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45804

Lima, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,608
Median household income
$44,911
People below poverty
27.5%
Median home value
$99,600

Income

The median income of households in 45804 was $44,911. An estimated 8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8
$10,000 to $14,999 9.8
$15,000 to $24,999 10.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9
$35,000 to $49,999 21.3
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7
$100,000 to $149,999 10.2
$150,000 to $199,999 2.5
$200,000 or more 4.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46628
Female 46040

An estimated 63.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,270. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.5
Social Security 41.2
Retirement income 27
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 14.2
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 27.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 25.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 27.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 35.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 25.6

In 2020-2024, 27.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 45804 in 2020-2024, 93.4% had health insurance coverage and 6.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.6% and public coverage was 60.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.1%.


In 2020-2024, 45804 had a total population of 13,608 - 7,188 (52.8%) females and 6,420 (47.2%) males. The median age was 42.4 years. An estimated 23.9% of the population was under 18 years, 27.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 45804 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 360 488
5 to 9 400 359
10 to 14 545 495
15 to 19 511 434
20 to 24 402 372
25 to 29 422 324
30 to 34 392 481
35 to 39 178 331
40 to 44 404 471
45 to 49 415 291
50 to 54 312 363
55 to 59 405 644
60 to 64 541 632
65 to 69 452 451
70 to 74 330 374
75 to 79 144 286
80 to 84 150 227
85 and over 57 165

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 71.3% were White; 19.2% were Black or African American; 10.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 12.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.4% of the people in 45804 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 70.1% of the people in 45804 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,994 households in 45804. The average household size was 2.23 people.

Married-couple households made up 26% of the households in 45804 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 43.4% of all households, while 20.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 41.5% of all households.

In 45804, 27.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 26
Cohabiting Couples 10.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
43.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34% of males and 27.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.4 29.6
Now married, except separated 34 27.3
Separated 3.7 6.8
Widowed 4.7 15.1
Divorced 13.2 21.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 45804, 378 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 54% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 45804 were U.S. natives. 82.9% of the 45804 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 45804 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 41 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 45804 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 45804.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 38.3
Asia 50.5
Europe 11.3
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 45804 in 2020-2024, 2.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 45804 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.5
Different house, same county 6.7
Different county, same state 3.9
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 10.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 45804 was 3,359 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 178 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,377. College or graduate school enrollment was 804.

Educational Attainment of People in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.6
High school diploma or equivalency 45.9
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 9.8
Bachelor's degree 6.7
Graduate or professional degree 4

Disability

In 45804, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 21.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.4% of people under 18 years old, to 23.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 45804, 48.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 91.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 5.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,772 91.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 283 5.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 142 2.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 45804 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 5.5
Manufacturing 18.8
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 12.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.8
Other Services, except public administration 6.3
Public administration 0.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 45804 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,386 26.7
Service occupations 987 19
Sales and office occupations 1,050 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 484 9.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,290 24.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.1% of 45804 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 1.4
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 3.9

In 2020-2024, 45804 had a total of 6,943 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.8
Mobile homes 8.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 45804 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 58.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 45804 had 5,994 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 949 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.8% while renters occupied 45.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.97 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.55.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.3% and another 20.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 45804:

House Heating Fuel Used in 45804 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 75
Electricity 23.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.8
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 45804 was $99,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 41.2 % had a mortgage. 58.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $971 and for owners without a mortgage it was $437.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 45804 was $886. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.