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Avon Lake, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Avon Lake is a Census city of 25,752 people across 11.13 square miles of land, in Lorain County. Median household income is $115,567, 83.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 62 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Avon Lake
What Avon Lake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.13 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,314
- County holding the largest share of its areaLorain County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Avon Lake
- Population25,752
- Median age44.3
- Population under 185,902
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over5,432
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households10,896
- Family households7,027
- Share of households that are families64.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Avon Lake
- Median household income$115,567
- Per capita income$64,938
- Civilian labor force14,043
- Employed13,823
- Unemployed220 plus or minus 106
- Unemployment rate1.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over18,472
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Avon Lake
- Housing units11,289
- Occupied units10,896
- Vacant units393 plus or minus 153
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied9,051
- Renter occupied1,845
- Ownership rate83.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$368,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,537
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent
- Single family units9,791
- Share single family86.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,498
- Share in buildings of two or more13.3 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Avon Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,452
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,202
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,177
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.0 percent
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home22.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Avon Lake (7(a))
- Approvals62
- Gross approval$16,516,200
- Average approval$266,390
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$698,000
- Largest approval$3,815,000
- Jobs supported466
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.5 percent
- Share to franchises16.1 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avon Lake, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Avon Lake (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$4,229,000
- Average approval$845,800
- Median approval$640,000
- Largest approval$1,996,000
- Jobs supported61
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avon Lake, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Avon Lake
- NFIP communityCity of Avon Lake
- NFIP community number390602
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/09/21
The City of Avon Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390602 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lorain County, not Avon Lake
Lorain County context, not Avon Lake figures
- Establishments in Lorain County5,664
- Covered employment, Lorain County98,291
- Average annual pay, Lorain County$55,721
- Housing units permitted, Lorain County1,331
Every figure in this section is published for Lorain County as a whole and is not a measurement of Avon Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Avon Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Avon Lake, Ohio?
25,752, in 10,896 households. Avon Lake city covers 11.13 square miles of land, which is 2,314 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Avon Lake in?
Lorain County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Avon Lake?
$115,567. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $368,300. Median gross rent is $1,537 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Avon Lake businesses?
62 7(a) approvals totaling $16.5 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $4.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Avon Lake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Avon Lake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Avon Lake. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Avon Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Avon Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Avon Lake, city of, community 390602, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Avon Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lorain County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Avon Lake.
Is zoning published for Avon Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.