2024 population: 100,866 ( 1,351 from 2020)
Land area: 402.5 square miles
Population density: 250.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	80,081	79.39%	2.8%
Black:	12,019	11.92%	3.1%
Indian:	235	0.23%	14.6%
Asian:	1,100	1.09%	30.0%
2+ races:	3,341	3.31%	10.3%
Hispanic:	4,090	4.05%	23.2%

Total non-White:	20,785	20.61%	5.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,056	12.4
Deaths:	5,552	13.6
Net Migration:	-1,318	-3.2
Net Immigration:	424	1.0

Change in White population:	-2,334	-2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	983	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
102,217
82,415	80.63%
12,404	12.13%
205	0.20%
846	0.83%
3,028	2.96%
3,319	3.25%
19,802	19.37%

2010
106,331
87,708	82.49%
12,508	11.76%
162	0.15%
738	0.69%
2,431	2.29%
2,513	2.36%
18,623	17.51%

2000
108,473
91,356	84.22%
13,130	12.10%
206	0.19%
606	0.56%
1,423	1.31%
1,545	1.42%
17,117	15.78%

1990
109,755
95,842	87.32%
12,200	11.12%
226	0.21%
579	0.53%
n/a
908	0.83%
13,913	12.68%

1980
112,241
99,837	88.95%
10,785	9.61%
124	0.11%
417	0.37%
n/a
1,040	0.93%
12,404	11.05%

1970
111,144
100,881	90.77%
9,166	8.25%
88	0.08%
104	0.09%
n/a
829	0.75%
10,263	9.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
11,697	11.0
10,137	9.5
-5,697	-5.4
175	0.2

-5,293	-5.0
1,179	1.1

Number	Rate
2000's
13,575	12.5
9,824	9.1
-7,620	-7.0
293	0.3

-3,648	-3.4
1,506	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
15,533	14.2
10,449	9.5
-7,887	-7.2
228	0.2

-4,486	-4.1
3,204	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
17,534	15.6
9,935	8.9
-9,471	-8.4
n/a

-3,995	-3.6
1,509	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,279	-8.3
n/a

-1,044	-0.9
2,141	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Lima, OH Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
39.7
23,836	23.6%
77,030	76.4%
19,375	19.2%

41,295
2.38

25,272	61.2%
17,713	70.1%
3,224	12.8%
16,023	38.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
25,445	23.9%
80,886	76.1%
15,697	14.8%

40,619
2.47

26,982	66.4%
19,494	72.2%
3,422	12.7%
13,637	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
28,079	25.9%
80,394	74.1%
15,337	14.1%

40,625
2.52

28,474	70.1%
21,826	76.7%
3,364	11.8%
12,151	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
50.3
44,966	41.0%
64,789	59.0%
22,011	20.1%

59,302
1.74

44,665	75.3%
36,947	82.7%
3,628	8.1%
14,637	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.4
34,306	30.6%
77,935	69.4%
12,448	11.1%

39,212
2.80

29,810	76.0%
25,427	85.3%
2,458	8.2%
9,402	24.0%

2024 Housing Data for Lima, OH Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,024	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,678	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,686	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,928	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,707	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,702	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,828	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,889	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,798	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,950	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,616	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,805	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,523	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,529	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,312	5.6%
$200,000 or more	2,320	5.6%

Median Household Income	64,038
Per Capita Income	34,331

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,038	7.4%
Public Assistance	973	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,007	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	41,185	70.3%
Unemployed	2,590	4.4%
In Armed Forces	24	0.0%

Total Labor Force	43,799	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	14,762	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,571	14,800	55.7%
Non-Profit	1,476	3,831	27.8%
Self-Employed	1,860	913	67.1%

Local Government	1,348	1,656	44.9%
State Government	510	323	61.2%
Federal Government	323	198	62.0%

Total Private + Self	20,431	15,713	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,657	6,008	37.8%
Total	24,088	21,721	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%
Pct. Private + Self	78.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,368	11.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,132	19.9%
Professional, Technical	8,847	19.3%
Service Occupations	7,461	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	195	0.4%
All others	15,087	32.9%

