Sylvania city, OH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 19,042 ( 77 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.6 square miles
Population density: 2867.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,148	90.05%	0.2%
Black:	296	1.55%	40.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	524	2.75%	20.7%
2+ races:	548	2.88%	107.6%
Hispanic:	526	2.76%	4.0%

Total non-White:	1,894	9.95%	6.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-37	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	114	0.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
18,965
17,185	90.61%
499	2.63%
15	0.08%
434	2.29%
264	1.39%
548	2.89%
1,780	9.39%

2000
18,736
17,672	94.32%
189	1.01%
0	0.00%
463	2.47%
198	1.06%
209	1.12%
1,064	5.68%

1990
17,301
16,852	97.40%
108	0.62%
13	0.08%
202	1.17%
n/a
126	0.73%
449	2.60%

1980
15,527
15,193	97.85%
51	0.33%
0	0.00%
188	1.21%
n/a
95	0.61%
334	2.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-487	-2.6
716	3.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

820	4.7
615	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,659	10.7
115	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Sylvania city, OH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.1
4,412	23.2%
14,630	76.8%
4,257	22.4%

7,708
2.40

5,194	67.4%
4,247	81.8%
488	9.4%
2,514	32.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
4,473	23.6%
14,492	76.4%
3,267	17.2%

7,642
2.43

5,092	66.6%
4,048	79.5%
438	8.6%
2,550	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
5,426	29.0%
13,310	71.0%
2,462	13.1%

7,136
2.61

5,032	70.5%
4,293	85.3%
445	8.8%
2,104	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
4,839	28.0%
12,462	72.0%
2,025	11.7%

6,378
2.66

4,806	75.4%
4,161	86.6%
336	7.0%
1,572	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
4,807	31.0%
10,720	69.0%
1,383	8.9%

5,263
2.88

4,087	77.7%
3,695	90.4%
219	5.4%
1,176	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Sylvania city, OH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	276	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	120	1.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	257	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	124	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	222	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	190	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	260	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	250	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	259	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	645	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	840	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	974	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	724	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	718	9.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,068	13.9%
$200,000 or more	781	10.1%

Median Household Income	86,048
Per Capita Income	45,664

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	176	2.3%
Public Assistance	181	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	450	5.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,377	79.0%
Unemployed	326	3.1%
In Armed Forces	14	0.1%

Total Labor Force	8,717	82.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,885	17.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,094	2,455	55.8%
Non-Profit	518	872	37.3%
Self-Employed	530	437	54.8%

Local Government	358	685	34.3%
State Government	161	168	48.9%
Federal Government	18	20	47.4%

Total Private + Self	3,624	2,892	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,055	1,745	37.7%
Total	4,679	4,637	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,590	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,939	20.8%
Professional, Technical	3,195	34.3%
Service Occupations	1,311	14.1%
All others	1,281	13.8%

White Collar		72.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,739	18.7%
Educational services	1,292	13.9%
Manufacturing	1,129	12.1%
Retail trade	871	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	687	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	526	5.6%
Other services	438	4.7%
Construction	397	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	377	4.0%
Finance and insurance	374	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	361	3.9%
Public administration	270	2.9%
Wholesale trade	259	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	227	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	197	2.1%
Information	157	1.7%
Management	15	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	384	2.02%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	37	0.19%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	30	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	12	0.06%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	18	0.09%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	48	0.25%
Argentinean	8	0.04%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	13	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	27	0.14%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	27	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	189	0.99%
Chinese	176	0.92%
Filipino	42	0.22%
Korean	41	0.22%
Malaysian	8	0.04%
Cambodian	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,532	92.7%
Arabic	330	1.9%
Spanish	210	1.2%
Other Indo-European	193	1.1%
German, other Germanic	138	0.8%
Other Asian	98	0.5%
Chinese	93	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	82	0.5%
Other	71	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,762	35.5%
Irish	2,864	15.0%
Polish	2,400	12.6%
English	2,395	12.6%
French	744	3.9%
American	691	3.6%
Italian	658	3.5%
European	461	2.4%
Hungarian	448	2.4%
Lebanese	423	2.2%
Scottish	409	2.1%
Greek	401	2.1%
French Canadian	312	1.6%
Dutch	258	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	241	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,743	98.4%
Not a citizen	299	1.6%

Native	18,029	94.7%
Foreign-born	1,013	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
58	0.4%	305	2.3%	2,485	18.6%	3,856	28.8%	3,774	28.2%	2,906	21.7%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	58	0.4%
9-12 Years	305	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,485	18.6%
Some College	3,856	28.8%
Bach. Degree	3,774	28.2%
Grad Degree	2,906	21.7%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +75	D +793	D + 7.6%
D +868
2020 vs. 2012	R -98	D +722	D + 6.8%
D +624
2020 vs. 2008	R -85	D +368	D + 3.4%
D +283

2016 vs. 2008	R -160	R +425	R + 4.3%
D -585
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	75%	Joe Biden (D)	5,629	51.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,190	47.2%	185	1.7%	11,004	-6	0	0.19%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	5,115	48.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,761	45.4%	608	5.8%	10,484	-3	3	0.19%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,288	50.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	5,005	47.7%	208	2.0%	10,501	3	3	0.19%
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	5,346	49.5%	John McCain (R)	5,275	48.9%	170	1.6%	10,791	2	3	0.19%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,811	55.7%	John Kerry (D)	4,616	44.2%	15	0.1%	10,442	5	5	0.19%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	4,642	57.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,237	39.9%	233	2.9%	8,112	7	9	0.17%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sylvania city, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	56%	Tim Ryan (D)	4,461	54.8%	J.D. Vance (R)	3,680	45.2%	0	0.0%	8,141	-8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	56%	Mike DeWine* (R)	4,875	59.6%	Nan Whaley (D)	3,308	40.4%	0	0.0%	8,183	-3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	57%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	4,822	57.6%	Jim Renacci (R)	3,546	42.4%	0	0.0%	8,368	-4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	Richard Cordray (D)	4,237	49.9%	Mike DeWine (R)	3,995	47.1%	255 [+]	3.0%	8,487	-3	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 182 (2.1%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 73 (0.9%);
2016	S3	71%	Rob Portman* (R)	6,172	59.9%	Ted Strickland (D)	3,750	36.4%	374 [+]	3.6%	10,296	2	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Joseph DeMare (Green) 161 (1.6%); Tom Connors (I) 114 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 99 (1.0%);
2014	G	41%	John Kasich* (R)	3,730	63.0%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	1,990	33.6%	199 [+]	3.4%	5,919	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 199 (3.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,055
Median Value	$216,000

Occupied	7,708	95.7%
Vacant	347	4.3%

Owned	5,963	77.4%
Rented	1,745	22.6%
Median Rent	$904

Single-Family Units	6,111	75.9%
Detached	5,538	68.8%
Attached	573	7.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,479	18.4%
Mobile Homes	52	0.6%

Sylvania city, OH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sylvania city, OH

2022 Housing Data for Sylvania city, OH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sylvania city, OH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sylvania city, OH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sylvania city, OH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sylvania city, OH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sylvania city, OH