Politics & Government
Avon Lake’s Population Increases by 25 Percent
Official count is slightly lower than Bureau's 2009 estimate.
Avon Lake’s official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau count puts the city’s official population at 22,581, an almost 25 percent increase over the last decennial census count completed in 2000. That survey listed Avon Lake’s population at 18,145.
The city’s official 2010 count, released March 9, came in slightly lower than the American Community Survey’s (ACS) , released last December. The ACS’s 2009 five-year estimate, released by the Census Bureau, listed Avon Lake’s population as 23,464.
Avon Lake remains overwhelmingly white. In 2000, 97.3 percent of the population was white. That number decreased slightly in 2010 to 95.7 percent.
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The city’s demographics also indicate the ratio of adults has increased. In 2000 71 percent of the city’s population was over the age of 18. That percentage increased to 73 percent in 2010.
The 2010 Census was a head count of every man, woman and child in the United States on April 1, 2010. Information collected included age, gender, address and ethnicity. Data indicates that with the exception of an increased population, Avon Lake’s demographics are largely unchanged.
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2010 U.S. Census
Avon Lake
Lorain County
Ohio
Total:
22,581
301,356
11,536,504
Population of one race:
22,273
292,362
11,298,739
White alone
21,620
255,410
9,539,437
Black or African American alone
248
25,799
1,407,681
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
27
883
25,292
Asian alone
283
2,811
192,233
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
6
49
4,066
Some Other Race alone
89
7,410
130,030
Two or More Races:
308
8,994
237,765
Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, ma be any race)
544
25,290
354,674
Age 18 or older (eligible to vote)
16,662
229,278
8,805,753
2000 U.S. Census
Avon Lake
Lorain County
Ohio
Total:
18,145
284,664
11,353,140
Population of one race:
17,994
278,499
11,195,255
White alone
17,656
243,514
9,645,453
Black or African American alone
82
24,203
1,301,307
American Indian and Alaska Native alone
29
845
24,486
Asian alone
175
1,703
132,633
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
7
74
2,749
Some other race alone
45
8,160
88,627
Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race)
226
19,676
217,123
Age 18 or older (eligible to vote)
12,904
210,114
8,464,801
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