Lima.
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Ohio·Allen County
21 tracts·40K people·$107K median·2,963/mi²
White 64 · Black 20 · Multiracial 9 · Hispanic 5 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Other 36 · Living alone 36 · Married couple 27
Health 37 · Professional 22 · Retail 14 · Manufacturing 9 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 4
Production · transport 28 · Management · business · science · arts 21 · Sales · office 21 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 3 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lima is $107,200 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Lima has 35,010 residents across 17 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.8; the population is 64.3% White, 20.4% Black, 8.9% Multiracial, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 12.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.9% (Census ACS).
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 (67%), Heritage Elementary School (50%) and Freedom Elementary School (49%) lead the elementary schools; Lima North Middle School (23%) and Lima West Middle School (19%) lead the middle schools; Lima Senior High School (27%) and West Central Learning Academy II (10%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $903/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lima is $46,240 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lima, median rent is $903/month and the median home value is $107,200 (Census ACS).
Lima reported 7.1 violent crimes and 34.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 41 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lima are strong wind (82), ice storm (79) and hail (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lima, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).