Elyria, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 55,059 (Urban population: 54,958, Rural population: 101 (all nonfarm))

Elyria, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 23,841 (22,419 occupied: 14,489 owner occupied, 7,930 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1199 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $518 (lower quartile is $428, upper quartile is $662)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $535

Median gross rent in Elyria, OH in 2007: $651

Housing units in Elyria with a mortgage: 8,920 (1,027 second mortgage, 1,569 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,541

Elyria,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,607 (it was $92,800 in 2000)

Elyria:	$120,607
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,348 - $173,396

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $141,595
Here: $141,595
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $131,879
Here: $131,879
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $76,183
Here: $76,183
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $132,401
Here: $132,401
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,977
Here: $133,977
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $22,916
Here: $22,916
State: $32,066

Household type by relationship

Households: 54,950

In family households: 45,974 (10,569 male householders, 4,307 female householders)
10,528 spouses, 16,846 children (15,377 natural, 394 adopted, 1,075 stepchildren), 1,348 grandchildren, 279 brothers or sisters, 298 parents, 530 other relatives, 1,269 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,976 (3,449 male householders (2,696 living alone)), 4,137 female householders (3,717 living alone)), 1,390 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 932 (867 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,299 2-persons, 3,728 3-persons, 2,872 4-persons, 1,308 5-persons, 516 6-persons, 153 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,413 1-person, 1,025 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

8,365 married couples with children.
4,798 single-parent households (878 men, 3,920 women).

96.2% of residents of Elyria speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 832 (1.5%)
(70.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elyria, Ohio:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 212 4 rooms: 1,324 5 rooms: 3,174 6 rooms: 4,134 7 rooms: 2,602 8 rooms: 1,711 9 or more rooms: 1,320

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elyria, Ohio:
	1 room: 160 2 rooms: 509 3 rooms: 1,849 4 rooms: 2,165 5 rooms: 1,864 6 rooms: 804 7 rooms: 351 8 rooms: 136 9 or more rooms: 92

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 216
1995 to 1998: 958
1990 to 1994: 728
1980 to 1989: 1,840
1970 to 1979: 4,914
1960 to 1969: 4,046
1950 to 1959: 3,978
1940 to 1949: 2,322
1939 or earlier: 4,839

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elyria:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 217 2 bedrooms: 2,706 3 bedrooms: 8,427 4 bedrooms: 2,732 5 or more bedrooms: 407

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elyria:
	no bedroom: 173 1 bedroom: 2,613 2 bedrooms: 3,291 3 bedrooms: 1,528 4 bedrooms: 278 5 or more bedrooms: 47

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Elyria in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 513 1 vehicle: 4,624 2 vehicles: 6,634 3 vehicles: 1,970 4 vehicles: 559 5 or more vehicles: 189

Cars and other vehicles available in Elyria in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,363 1 vehicle: 4,129 2 vehicles: 1,936 3 vehicles: 417 4 vehicles: 36 5 or more vehicles: 49

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Elyria, OH:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 27
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 30
$25,000 to $29,999: 26
$30,000 to $34,999: 65
$35,000 to $39,999: 74
$40,000 to $49,999: 273
$50,000 to $59,999: 515
$60,000 to $69,999: 862
$70,000 to $79,999: 1369
$80,000 to $89,999: 1765
$90,000 to $99,999: 1831
$100,000 to $124,999: 2386
$125,000 to $149,999: 1731
$150,000 to $174,999: 660
$175,000 to $199,999: 345
$200,000 to $249,999: 285
$250,000 to $299,999: 114
$300,000 to $399,999: 55
$400,000 to $499,999: 20
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Elyria rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Elyria:

Less than $100: 278 people
$100 to $149: 179
$150 to $199: 188
$200 to $249: 166
$250 to $299: 214
$300 to $349: 255
$350 to $399: 383
$400 to $449: 672
$450 to $499: 971
$500 to $549: 1,116
$550 to $599: 868
$600 to $649: 768
$650 to $699: 470
$700 to $749: 285
$750 to $799: 185
$800 to $899: 149
$900 to $999: 42
$1,000 to $1,249: 106
$1,250 to $1,499: 24
$1,500 to $1,999: 42
$2,000 or more: 113
No cash rent: 317

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 149 1990 to 1994: 34 1985 to 1989: 73 1980 to 1984: 57 1975 to 1979: 50 1970 to 1974: 73 1970 to 1974: 66 1965 to 1969: 330