White Collar		50.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	9,994	21.8%
Health care and social assistance	7,337	16.0%
Retail trade	5,548	12.1%
Accommodation and food services	3,149	6.9%
Educational services	2,947	6.4%
Other services	2,635	5.7%
Construction	2,624	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,434	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,570	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,551	3.4%
Public administration	1,334	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,087	2.4%
Wholesale trade	919	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	698	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	641	1.4%
Information	522	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	457	1.0%
Utilities	379	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	43	0.1%
Management	26	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,121	2.09%
Puerto Rican	563	0.56%
Cuban	14	0.01%
Dominican	16	0.02%

Total Central American	454	0.45%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	225	0.22%
Honduran	2	0.00%
Nicaraguan	54	0.05%
Panamanian	115	0.11%
Salvadoran	58	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	117	0.12%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	6	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	65	0.06%
Ecuadorian	24	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	22	0.02%

Other Hispanic	397	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	251	0.25%
Chinese	226	0.22%
Indian	172	0.17%
Korean	70	0.07%
Japanese	30	0.03%
Taiwanese	29	0.03%
Thai	22	0.02%
Vietnamese	10	0.01%
Laotian	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	91,944	96.6%
Spanish	1,523	1.6%
Other Indo-European	385	0.4%
Other	366	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	190	0.2%
Chinese	185	0.2%
Tagalog	183	0.2%
German, other Germanic	128	0.1%
Other Asian	122	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	29,288	28.9%
Irish	11,611	11.5%
English	9,680	9.6%
American	6,085	6.0%
Italian	3,007	3.0%
Swiss	1,567	1.5%
Scottish	1,330	1.3%
French	1,319	1.3%
African	1,148	1.1%
European	1,024	1.0%
Polish	919	0.9%
Dutch	915	0.9%
Welsh	904	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	687	0.7%
British	397	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	100,277	98.9%
Not a citizen	1,071	1.1%

Native	98,954	97.6%
Foreign-born	2,394	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,162	1.7%	3,927	5.7%	27,637	40.5%	21,847	32.0%	8,371	12.3%	5,361	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,162	1.7%
9-12 Years	3,927	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,637	40.5%
Some College	21,847	32.0%
Bach. Degree	8,371	12.3%
Grad Degree	5,361	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	105,550	97,310	8,240	7.8%
1991	104,926	96,508	8,418	8.0%
1992	104,046	95,338	8,708	8.4%
1993	103,370	94,932	8,438	8.2%
1994	103,418	96,372	7,046	6.8%
1995	102,624	96,354	6,270	6.1%
1996	103,312	96,056	7,256	7.0%
1997	102,010	95,932	6,078	6.0%
1998	100,956	95,452	5,504	5.5%
1999	102,714	97,378	5,336	5.2%

2000	102,960	98,086	4,874	4.7%
2001	103,144	97,834	5,310	5.1%
2002	103,598	96,782	6,816	6.6%
2003	104,764	97,506	7,258	6.9%
2004	104,456	97,366	7,090	6.8%
2005	105,084	98,508	6,576	6.3%
2006	105,916	99,486	6,430	6.1%
2007	105,296	98,640	6,656	6.3%
2008	104,218	96,422	7,796	7.5%
2009	102,530	90,962	11,568	11.3%

2010	104,170	92,996	11,174	10.7%
2011	101,624	91,968	9,656	9.5%
2012	99,934	92,234	7,700	7.7%
2013	98,874	91,144	7,730	7.8%
2014	96,956	91,342	5,614	5.8%
2015	95,998	91,294	4,704	4.9%
2016	96,900	92,012	4,888	5.0%
2017	97,546	92,688	4,858	5.0%
2018	96,028	91,740	4,288	4.5%
2019	96,198	92,280	3,918	4.1%

2020	96,606	88,362	8,244	8.5%
2021	94,768	89,292	5,476	5.8%
2022	93,400	89,456	3,944	4.2%
2023	93,792	90,302	3,490	3.7%
2024	95,212	91,046	4,166	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	44,791
Median Value	$165,300

Occupied	41,295	92.2%
Vacant	3,496	7.8%

Owned	27,952	67.7%
Rented	13,343	32.3%
Median Rent	$922

Single-Family Units	35,643	79.6%
Detached	34,503	77.0%
Attached	1,140	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,914	8.7%
Mobile Homes	1,916	4.3%

Lima, OH Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lima, OH Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Lima, OH Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Lima, OH Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lima, OH Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Lima, OH Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lima, OH Metro Area