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Lorain, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lorain, OH: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 67,952. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LORAIN-OH · Lorain, OH 3 ZIPs · 67,952 pop · #21442/25278 · Lorain County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,048
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21442/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Elyria
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 67,952
  • SPREAD-MOD 44055→44053
  • HOME-LOW $141,233

Nearest income peer: Elyria, OH (+ $5,360 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lorain

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lorain on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lorain, OH sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
67,952
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,048
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 3 ZIPs ($51,048 average) · poverty 24.6%. The primary code (44052) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.8%) for this income tier, rent $885 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Ohio, Ashtabula is the closest lower-income city and Mc Guffey the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lorain.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Lorain differ

Lorain's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $40,636 in ZIP 44055 to $67,484 in ZIP 44053, while home values span $101,400 in 44055 to $206,300 in 44053. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

44055 to 44053

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.0×

44055 to 44053

Poverty-rate spread
13.8 points

44053 to 44055

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lorain residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Lorain: the largest, 44052, is only about 44% of 67,952 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Lorain's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 886 establishments, 12,367 employees , annual payroll $587,201k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 44053 (374 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (163) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lorain, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Lorain County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Lorain. See the Lorain County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Lorain County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville and Avon Lake among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Avon marks the far end of that range at $135,915, 166% above Lorain.

Side-by-side: Compare 44052 vs 44055 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
44052 29,850 $45,023 318 1,249
44055 19,846 $40,636 194 1,153
44053 18,256 $67,484 374 594
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Lorain roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lorain, .