Lemon, Butler County, Ohio Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Lemon, Ohio, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Lemon, Ohio. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Lemon, Ohio. The estimated population of Lemon, Ohio is 16,578 people, with a median age of 36.

We can look at the total population in Lemon over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,578
+8.33%
+12.11%
2020
15,303
+1.16%
-
2019
15,127
+1.06%
-
2018
14,968
+1.22%
-
2017
14,787
- -

Population of Lemon, Ohio by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
86.4%
88.9%
-2.81%
Black/African American
4%
2.3%
+73.91%
Native
0.1%
0.2%
-50.00%
Hispanic
5.3%
5.1%
+3.92%
Asian
0.8%
2.1%
-61.90%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.4%
1.4%
+142.86%
Other
0%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Lemon, Ohio by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 36 -1.1% 34.3 -2.56% 37.2 -0.53%
2020 36.4 +1.96% 35.2 +2.03% 37.4 +1.91%
2019 35.7 +1.71% 34.5 0% 36.7 +2.23%
2018 35.1 -0.57% 34.5 -0.58% 35.9 -0.28%
2017 35.3 - 34.7 - 36 -

The median age of Lemon, Ohio gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,344 -40.61% 1,219 -3.69% 863 1,149
10 to 19 971 +66.34% 923 +7.43% 1,784 963
20 to 29 661 +66.85% 845 +14.81% 1,215 967
30 to 39 1,209 -2.43% 1,153 +1.09% 1,158 1,158
40 to 49 819 +49.35% 850 +41.96% 1,248 1,259
50 to 59 1,128 -18.36% 932 -9.36% 932 828
60 to 69 520 +32.76% 774 -12.36% 711 663
70+ 579 +13.76% 860 +18.94% 655 1,025

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Lemon, Ohio is $88,735.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Lemon.

  • Under 25
    $72,050.00
  • 25 to 44
    $98,864.00
  • 45 to 64
    $105,189.00
  • 65 and over
    $56,313.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Lemon, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Lemon, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Lemon, Ohio is currently $97,172.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.82% of households in Lemon are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Lemon against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    7.30%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    13.91%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.31%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    17.40%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    26.27%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.99%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.82%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Lemon is $35,147.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Lemon by the total population of Lemon.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Lemon, Ohio, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Lemon to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.04%
  • Bachelor's degree
    32.81%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    9.50%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    42.46%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.19%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Lemon that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Lemon over the age of 16 is 12,650.

Of those people, a total of 72.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Lemon is 69.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 831 45.00% 4.00%
20 to 24 years 1,151 88.40% 10.90%
25 to 29 years 1,031 96.80% 1.40%
30 to 34 years 1,116 90.90% 6.70%
35 to 44 years 2,327 93.00% 2.60%
45 to 54 years 2,258 89.20% 2.20%
55 to 59 years 882 78.70% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 727 62.60% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 1,242 33.60% 4.60%
75 years and over 1,085 0.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Lemon. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 11,597 71.40% 3.30%
Black or African American 529 81.70% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 55 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 138 72.50% 19.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 153 85.60% 0.00%
Two or more races 178 91.60% 21.50%
Hispanic or Latino 543 81.40% 3.20%
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,286 71.30% 3.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Lemon as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Lemon is 8,799, with median earnings of $46,675.00.

Women in Lemon, Ohio earning approximately 64.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 8,799 $46,675.00
Male 4,745 $58,311.00
Female 4,054 $37,624.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 972 $72,500.00
Business and Financial 414 $69,524.00
Computer and Mathematical 380 $74,091.00
Architecture and Engineering 200 $86,579.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 112 $86,058.00
Community and Social Service 233 $41,650.00
Legal 69 $65,987.00
Educational and Library 514 $47,456.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 29 $68,750.00
Healthcare Practitioners 604 $61,444.00
Healthcare Support 188 $21,824.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 249 $61,698.00
Law Enforcement 66 $82,639.00
Food Preparation and Serving 370 $6,563.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 135 $43,906.00
Personal Care and Service 242 $24,627.00
Sales 874 $43,696.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,381 $34,472.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 336 $60,300.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 164 $43,571.00
Production 581 $53,348.00
Transportation and Material Moving 266 $31,250.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 556 $91,224.00 416 $57,895.00
Business and Financial 166 $83,322.00 248 $52,447.00
Computer and Mathematical 309 $81,583.00 71 $11,821.00
Architecture and Engineering 183 $85,461.00 17 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 67 $0.00 45 $0.00
Community and Social Service 84 $44,224.00 149 $39,650.00
Legal 53 $67,039.00 16 $0.00
Educational and Library 131 $47,240.00 383 $47,663.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 10 $0.00 19 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 54 $39,167.00 550 $61,889.00
Healthcare Support 31 $0.00 157 $20,777.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 231 $62,034.00 18 $0.00
Law Enforcement 66 $82,639.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 226 $4,191.00 144 $18,357.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 125 $45,197.00 10 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 56 $4,250.00 186 $30,978.00
Sales 560 $51,107.00 314 $34,271.00
Office and Administrative Support 423 $37,431.00 958 $34,095.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 1 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 336 $60,300.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 156 $45,000.00 8 $0.00
Production 456 $56,204.00 125 $44,053.00
Transportation and Material Moving 184 $50,278.00 82 $30,645.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 5,915 households in Lemon, with an average household size of 2.77 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,361 families in Lemon with an average family size of 3.21 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,515 258 588 1,554
Average Household Size 3.34 3.22 3.29 1.2
Total Families 3,515 258 588 0
Average Household Size 3.27 2.68 3.08 0

Poverty

Of the 4,361 families in Lemon, 4.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Lemon:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 6,264 housing units in Lemon, Ohio.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 5,915 94.43%
Vacant 349 5.57%

19.57% of the total 6,264 housing units in Lemon are rental units. This is approximately 1,226 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,648 are occupied by the owner - or 74.20% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Lemon is $1,095.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Lemon that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    41
  • Less than $500
    5
  • $500 to $999
    447
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    469
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    181
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    73
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    51
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Lemon is $196,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Lemon that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    212
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    380
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    571
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,249
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,737
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    421
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    78
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Lemon. The chart below shows the number of properties in Lemon that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    171
  • 1940 to 1949
    141
  • 1950 to 1959
    386
  • 1960 to 1969
    950
  • 1970 to 1979
    810
  • 1980 to 1989
    266
  • 1990 to 1999
    613
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,266
  • 2010 to 2013
    661
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Lemon that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    153
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,491
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,720
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,551

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Lemon get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Lemon that commute to work in a particular way.

25.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Lemon.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    148
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    542
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,001
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,177
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,142
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    586
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,089
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    425
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    660
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    755
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    226
  • 90 or more minutes
    50

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Lemon, Ohio in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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