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Rear and western side of the Lake County Courthouse , located at 25 N. Park Place in downtown Painesville , Ohio

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Friday, November 13, 2026

Lake County

Population
232,2162024
Higher than communities in Ohio
Household income
$80,9252024
More favorable than communities in Ohio
Home value
$214,1002024
Similar to communities in Ohio
Unemployment
1.6%2026
More favorable than communities in Ohio
Violent crime
862023
Similar to communities in Ohio
Work from home
13.6%2024
Higher than communities in Ohio
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.Data from Polco
Community livability

How Lake County scores in ten areas of community life

Polco gives each area an index from the public data behind it, adjusted for the community's socioeconomic profile. Higher is stronger by Polco's measure. Where this page has the numbers behind an area, pick it to see them.

  1. Parks and recreation66
  4. Inclusivity and engagement59
  6. Natural environment55
  10. Utilities45
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator. The area indexes are for 2025.
Data index

What each number actually means.

Pick a number to see how Lake County compares with other communities, what Polco's model expected and what to keep in mind.

Where Lake County ranks on population
232,216 in 2024
Compared with communities nationallyHigher · 90th percentile
Compared with communities in OhioHigher · 88th percentile
Compared with communities of similar population sizeSimilar · 66th percentile
Each dot is Lake County's percentile within that group, from Polco. Polco treats this measure as neither good nor bad, so further right only means higher.
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Polco’s name for this measure: “Total population”.

What it measures

2024 · Census ACS

How many people live in Lake County. The number comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and college students who live there count as residents.

What Polco's model shows

Model estimate

Polco's GPAL model projects 232,833 for 2025.

Who it affects

More residents means more demand on housing, schools, roads and local services. Population also shapes how much state and federal money Lake County receives.

Keep in mind

Survey figures are estimates with a margin of error. Small changes from one year to the next may not be meaningful.

About this data

These figures come from Polco's GPAL data, which brings together public data on U.S. cities and counties from sources like the Census Bureau, the CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI. Each number is for the year shown with it, and most public data runs one to two years behind. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

The comparisons are Polco's. Each one names the group of communities Lake County is compared with, and the percentile is Lake County's place within that group. Polco's model figures are estimates, not measurements.

Polco has 336 measures for Lake County. This page shows the 69 whose units and values could be checked. Polco data release of Oct 26, 2026.

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