Painesville, Ohio demographics

Painesville, OH demographics: median age 34.5; 22.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Painesville city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3959416. The survey estimates a population of 20,548 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Painesville is 34.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.8 years. There are 8,348 households (±499). 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	34.5 ±1.8	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	5,248 ±629	25.5% ±3.1 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	5,176 ±561	25.2% ±2.7 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	7,651 ±670	37.2% ±3.3 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,473 ±430	12.0% ±2.1 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	10,400 ±524	50.6% ±2.5 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	10,148 ±526	49.4% ±2.6 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: 20,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	13,168 ±775	64.1% ±3.8 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,616 ±529	7.9% ±2.6 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	131 ±94 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	339 ±208 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	53 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,644 ±614	12.9% ±3.0 pp	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,597 ±542	12.6% ±2.6 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,255 ±689	74.2% ±3.4 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,293 ±684	25.8% ±3.3 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: 8,348
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,781 ±341	33.3% ±3.6 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	400 ±132	4.8% ±1.6 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,298 ±344	15.5% ±4.0 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,054 ±468	36.6% ±5.2 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	815 ±214	9.8% ±2.5 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,348
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,526 ±349	30.3% ±3.8 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,822 ±572	69.7% ±5.4 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,348
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,054 ±468	36.6% ±5.2 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,539 ±382	30.4% ±4.2 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,064 ±310	12.7% ±3.6 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	649 ±208	7.8% ±2.5 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	471 ±208	5.6% ±2.5 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	412 ±172	4.9% ±2.0 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	159 ±109 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 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: 20,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	18,021 ±631	87.7% ±3.1 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,527 ±625	12.3% ±3.0 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,246
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	14,611 ±646	75.9% ±3.2 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	4,265 ±594	22.2% ±3.1 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	15 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	20 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	69 ±54 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	27 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	138 ±174 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	82 ±77 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	16 ±18 · 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: 12,891
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,142 ±428	16.6% ±3.2 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,631 ±617	35.9% ±4.5 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,128 ±421	16.5% ±3.2 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,070 ±295	8.3% ±2.3 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,905 ±319	14.8% ±2.4 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,015 ±229	7.9% ±1.7 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: 20,389
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	16,556 ±1,096	81.2% ±5.4 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,862 ±1,048	14.0% ±5.1 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	766 ±359	3.8% ±1.8 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	176 ±77	0.9% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	29 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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

11.3% of Painesville residents (±2.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 94.0% 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	Painesville	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.3% ±2.8 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.0% ±0.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±1.2 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Lower

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 Painesville . 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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