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Lorain, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Lorain is a Census borough of 594 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Cambria County. Median household income is $53,382, 83.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lorain
What Lorain is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,755 plus or minus 440
- County holding the largest share of its areaCambria 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 Lorain
- Population594 plus or minus 149
- Median age44.9 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18102 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1817.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over131 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent
- Households284
- Family households144 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families50.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lorain
- Median household income$53,382
- Per capita income$26,273
- Civilian labor force281 plus or minus 83
- Employed268 plus or minus 75
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over432 plus or minus 91
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent plus or minus 24.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lorain
- Housing units352
- Occupied units284
- Vacant units68 plus or minus 32
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Owner occupied236 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied48 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate83.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$61,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$858
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units325
- Share single family92.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more27 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lorain gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute237 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes129 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.4 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more52 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.9 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home10.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Lorain
- NFIP communityBorough of Lorain
- NFIP community number420232
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/12
The Borough of Lorain participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420232 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.
Cambria County, not Lorain
Cambria County context, not Lorain figures
- Establishments in Cambria County2,996
- Covered employment, Cambria County47,545
- Average annual pay, Cambria County$49,791
- Housing units permitted, Cambria County62
Every figure in this section is published for Cambria County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lorain.
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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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
Lorain questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lorain, Pennsylvania?
594, in 284 households. Lorain borough covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 1,755 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lorain in?
Cambria 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 Lorain?
$53,382. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $61,500. Median gross rent is $858 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lorain in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lorain appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lorain, borough of, community 420232, 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 Lorain figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cambria 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 Lorain.
Is zoning published for Lorain?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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