Moving to Lima, Ohio
About Lima, Ohio

Lima ( LY-mə) is a city in Allen County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,579. It is located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75, approximately 72 miles (116 km) north of Dayton, 78 miles (126 km) southwest of Toledo, and 63 mi (101 km) southeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Lima was founded in 1831. The Lima Army Tank Plant, officially called the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, built in 1941, is the sole producer of the M1 Abrams. It is the principal city of the Lima metropolitan area, which had 102,000 residents in 2020 and is included in the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta combined statistical area.
Gender
Gender | Lima | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 48.1% | 51% | 50.8% |
Male | 51.9% | 49% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Lima | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 12.9% | 6.6% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 15.6% | 9.5% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 15.9% | 9.6% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.6% | 13.3% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 17.6% | 18.4% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9.7% | 13% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 4.8% | 14.4% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 0.9% | 5.6% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 0.8% | 5.2% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Lima | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 5% | 2% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 11% | 7% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 41% | 33% | 27.0% |
Other College | 23% | 20% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 7% | 18% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 2% | 8% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Lima | Ohio | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 61.8% | 78.3% | 60.1% |
African American | 25.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0.2% | 2.3% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 7.8% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 4.7% | 3.9% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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