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  • Largest town: Brunswick

Medina County, Ohio

Medina County had 184,625 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 421.5 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 88 in Ohio by population and 51st by land area.

Population
184,625
#17 of 88 in Ohio · #377 in US
Area
421.5 sq mi
#51 of 88 in Ohio · #2,402 in US
Density
438 / sq mi
#15 of 88 in Ohio · #320 in US
Median household income
$90,211
#5 of 88 in Ohio · #242 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Medina County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Medina County population, land area and income

Medina County had 184,625 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 421.5 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 88 in Ohio by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 438.1 people per square mile, 4.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, so Medina County is 3.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $90,211 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

184,625

3144th1st

377th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

421 sq mi

3144th1st

2402nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

438.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

320th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$90,211

3143rd1st

242nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

184,625

88th1st

17th of 88 (OH)

Land area

421 sq mi

88th1st

51st of 88 (OH)

Density

438.1 / sq mi

88th1st

15th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$90,211

88th1st

5th of 88 (OH)

How Medina County's population changed since 2020

Medina County gained 1,986 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.1%. That ranks 21st of 88 in Ohio for growth. The median Ohio county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Medina County recorded 6,903 births and 7,896 deaths, a natural change of -993. Net international migration added +883 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,241. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,241 people.

182.6k2020183.4k2021183.5k2022184.1k2023184.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
6,903
Deaths
7,896
Net international migration
+883
Net domestic migration
+2,241
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+510

Where Medina County is

The Census internal point of Medina County is at 41.116200, -81.899800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Medina County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Shelby County: -0.4%Defiance County: +1.0%Darke County: -0.8%Seneca County: -0.6%Wood County: +0.6%Fayette County: -0.7%Clark County: -0.7%Hocking County: -2.2%Jackson County: +0.2%Miami County: +2.7%Richland County: -0.1%Union County: +13.7%Auglaize County: -1.2%Hancock County: +0.1%Morgan County: -1.6%Van Wert County: -0.1%Hardin County: -1.0%Paulding County: -0.3%Portage County: +1.2%Delaware County: +10.6%Harrison County: -3.1%Ross County: -1.3%Crawford County: -0.9%Clinton County: -0.0%Henry County: -0.5%Pike County: -0.0%Cuyahoga County: -1.7%Highland County: +1.0%Knox County: +1.7%Ottawa County: -1.5%Huron County: -0.6%Erie County: -2.2%Holmes County: +1.0%Lawrence County: -4.0%Marion County: -0.6%Fairfield County: +5.2%Putnam County: -0.6%Guernsey County: -0.5%Vinton County: -2.1%Gallia County: -1.2%Trumbull County: -0.7%Wayne County: -0.2%Perry County: +0.6%Ashland County: -0.1%Fulton County: -1.4%Brown County: +1.4%Lucas County: -1.1%Stark County: -0.1%Medina County: +1.1%Belmont County: -2.4%Williams County: -1.4%Mahoning County: -1.0%Noble County: +1.1%Greene County: +2.5%Preble County: -0.5%Allen County: -1.2%Athens County: +1.3%Jefferson County: -2.0%Adams County: +0.8%Monroe County: -2.3%Washington County: -2.2%Logan County: -0.1%Franklin County: +2.4%Warren County: +5.3%Wyandot County: -2.1%Licking County: +3.4%Hamilton County: +0.8%Clermont County: +2.6%Butler County: +2.2%Coshocton County: +1.1%Geauga County: -0.0%Sandusky County: -0.0%Ashtabula County: -0.6%Carroll County: -0.9%Tuscarawas County: -1.2%Morrow County: +2.7%Montgomery County: +0.1%Mercer County: +0.3%Lake County: -0.1%Pickaway County: +6.0%Madison County: +3.8%Muskingum County: +0.1%Meigs County: -3.0%Columbiana County: -1.8%Lorain County: +2.7%Scioto County: -2.8%Champaign County: +0.4%Summit County: -0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < -0.6%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Medina County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
41.116200, -81.899800
DMS
41°06'58.32"N 81°53'59.28"W
UTM
17N 424458.1E 4552046.6N
Geohash
dpmcbkfrh
Plus code
86HW4482+F3

Towns in Medina County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Medina County, 92,264 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Medina County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Brunswick with 35,166.

  1. 01Brunswick35,166
  2. 02Medina25,757
  3. 03Wadsworth24,753
  4. 04Lodi2,794
  5. 05Seville2,375
  6. 06Westfield Center1,214
  7. 07Rittman (part)116
  8. 08Creston (part)89
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Medina County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Medina County. The most populous is Cuyahoga County, OH, with 1,240,594 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 98.5 miles SW of Medina County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Akron, OH (population 189,664), 19.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Medina, OH (population 25,757), 2.1 miles away.

Medina County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Medina County is 39103: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 103. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $90,211.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Medina County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 184,625. That is up 1,986 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 182,639.

What is the FIPS code of Medina County?

39103. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (103) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Medina County?

Brunswick, with 35,166 residents inside Medina County in 2024.

Which counties border Medina County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Cuyahoga County, OH; Summit County, OH; Lorain County, OH; Wayne County, OH; Ashland County, OH.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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