Painesville, OH

Census Place

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2021 Population

20,311

2.49% 1-year growth

US Senator

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Party

US Senator

J. D. Vance

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

31.2

0.971% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

21.4%

3.99% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$47,976

1.52% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$114,900

2.32% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

9,239

7.13% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Painesville, OH had a population of 20.3k people with a median age of 31.2 and a median household income of $47,976. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Painesville, OH grew from 19,817 to 20,311, a 2.49% increase and its median household income grew from $47,259 to $47,976, a 1.52% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Painesville, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.2%), White (Hispanic) (11.6%), Other (Hispanic) (10.2%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.73%).

None of the households in Painesville, 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.

89.5% of the residents in Painesville, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Painesville, OH are Lake Erie College (251 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Painesville, OH was $114,900, and the homeownership rate was 47.2%.

Most people in Painesville, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Painesville, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Painesville, OH is home to a population of 20.3k people, from which 89.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 14.1% of Painesville, OH residents were born outside of the country (2.86k people).

In 2021, there were 3.89 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.2k people) in Painesville, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.89k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.35k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.5%

2021 Citizenship

89.5%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 89.5% of Painesville, OH residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Painesville, OH was 89.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Painesville, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Painesville, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.2k ± 608
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.89k ± 538
White (Hispanic)
2.35k ± 503

25.7%

Hispanic Population

5.23k people

25.7% of the people in Painesville, OH are hispanic (5.23k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,680 ± 6,322 people
Mexico
44,514 ± 5,170 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

14.1%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

2.86k people

13.5%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

2.67k people

As of 2021, 14.1% of Painesville, OH residents (2.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Painesville, OH was 13.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Painesville, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
252 ± 116
Gulf War (1990s)
171 ± 94
Vietnam
150 ± 71

Painesville, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Painesville, OH employs 9.24k people. The largest industries in Painesville, OH are Manufacturing (2,377 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,198 people), and Retail Trade (1,113 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($59,293), Finance & Insurance ($46,875), and Information ($44,659).

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.

Employment

Occupations

9.24k

2021 Value

± 698

7.13%

1 Year growth

± 9.89%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Painesville, OH grew at a rate of 7.13%, from 8.62k employees to 9.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Painesville, OH, are Production Occupations (1,774 people), Sales & Related Occupations (953 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (912 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Painesville, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.24k

2021 Value

± 698

7.13%

1 Year growth

± 9.89%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Painesville, OH grew at a rate of 7.13%, from 8.62k employees to 9.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Painesville, OH, are Manufacturing (2,377 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,198 people), and Retail Trade (1,113 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Painesville, OH, though some of these residents may live in Painesville, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,442

Median earning men ± $3,243

$26,612

Median earning women ± $1,696

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($65,563), Public Administration ($53,095), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($46,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($56,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,173), and Public Administration ($33,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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 Trade

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

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.

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.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Ohio trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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

Michigan
$44B
Indiana
$38.3B
Pennsylvania
$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).

Civics

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Painesville, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (53.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.14%)
Libertarian Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

J. D. Vance

Senator from Ohio

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.

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

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

In 2021, universities in Painesville, OH awarded 251 degrees. The student population of Painesville, OH in 2021 is skewed towards men, with 477 male students and 443 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Painesville, OH are White (201 and 82%), followed by Black or African American (22 and 8.98%), Hispanic or Latino (8 and 3.27%), and Two or More Races (6 and 2.45%).

The largest universities in Painesville, OH by number of degrees awarded are Lake Erie College (251 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Painesville, OH are General Business Administration & Management (75 and 29.9%), Physician Assistant (26 and 10.4%), and Accounting (19 and 7.57%).

The median tuition cost in Painesville, OH for private four year colleges is $32,610.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2021 in Painesville, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 54.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 29.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 920 (51.8% men and 48.2% 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 2021 there were 920 students enrolled in Painesville, OH, 51.8% men and 48.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 612 records, of which 57.5% were women and 42.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Accounting
19 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
17 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
12 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Painesville, OH was Accounting with 19 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Painesville, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Lake Erie College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

251 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lake Erie College with 251 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 110 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Painesville, OH, which is 0.78 times less than the 141 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 201 degrees mean that there were 9.14 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 22 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 ($32,610) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,436) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

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

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Measure

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.

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

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).

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 Painesville, OH was $114,900 in 2021, which is 0.469 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $112,300 to $114,900, a 2.32% increase. The homeownership rate in Painesville, OH is 47.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Painesville, OH have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Painesville, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Painesville, OH is $47,976. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Painesville, OH was Census Tract 2062 with a value of $70,197, followed by Census Tract 2042 and Census Tract 2044, with respective values of $48,203 and $41,563.

Housing

Property

$114,900

Median Property Value 2021

±$7,515

$3,626

Median Property Taxes

±$408

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 Painesville, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

47.2%

Homeownership

2021

66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 47.2% of the housing units in Painesville, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Painesville, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 2062
Census Tract 2042
Census Tract 2044

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Painesville, OH was Census Tract 2062 with a value of $70,197, followed by Census Tract 2042 and Census Tract 2044, with respective values of $48,203 and $41,563.

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

Household Income

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

$47,976

Median Household Income

± $4,652

7.69k

Number of Households

± 711

In 2021, the median household income of the 7.69k households in Painesville, OH grew to $47,976 from the previous year's value of $47,259.

The following chart displays the households in Painesville, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Painesville, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (74.7%)
Carpooled (14.1%)
Walked (4.55%)

In 2021, 74.7% of workers in Painesville, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.1%) and those who walked to work (4.55%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Painesville, OH have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.814% of the workforce in Painesville, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Painesville, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Painesville, OH (4.15k out of 19.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Painesville, OH is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

89.5% of the population of Painesville, OH has health coverage, with 42.7% on employee plans, 29.1% on Medicaid, 7.48% on Medicare, 8.9% on non-group plans, and 1.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, OH see 2256 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.09% decrease from the previous year (2328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1453 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 401 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Lake County, OH.

2,256 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, OH

Primary care physicians in Lake County, OH see an average of 2,256 patients per year. This represents a 3.09% decrease from the previous year (2,328 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.1% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.1% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

42.7%

Employer Coverage

29.1%

Medicaid

7.48%

Medicare

8.9%

Non-Group

1.29%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Painesville, OH declined by 0.225% from 10.6% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Painesville, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.