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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 40.49
The average living wage for the state of Ohio is $29.55/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.8/hr, which can not be set above the state standard, and is partially extended to farm workers. This gives Ohio a minimum wage score of 41.2 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.4/hr, which gives Ohio a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.55 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Ohio is $178, resulting in a UI benefit score of 32.4 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 33.33

X Ohio does not provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
X Ohio does not offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Ohio does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Ohio does not prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Ohio does not restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Ohio does not provide some form of paid family leave.
X Ohio does not provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Ohio does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Ohio does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Ohio does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Ohio does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Ohio does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Ohio does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Ohio does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.

Right To Organize Policies

Overall Right To Organize Score: 95

✓ Ohio does not have a "right-to-work" law.
✓ Ohio does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Ohio does partially protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Ohio does require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Ohio does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Ohio does provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Voting

Lorain County voted Republican in the 2020 Presidential Election with a slight difference of 4.85% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Republican: 50.51%
Democratic: 48.06%
Libertarian: 1.07%
Other: 0.36%

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 44052, 44053, 44054, 44055
Latitude : 41.461302
Longitude : -82.099472
TimeZone : Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : Midwest
Average Elevation : 621 ft.
Area Code(s) : 440

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.49
Male Population Estimate : 45.09%
Female Population Estimate : 49.18%
Median Age : 38.0
Male Median Age : 36.8
Female Median Age : 39.3

White Population Estimate : 72.08%
Black Population Estimate : 16.83%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 20.53%
Asian Population Estimate : 0.73%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.12%
Indian Population Estimate : 1.37%
Other Population Estimate : 8.10%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lorain specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Lorain County: About 4 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Lorain County: About 164 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Lorain County is about 4% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 43% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.