Humidity & wind
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Population
53,634
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$156,100
Owner-occupied units
Elyria, OH
Ohio · 41.378° N, 82.105° W · 20 sq mi
Elyria is a city in Ohio, with a population of 53,634 and about 2,617 residents per square mile. The median household earns $54,945 a year, and the median home is worth $156,100.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
20 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,617
People per square mile
Rank by population
#825
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#634
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$54,945
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$906
Per month
Homeownership
60%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.6 min
One way
People
Median age
39.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
17.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
2.4%
Households
22,899
2.28 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.6%
Manufacturing 17%
Retail trade 13.9%
Professional & business services 9.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Ohio
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Scarlet Carnation
State capital
Columbus
Nickname
The Buckeye State
Compare Elyria with
- Elyria vs LorainSide by side
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- Elyria vs ColumbusSide by side
- Elyria vs ClevelandSide by side
Cities near Elyria
- Lorain, OH6 mi · 65,366
- Parma, OH19 mi · 78,581
- Cleveland, OH23 mi · 363,608
- Cuyahoga Falls, OH32 mi · 50,975
- Akron, OH37 mi · 189,691
- Canton, OH55 mi · 69,001
- Youngstown, OH78 mi · 58,832
- Toledo, OH79 mi · 263,423
Cities about the same size
- Galveston, TX53,636
- Everett, MA53,572
- Pensacola, FL53,817
- Lebanon, TN53,412
- Colton, CA53,383
- Joplin, MO53,930
- Grand Island, NE53,943
- Minnetonka, MN53,969
More in Ohio
- Columbus938,396
- Cincinnati314,367
- Dayton136,688
- Hamilton64,644
- Springfield58,281
- Kettering57,396
- Middletown52,146
- Newark51,473
Wealthiest person in Ohio
Name
Les Wexner & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
New Albany
Source of wealth
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Ohio · private sector
Employer
Cleveland Clinic
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Ohio
Company
Cardinal Health
Revenue
$226.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Dublin
Ticker
CAH
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.