North Lima is a very small town located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,369 people and just one neighborhood, North Lima is the 531st largest community in Ohio.
North Lima real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although North Lima house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, North Lima is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, North Lima is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in North Lima who work in healthcare (13.68%), management occupations (13.26%), and sales jobs (9.68%).
Of important note, North Lima is also a town of artists. North Lima has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape North Lima’s character.
In addition, North Lima is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Because of many things, North Lima is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, North Lima really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is North Lima perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) North Lima has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. North Lima has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in North Lima than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, North Lima may be for you.
Being a small town, North Lima does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of North Lima citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.10% of adults in North Lima have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in North Lima in 2022 was $45,039, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,156 for a family of four. However, North Lima contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call North Lima home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Lima residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in North Lima include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Slovak.
The most common language spoken in North Lima is English. Other important languages spoken here include Scandinavian languages and West Germanic languages.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
If you are planning to retire in Ohio, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Ohio, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.0% of neighborhoods in OH. If a Ohio retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 6.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry and 5.2% have Welsh ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in North Lima are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 56.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 2.9% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 71.7% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 41.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 33.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.1%), and 6.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.7% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in North Lima, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.7%), and residents who report Italian roots (13.7%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (10.9%), along with some Slovak ancestry residents (6.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.5% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.