Painesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 20,642 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Painesville is the 87th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Painesville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Painesville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Painesville who work in sales jobs (12.03%), office and administrative support (9.15%), and food service (7.41%). Also of interest is that Painesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In terms of college education, Painesville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.68% of adults 25 and older in Painesville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Painesville in 2022 was $26,362, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $105,448 for a family of four. However, Painesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Painesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Painesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Painesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Painesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.28% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Painesville include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Hungarian. The most common language spoken in Painesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
