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44060 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 44060 covers Mentor, Ohio, with a population of about 60,257 and a median household income of $85,881.

Population
60,2571,509 per square mile
Median age
46.17.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,8811.2× the Ohio median
Poverty rate
5.5%6.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$281,641up 29.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,1561.2× the Ohio median
Degree or higher
35.1%about the US average
Homeownership
81.3%16.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,872

Where 44060 is

Mentor, Ohio — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population60,257
Median age46.1
Family households63%
Born outside the US5.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)88.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$85,881
Income per person$46,680
Poverty rate5.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k13.0%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed33,010
Mean adjusted gross income$84,220
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.5%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.6%
Returns, $200k or more5.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$227,200
Median gross rent$1,156
Rent as a share of household income25.3%
Owner-occupied81.3%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house74.2%
Attached house7.7%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units10.8%
20 or more units3%
Mobile home1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$281,641as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.2%
Typical asking rent$1,642as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$281,641$141,543

$143,702 in 2000 to $281,641 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home12.1%
Drives to work alone80.3%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,872
People employed36,274
Annual payroll$2,208,475,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 30.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35 out of 100
Community resilience98 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather87Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide35.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Ohio and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOhioUnited States
Median household income$85,881$69,680$78,538
Income per person$46,680$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate5.5%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$227,200$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,156$988$1,348
Homeownership81.3%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.1%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US5.8%5%13.9%
Median age46.139.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPAINESVILLE 4 NW, OH US8 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 23.7°F3.14 in rain
February38.7°F / 24.1°F2.15 in rain
March46.1°F / 30.2°F2.83 in rain
April58.1°F / 40.4°F3.47 in rain
May69.1°F / 51.4°F3.42 in rain
June78.1°F / 61.5°F3.63 in rain
July82.3°F / 66.9°F4.12 in rain
August81.6°F / 65.7°F3.44 in rain
September76.2°F / 59.4°F3.91 in rain
October64.9°F / 49.1°F4.04 in rain
November52.6°F / 38.8°F3.17 in rain
December42°F / 30.3°F3.14 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket58% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mentor Exempted Village School District87.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Kirtland Local School District9.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chardon Local School District2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability11.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

44061 Mentor, OH2.6 km away
44096 Willoughby, OH7.7 km away
44045 Grand River, OH7.7 km away
44094 Willoughby, OH8.5 km away
44095 Eastlake, OH9.2 km away
44097 Eastlake, OH9.8 km away
44077 Painesville, OH12.1 km away
44092 Wickliffe, OH14.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Lake County94.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Geauga County5.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.93 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq mi
Population density1,509 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6895, -81.3421

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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