712 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH, though some of these residents may live in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,197

Median earning men ± $2,047

$42,129

Median earning women ± $1,782

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($85,759), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,288), and Public Administration ($76,613).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,983), Public Administration ($58,167), and Wholesale Trade ($52,014).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Education

The student population of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 539 male students and 684 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH are White (270 and 75%), Black or African American (47 and 13.1%), Unknown (15 and 4.17%), and Hispanic or Latino (14 and 3.89%).

The largest universities in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH by number of degrees awarded are Lake Erie College (251 and 67.8%) and Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor (119 and 32.2%).

The most popular majors in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH are General Business Administration & Management (76 and 20.5%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (52 and 14.1%), and General Cosmetology (45 and 12.2%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $35,634.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 70.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,223 (44.1% men and 55.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,223 students enrolled in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH, 44.1% men and 55.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 765 records, of which 62.7% were women and 37.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
28 degrees awarded
Early Childhood Education & Teaching
14 degrees awarded
Accounting
13 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was General Business Administration & Management with 28 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Lake Erie College
251 degrees awarded
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor
119 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lake Erie College with 251 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 113 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH, which is 0.44 times less than the 257 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 270 degrees mean that there were 5.74 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 47 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($35,634) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,000) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,220) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.89% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.56% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (35.1k), Some college (21.1k), and Bachelors Degree (18.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was $212,300 in 2024, which is 0.638 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $199,100 to $212,300, a 6.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH is 78.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$212,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,391

$41,661

Median Property Taxes

±$1,504

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.3%

Homeownership

2024

60.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.3% of the housing units in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,371

Median Household Income

± $2,884

53.2k

Number of Households

± 1,836

In 2024, the median household income of the 53.2k households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH grew to $80,371 from the previous year's value of $76,707.

The following chart displays the households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.412

2024 Wage GINI in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH

0.413

2023 Wage GINI in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH

In 2024, the income inequality in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was 0.412 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.218% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Carpooled (7.27%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.27%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.22% of the workforce in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH (12.3k out of 124k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities PUMA, OH is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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