
Ohio · Census place 23618
Eastlake, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Eastlake, Ohio (Eastlake, OH — Census place “Eastlake city”) is 17,538 residents, ranking #109 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $62,510, the median home is worth $168,300 and median gross rent runs $968 a month. Looking for the Eastlake Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Eastlake, OH: 44095.
- Population
- 17,538Eastlake city residents
- Median household income
- $62,510Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $168,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $968Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.6%Owner-occupied households
Eastlake ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Eastlake.
The Eastlake OH ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Eastlake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Eastlake city median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 73.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Eastlake city, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Eastlake city is a mid-size town in Ohio, with 17,538 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #109 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 46.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Eastlake city earn a median of $62,510 a year, 20.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 7.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Eastlake city is valued at $168,300, 44.5% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $968 a month, 31.2% below the national figure, or roughly $11,616 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Ohio.
- Streetsboro city 17,514
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- Aurora city 17,386
- North Canton city 17,746
- Norwalk city 17,054
- Tiffin city 17,814
- Fairview Park city 17,049
- Portsmouth city 17,919
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Eastlake city?
- Eastlake city has 17,538 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #109 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in Eastlake city?
- Median household income in Eastlake city is $62,510 a year, 20.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Eastlake city?
- Median gross rent is $968 a month and the median home value is $168,300, so rent absorbs about 18.6% of median household income.
- Is Eastlake city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Eastlake city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Eastlake city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.