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Painesville, OH vs Mentor, OH

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- Mentor is 0% more densely populated than Painesville.
- People are 32.1% more likely to be married in Mentor.
- The Median Age is 15.7 years older in Mentor.
 Painesville, OHMentor, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock47,369329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.938.4
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 Population - 201019,526  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock50,278285,036,114
 Population - 199015,699  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,704.193.4
 Land Area6.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Painesville, OHMentor, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Painesville, OHMentor, OHUnited States
 White55.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Painesville, OHMentor, OHUnited States
 Married Population42.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.5%50.2%
 Never Married38.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households7,687  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,16380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,263  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Painesville    2 Reviews

I have lived in Painesville for the last 16 years. The last 3 generations of my family have lived in Painesville and even attended the local high school, Thomas W.  More

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Decent place to live, but downtown painesville is very rundown. If you want to live in Lake County, Ohio, best to live in either Mentor or  More

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Reviews for Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 18 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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