General Info

Elyria is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 54,086 people and 19 constituent neighborhoods, Elyria is the 14th largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elyria is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elyria is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Elyria who work in office and administrative support (13.56%), sales jobs (11.40%) and food service (7.77%).

Elyria Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Elyria with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.73% of adults in Elyria have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elyria in 2010 was $21,077, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,308 for a family of four. However, Elyria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elyria is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elyria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elyria residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elyria include German, Irish, English, Polish, Italian and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Elyria is English. Some people also speak Spanish.