County profile
Lake County, OH
United States · GDP 2024
#317 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$15.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
87,115
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
5,504
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$56.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
232,217
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.2%
Median HH income
$80.9k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
31.6%±1.1%
Poverty rate
8.3%±0.8%
Business applications
2,716 · 2025
Retail establishments
723
31.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Avery Dennison CorporationConsumer Cyclical$8.9B78B+2STERIS plcHealthcare$5.9B76B+HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing31%
Retail trade19%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation15%
Admin & support10%
Management7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
232,217
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $66.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,935
International migration+1,791
Natural change−4,003
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$12.1B2019
$12.0B2020
$13.1B2021
$14.0B2022
$14.9B2023
$15.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$214.1k±$3.8k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
4.9%±0.6%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$132.7M
426 units · 1.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
77.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 95Strong wind 85Ice storm 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3422016
3512017
3652018
3812019
3992020
4372021
4842022
5172023
5592024
5872025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -45% since 20217752021
5242022
4352023
4282024
4262025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.2 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
NS
Nearest port
6.6 km
Osborne Concrete & Stone Co., Fairport Harbor Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
42.1 km
BURKE LAKEFRONT
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$56.9k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lake?
Lake's economy produced $15.7B in 2024, growing 5.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.