Census Shows that Mentor Is Smaller, Older City Than It Was 10 Years Ago

Mentor lost about 3,000 residents in the last 10 years even as its county gained about 3,000 residents.

The average age of the city's residents also seems to be increasing. In 2000, 26 percent of the people living in Mentor were children. By 2010, that number had slipped to 21 percent.

The Census did not show any major change in Mentor's racial makeup. It was 97 percent white in 2000 and 96 percent white in 2010.

Its Asian, Hispanic and black population all increased in the last 10 years but none by more than 300 people. Mentor's two largest racial minorities, Asians and Hispanics, still only account for 1.4 and 1.3 percent, respectively, of the city's population.

2010 CENSUS

 MentorLake CountyOhio Total: 47,159 230,041 11,536,504 Population of one race: 46,692 226,515 11,298,739 White alone 45,404 212,713 9,539,437 Black or African American alone 454 7,306 1,407,681 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 37 273 25,292 Asian alone 646 2,611 192,233 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 6 35 4,066 Some Other Race alone 145 3,577 130,030 Two or More Races: 467 3,526 237,765 Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race) 624 7,825 354,674 Age 18 or over (eligible to vote) 37,170 179,015 8,805,753

2000 CENSUS

 Mentor
Lake County
Ohio Total: 50,278 227,511 11,353,140 Population of one race: 49,972 225,413 11,195,255 White alone 48,920 217,041 9,645,453 Black or African American alone 324 4,527 1,301,307 American Indian and Alaska Native alone 24 251 24,486 Asian alone 597 2,048 132,633 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 16 41 2,749 Some other race alone 91 1,505 88,627 Population of two or more races: 306 2,098 157,885 Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race) 363 3,879 217,123 Age 18 or over (eligible to vote) 37,247 172,475 8,464,801