Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,111
US Senator
Bernie Moreno
Republican Party
US Senator
Jon Husted
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.4
4.72% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.49%
5.14% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$67,188
9.57% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$188,500
10.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,216
4.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. 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.

99.6% of the residents in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH was $188,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.9%.

Most people in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH is home to a population of 7.11k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.12% of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH residents were born outside of the country (293 people).

In 2024, there were 25.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.24k people) in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 244 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 145 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.24k ± 284
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    244 ± 175
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    145 ± 116
3.52%
Hispanic Population
250 people

In 2024, there were 25.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.24k people) in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 244 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 145 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.52% of the people in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH are hispanic (250 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,106 ± 6,295 people
  2. Mexico
    45,962 ± 5,253 people
  3. China
    32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.12%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
293 people
3.82%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
272 people

As of 2024, 4.12% of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH residents (293 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH was 3.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    76 ± 59
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    57 ± 62
  3. Korea
    51 ± 41

Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH employs 4.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH were Manufacturing (1,026 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (620 people), and Retail Trade (414 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,313), Transportation & Warehousing ($73,313), and Finance & Insurance ($64,075).

Employment

Occupations

4.22k
2024 Value
± 505
4.38%
1 Year growth
± 15.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH grew at a rate of 4.38%, from 4.04k employees to 4.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH, are Production Occupations (534 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (480 people), and Transportation Occupations (334 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.22k
2024 Value
± 505
4.38%
1 Year growth
± 15.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH grew at a rate of 4.38%, from 4.04k employees to 4.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH, are Manufacturing (1,026 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (620 people), and Retail Trade (414 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH, though some of these residents may live in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,537
Median earning men ± $5,688
$41,452
Median earning women ± $3,911

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($95,536), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,150), and Manufacturing ($65,441).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,596), Manufacturing ($56,682), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,733).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (43.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.489%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025
Jon Husted
Senator from Ohio2
Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH was $188,500 in 2024, which is 0.567 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $171,200 to $188,500, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH is 61.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$188,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,095
$2,257
Median Property Taxes
±$329

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 Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.9%
Homeownership
2024
58.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.9% of the housing units in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,188
Median Household Income
± $13,160
3.65k
Number of Households
± 535

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.65k households in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH grew to $67,188 from the previous year's value of $61,320.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH is from Ohio.
0.453
2023 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.05%)
  3. Carpooled (5.52%)

In 2024, 84.2% of workers in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.05%) and those who carpooled to work (5.52%).

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.

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Commute Time

21 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.1% of the workforce in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH (592 out of 6.98k 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 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH is White, followed by Black and Asian.

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.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH has health coverage, with 59.6% on employee plans, 8.95% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 8.26% on non-group plans, and 3.01% 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, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.6% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.08%
Uninsured
59.6%
Employer Coverage
8.95%
Medicaid
16.1%
Medicare
8.26%
Non-Group
3.01%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH declined by 22.8% from 5.29% to 4.08%.

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