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About Lima, Ohio
Lima

Lima ( LY-mə) is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Ohio, United States. 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

Household Income


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


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
Education
Race / Ethnicity


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