Medina is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 26,033 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Medina is the 57th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Medina is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Medina is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Medina who work in sales jobs (12.73%), management occupations (12.54%), and office and administrative support (10.28%). Also of interest is that Medina has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.71% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Medina is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.58% of adults in Medina have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Medina in 2022 was $40,253, which is wealthy relative to Ohio, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,012 for a family of four. However, Medina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Medina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Medina residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Medina include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Medina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
