Mentor, Ohio demographics

Mentor, OH demographics: median age 46.5; 36.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Mentor city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3949056. The survey estimates a population of 47,171 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Mentor is 46.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 20,355 households (±541). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	46.5 ±1.5	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	8,951 ±781	19.0% ±1.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	8,472 ±657	18.0% ±1.4 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	18,274 ±1,042	38.7% ±2.2 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	11,474 ±711	24.3% ±1.5 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	23,041 ±511	48.8% ±1.1 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	24,130 ±511	51.2% ±1.1 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	42,066 ±803	89.2% ±1.7 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	847 ±306	1.8% ±0.6 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,635 ±350	3.5% ±0.7 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	31 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	207 ±125 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,383 ±595	5.1% ±1.3 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,065 ±447	97.7% ±0.9 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,106 ±450	2.3% ±1.0 pp	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,355
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,709 ±611	52.6% ±2.7 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	703 ±205	3.5% ±1.0 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,991 ±362	9.8% ±1.8 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,029 ±535	29.6% ±2.5 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	923 ±223	4.5% ±1.1 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,355
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,081 ±406	25.0% ±1.9 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,274 ±782	75.0% ±3.3 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,355
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,029 ±535	29.6% ±2.5 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,949 ±676	39.1% ±3.2 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,893 ±372	14.2% ±1.8 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,437 ±433	12.0% ±2.1 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	739 ±187	3.6% ±0.9 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	255 ±105	1.3% ±0.5 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	53 ±50 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 47,171
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	43,965 ±542	93.2% ±1.1 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,206 ±535	6.8% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 44,674
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	40,832 ±772	91.4% ±1.5 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	556 ±273	1.2% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	162 ±147 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	114 ±68 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,102 ±360	2.5% ±0.8 pp	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,092 ±476	2.4% ±1.1 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	18 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	183 ±165 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	294 ±244 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	94 ±101 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	138 ±100 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	58 ±70 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	31 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 35,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,193 ±275	3.4% ±0.8 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,406 ±765	29.5% ±2.1 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,541 ±631	21.4% ±1.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,181 ±419	9.0% ±1.2 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,051 ±701	22.9% ±1.9 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,851 ±498	13.8% ±1.4 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 46,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	43,606 ±624	93.3% ±1.3 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,707 ±420	3.7% ±0.9 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,006 ±315	2.2% ±0.7 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	366 ±175	0.8% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	39 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.0% of Mentor residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 93.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mentor	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.0% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.5% ±1.5 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.1% ±1.2 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Mentor . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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