Medina County, Ohio

Medina County is a located in the  of,. As of the, the population was 151,095. The 2004 projected population was estimated at 165,370. Its is  and is  for  in, though it is pronounced with a long "I" sound.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,096 (423 ). 1,092 km² (422 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 151,095 people, 54,542 households, and 42,215 families residing in the county. The was 138/km² (358/sq mi). There were 56,793 housing units at an average density of 52/km² (135/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.26%, 0.88% or , 0.15% , 0.64% , 0.02% , 0.25% from , and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were or  of any race. 95.3% spoke, 1.2% and 1.0%  as their first language.

There were 54,542 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,811, and the median income for a family was $62,489. Males had a median income of $44,600 versus $27,513 for females. The for the county was $24,251. About 3.50% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the, including 5.90% of those under age 18 and 4.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Main article: .

Notable resident

 * , a star player for the of the, purchased a Medina County home in June  that he sometimes lives in.