Township · Ohio

Perry Township, Lake County, Ohio

Perry Township, Lake County, township, in Lake County, Ohio. Perry Township, Lake County had 8,835 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 8,862 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 8,835 (±31). GEOID 3908561896.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

8,835

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 8,862 · ACS 2020-2024: 8,835 ±31

Median household income

$103,882

±$10,423 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$239,600

±$9,781 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$891

±$85 (90% margin)
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Perry Township, Lake County and what county is it in?

Perry Township, Lake County is a township in Lake County, Ohio. It covers 23.3 square miles of land, 380 residents per square mile in 2020.

2 places lie inside Perry Township (Lake County): Perry (village, 1,602 in 2020) and North Perry (village, 915 in 2020).

Perry Township, Lake County is in the Cleveland, OH metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 6 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Perry Township, Lake County (marked with a dot) in Lake County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Perry Township, Lake County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 8,835 people lived in Perry Township, Lake County on July 1, 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, while Ohio grew 0.9%. The 2020 Census counted 8,862 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 8,835 (±31).

  • July 2020→2021 −18 (8,843)
  • 2021→2022 −27 (8,816)
  • 2022→2023 −4 (8,812)
  • 2023→2024 +16 (8,828)
  • 2024→2025 +7 (8,835)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasurePerry Township, Lake CountyLake CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Total population8,835±31232,21611,810,293−118
Households3,429±156101,1444,863,191no clear change
Average household size2.56±0.122.272.37no clear change
Housing units3,641±155106,3315,292,391no clear change

Perry Township, Lake County's population since 2000

From 8,240 in 2000 to 8,835 in 2025: up 7.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Perry Township, Lake County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 8,240
  • 2005 (estimate) 8,590
  • 2010 Census 8,999
  • 2015 (estimate) 8,960
  • 2020 Census 8,862
  • 2025 (estimate) 8,835

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Perry Township, Lake County?

The median resident of Perry Township, Lake County is 44.7 years old; 21.1% are under 18 and 18.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.7%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 4.1%. 3.4% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasurePerry Township, Lake CountyLake CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median age44.7±2.444.139.7no clear change
Under 18 years21.1%±2.1 pts19.3%22.0%–
65 years and over18.7%±1.7 pts21.7%18.3%–
Male52.9%±2.4 pts49.2%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3.7%±2.3 pts5.3%4.8%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic89.7%±2.7 pts84.2%75.8%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.5%±1.6 pts4.7%12.0%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.4 pts1.5%2.5%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.4 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.4 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.1%±1.2 pts3.8%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.7%±0.8 pts0.4%0.4%–
Born outside the United States3.4%±1.8 pts5.4%5.2%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)4.4%±1.9 pts8.3%8.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)8.6%±1.9 pts7.1%6.6%–
With a disability13.6%±2.1 pts14.0%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage5.0%±1.9 pts4.5%6.4%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.5%±2.2 pts94.4%91.8%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)28.9%±3.6 pts31.6%31.5%+5.6 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)11.6%±2.0 pts11.2%12.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier93.1%±2.9 pts89.7%88.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.5%±0.4 pts0.9%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Perry Township, Lake County earn?

Half of Perry Township, Lake County's 3,429 households earn less than $103,882 a year (±$10,423), against $80,925 in Lake County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 the median was $90,012 in 2024 dollars, so it rose by $13,870 after inflation. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasurePerry Township, Lake CountyLake CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$103,882±$10,423$80,925$71,389+$13,870
Mean household income$118,341±$6,311$102,598$96,990–
Per capita income$46,839±$2,949$45,279$40,552+$5,175
People below the poverty line6.2%±1.9 pts8.3%13.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line6.9%±4.9 pts12.6%17.8%–
Households receiving SNAP6.3%±2.9 pts7.5%12.5%–
Households with a computer96.9%±1.6 pts95.5%94.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription93.7%±2.1 pts92.8%90.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Perry Township, Lake County?

Owners occupy 91.8% of Perry Township, Lake County's occupied homes and renters 8.2%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $239,600 by its owner (±$9,781). The median renter pays $891 a month including utilities, and 29.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasurePerry Township, Lake CountyLake CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$239,600±$9,781$214,100$214,800+$19,183
Median gross rent$891±$85$1,113$1,034no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent29.4%±16.8 pts38.4%37.3%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,678±$79$1,500$1,517–
Owner-occupied homes91.8%±2.8 pts75.8%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes8.2%±2.8 pts24.2%32.8%–
Housing units3,641±155106,3315,292,391no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±1.2 pts0.3%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±11.6 pts3.3%4.4%–
Single-family detached homes85.5%±2.9 pts72.0%68.8%–
Mobile homes0.9%±1.3 pts1.9%3.4%–
Built 2020 or later2.4%±1.1 pts1.2%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20193.4%±1.3 pts5.2%5.6%–
Built 1939 or earlier13.0%±3.2 pts9.6%19.0%–
Households with no vehicle3.1%±1.6 pts5.1%7.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Perry Township, Lake County work and get to work?

81.0% of Perry Township, Lake County's workers drive alone and 9.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 26.7 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.4%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasurePerry Township, Lake CountyLake CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)67.7%±3.1 pts65.8%63.1%–
Unemployment rate3.4%±1.3 pts3.9%4.8%no clear change
Drove alone to work81.0%±4.1 pts76.5%75.1%–
Carpooled6.2%±2.3 pts7.3%7.5%–
Public transportation0.8%±0.7 pts0.5%1.0%–
Walked1.8%±2.1 pts1.1%2.0%–
Worked from home9.4%±2.4 pts13.6%13.0%+6.6 pts
Mean travel time to work26.7 min±1.923.1 min23.4 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Perry Township, Lake County?

3 census tracts lie mostly in Perry Township, Lake County, and 1 more reaches into it (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $93,917 (Tract 2054) to $108,454 (Tract 2053).

Census tracts in Perry Township, Lake County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Perry Township, Lake County
Tract 2063Lake County4,783 $104,734 $235,100100%
Tract 2053Lake County2,323 $108,454 $241,400100%
Tract 2054Lake County1,729 $93,917 $254,800100%
Tract 9900Lake County0 not published not published10%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Perry Township, Lake County) · Census block assignment files

How does Perry Township, Lake County compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Perry Township, Lake County is the 1,411th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 150th-most populous of 1,311 in Ohio.

Perry Township, Lake County ranks 240th of 1,699 places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Perry Township, Lake County's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate150th1,311
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)867th1,589
Residents per square mile781st1,734
Median household income240th1,699
Per capita income312th1,729
Median home value506th1,707
Median gross rent794th1,453
Poverty rate905th1,116
Bachelor's degree or higher490th1,613
Median age561st1,727
Owner-occupied share246th1,732
Work from home610th990
Travel time to work597th1,731

Perry Township, Lake County's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Perry Township, Lake County?

12 of the 57 figures for Perry Township, Lake County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Perry Township, Lake County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.