Sylvania, OH

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2021 Population
18,991
1.3% 1-year decline
US Senator
Sherrod Brown
Democratic Party
US Senator
J. D. Vance
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
41.5
1.43% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
5.41%
8.96% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$88,246
14.2% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$189,400
4.01% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
9,117
0.567% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Sylvania, OH had a population of 19k people with a median age of 41.5 and a median household income of $88,246. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Sylvania, OH declined from 19,242 to 18,991, a −1.3% decrease and its median household income grew from $77,287 to $88,246, a 14.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sylvania, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.94%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.02%), Other (Hispanic) (1.97%), and White (Hispanic) (1.96%).

None of the households in Sylvania, 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.

98.6% of the residents in Sylvania, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Sylvania, OH are Ross College-Sylvania (342 degrees awarded in 2021), Lourdes University (260 degrees), and Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo (57 degrees).

In 2021, the median property value in Sylvania, OH was $189,400, and the homeownership rate was 79%.

Most people in Sylvania, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Sylvania, OH was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Sylvania, OH is home to a population of 19k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 4.95% of Sylvania, OH residents were born outside of the country (940 people).

In 2021, there were 22.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.6k people) in Sylvania, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 748 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 384 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.6%
2021 Citizenship
98.2%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.6% of Sylvania, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Sylvania, OH was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sylvania, OH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.6k ± 546
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    748 ± 345
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    384 ± 158
4.67%
Hispanic Population
887 people

In 2021, there were 22.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.6k people) in Sylvania, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 748 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 384 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.67% of the people in Sylvania, OH are hispanic (887 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sylvania, OH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    66,680 ± 6,322 people
  2. Mexico
    44,514 ± 5,170 people
  3. China
    34,822 ± 4,575 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,680 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 44,514 and China with 34,822.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.95%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
940 people
5.39%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
1.04k people

As of 2021, 4.95% of Sylvania, OH residents (940 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sylvania, OH was 5.39%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    253 ± 101
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    196 ± 106
  3. World War II
    111 ± 71

Sylvania, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Sylvania, OH employs 9.12k people. The largest industries in Sylvania, OH are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,776 people), Manufacturing (1,278 people), and Educational Services (1,257 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($67,468), Manufacturing ($66,959), and Public Administration ($66,188).

Males in Ohio have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,152. The income inequality in Ohio (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

9.12k
2021 Value
± 701
−0.567%
1 Year decline
± 10.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sylvania, OH declined at a rate of −0.567%, from 9.17k employees to 9.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sylvania, OH, are Management Occupations (894 people), Sales & Related Occupations (880 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (810 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sylvania, OH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

9.12k
2021 Value
± 701
−0.567%
1 Year decline
± 10.9%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Sylvania, OH declined at a rate of −0.567%, from 9.17k employees to 9.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sylvania, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,776 people), Manufacturing (1,278 people), and Educational Services (1,257 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sylvania, OH, though some of these residents may live in Sylvania, 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

$61,387
Median earning men ± $5,775
$40,214
Median earning women ± $4,230

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,518), Manufacturing ($78,657), and Public Administration ($68,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($70,938), Public Administration ($63,902), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,487).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $56.1B
  2. $53.3B
  3. $50B

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio product (by dollars) was Machinery with $56.1B, followed by Mixed freight ($53.3B) and Motorized vehicles ($50B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Ohio products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$651B
2020 Value in Ohio
$1.24T
Projected 2050 Value in Ohio
91% growth

In 2020, total outbound Ohio trade was $651B. This is expected to increase 91% to $1.24T by 2050.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $44B
  2. $38.3B
  3. $30.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Michigan with $44B, followed by Indiana with $38.3B and Pennsylvania and $30.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Ohio shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 53.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.14%).

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance 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.

US Senators from Ohio

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Sherrod Brown
Senator from Ohio1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
J. D. Vance
Senator from Ohio3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance are the senators currently representing Ohio.

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

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US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

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In 2021, universities in Sylvania, OH awarded 659 degrees. The student population of Sylvania, OH in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 496 male students and 1,790 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sylvania, OH are White (388 and 59%), followed by Black or African American (129 and 19.6%), Two or More Races (67 and 10.2%), and Unknown (34 and 5.17%).

The largest universities in Sylvania, OH by number of degrees awarded are Ross College-Sylvania (342 and 51.9%), Lourdes University (260 and 39.5%), and Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo (57 and 8.65%).

The most popular majors in Sylvania, OH are Medical Assistant (157 and 23.8%), Medical Insurance Specialist (106 and 16.1%), and Registered Nursing (85 and 12.9%).

The median tuition cost in Sylvania, OH for private four year colleges is $24,400.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
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In 2021 in Sylvania, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 75.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 2,286 (21.7% men and 78.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 2,286 students enrolled in Sylvania, OH, 21.7% men and 78.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,414 records, of which 74.6% were women and 25.4% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 70 degree-majors awarded
  2. 23 degree-majors awarded
  3. 117 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Sylvania, OH was Medical Insurance Specialist with 70 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 342 degrees awarded
  2. 260 degrees awarded
  3. 57 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ross College-Sylvania with 342 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 101 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sylvania, OH, which is 0.181 times less than the 558 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 388 degrees mean that there were 3.01 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 129 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,400) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,336) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,430) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.649% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.641% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (3.04M), Some college (2.01M), and Bachelors Degree (1.59M).

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Sylvania, OH was $189,400 in 2021, which is 0.773 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $182,100 to $189,400, a 4.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Sylvania, OH is 79%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Sylvania, OH have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sylvania, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$189,400
Median Property Value 2021
±$9,437
$5,805
Median Property Taxes
±$468

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 Sylvania, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

79%
Homeownership
2021
62.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 79% of the housing units in Sylvania, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Census Tract 81
Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Sylvania, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$88,246
Median Household Income
± $6,832
7.35k
Number of Households
± 583

In 2021, the median household income of the 7.35k households in Sylvania, OH grew to $88,246 from the previous year's value of $77,287.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sylvania, OH is from Ohio.
0.456
2021 Wage GINI in Ohio
0.457
2020 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2021, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0758% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (79.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (10%)
  3. Carpooled (6.49%)

In 2021, 79.3% of workers in Sylvania, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10%) and those who carpooled to work (6.49%).

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Commute Time

24.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sylvania, OH have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.33% of the workforce in Sylvania, 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 Sylvania, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sylvania, OH have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sylvania, OH (999 out of 18.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sylvania, OH is White, followed by Black 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.

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97.1% of the population of Sylvania, OH has health coverage, with 61.2% on employee plans, 7.22% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.333% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lucas County, OH see 1079 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.14% decrease from the previous year (1114 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1343 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,079 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lucas County, OH

Primary care physicians in Lucas County, OH see an average of 1,079 patients per year. This represents a 3.14% decrease from the previous year (1,114 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.5% under 18 years, 16.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.91%
Uninsured
61.2%
Employer Coverage
7.22%
Medicaid
16%
Medicare
12.4%
Non-Group
0.333%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sylvania, OH declined by 0.409% from 2.92% to 2.91%.

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