Elyria, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.9%
Number of people working at home: 424 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 803
5 to 9 minutes: 3918
10 to 14 minutes: 5245
15 to 19 minutes: 4600
20 to 24 minutes: 3421
25 to 29 minutes: 1687
30 to 34 minutes: 2971
35 to 39 minutes: 645
40 to 44 minutes: 577
45 to 59 minutes: 1319
60 to 89 minutes: 507
90 or more minutes: 305

Elyria mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 22,047 (83%)
Carpooled: 2,814 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 170 (1%)
Taxi: 64 (0%)
Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 76 (0%)
Walked: 699 (3%)
Other means: 123 (0%)
Worked at home: 424 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1882
$10,000 to $14,999: 1516
$15,000 to $19,999: 1731
$20,000 to $24,999: 1673
$25,000 to $29,999: 1770
$30,000 to $34,999: 1674
$35,000 to $39,999: 1407
$40,000 to $44,999: 1620
$45,000 to $49,999: 1171
$50,000 to $59,999: 2256
$60,000 to $74,999: 2401
$75,000 to $99,999: 1845
$100,000 to $124,999: 760
$125,000 to $149,999: 307
$150,000 to $199,999: 264
$200,000 or more: 185

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9779

German: 8973

Irish: 4602

English: 3916

United States or American: 3324

Polish: 3163

Italian: 2417

Hungarian: 1686

Scottish: 919

Slovak: 836

Scotch-Irish: 626

Subsaharan African:: 517

French (except Basque): 512

African: 446

Dutch: 370

Russian: 312

Welsh: 248

Greek: 248

Swedish: 220

European: 205

Slovene: 185

Swiss: 173

British: 151

Croatian: 148

French Canadian: 139

Czech: 135

Czechoslovakian: 119

Canadian: 115

Romanian: 111

Ukrainian: 108

Norwegian: 86

Lithuanian: 73

Arab:: 63

Danish: 59

Austrian: 52

Finnish: 51

Macedonian: 38

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 38

Lebanese: 27

Jamaican: 26

Nigerian: 23

Portuguese: 22

Kenyan: 22

Israeli: 20

Latvian: 19

South African: 18

Yugoslavian: 17

Scandinavian: 15

Serbian: 15

Arab/Arabic: 14

Egyptian: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12

Eastern European: 10

Bulgarian: 10

Cypriot: 9

Iranian: 9

Ethiopian: 8

Australian: 6

Palestinian: 5

Pennsylvania German: 4

Moroccan: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (13%)
Philippines (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Canada (7%)
Colombia (5%)
Hungary (5%)
Mexico (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 42088
Northeast: 3589
Midwest: 1706
South: 6706
West: 697

57% of Elyria residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 78
Nursery to 4th grade: 39
5th and 6th grade: 140
7th and 8th grade: 400
9th grade: 427
10th grade: 695
11th grade: 770
12th grade, no diploma: 656
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,303
Less than 1 year of college: 1,481
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,393
Associate degree: 1,049
Bachelor's degree: 1,660
Master's degree: 492
Professional school degree: 273
Doctorate degree: 68

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 102
Nursery to 4th grade: 68
5th and 6th grade: 90
7th and 8th grade: 509
9th grade: 460
10th grade: 712
11th grade: 722
12th grade, no diploma: 686
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,362
Less than 1 year of college: 1,791
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,684
Associate degree: 1,742
Bachelor's degree: 1,563
Master's degree: 557
Professional school degree: 81
Doctorate degree: 44

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 15.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 1.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,676
Black householders: $31,781
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,806
Asian householders: $65,909
Some other race householders: $23,691
Two or more races householders: $32,609
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,794

Elyria household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Elyria household income for Black householders

Elyria household income for Asian householders

Elyria household income for Some other race householders

Elyria household income for Two or more races householders

Elyria household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Elyria marital status for males

Elyria marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,235
Black or African American householders: $112,419
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $123,466
Asian householders: $98,903
Some other race householders: $84,477
Two or more races householders: $100,202
Hispanic or Latino householders: $104,491

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,839
One, attached: 541
Two: 1,296
3 or 4: 940
5 to 9: 991
10 to 19: 2,049
20 to 49: 543
50 or more: 909
Mobile homes: 1,733

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,381

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elyria:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (31%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 902

Here:	13.9%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 366

Here:	13.8%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 332

Here:	14.9%
Ohio:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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