Willowick is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, on Lake Erie. The population was 14,204 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, Willowick is served by a branch of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. The city's name is a portmanteau of two adjacent cities, Willoughby and Wickliffe. As of 2022, the mayor of Willowick is Michael Vanni.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
94% spoke English, 1.9% Croatian, 1.0% Slovene, and 1.0% Spanish.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Willowick had a population of 14,204. The median age was 41.9 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.5 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,348 households in Willowick, of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.2% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 12,308 || 86.7%
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| Black or African American || 868 || 6.1%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 20 || 0.1%
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| Asian || 128 || 0.9%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 68 || 0.5%
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| Two or more races || 807 || 5.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 365 || 2.6%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,171 people, 6,110 households, and 3,859 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 6,476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.0% White, 2.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 6,110 households, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the city was 41.5 years. 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
2000 census
As of the census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Willowick City Council
|-
! Seat
! Name
! Party
|-
| Council-at-Large
| Monica Koudela
| Unaffiliated
|-
| Ward 1
| Patrick Mohorcic
| Republican
|-
| Ward 1
| Devon McFarland
| Democrat
|-
| Ward 2
| Natalie J. Antosh
| Democrat
|-
| Ward 2
| Theresa Bisbee
| Republican
|-
| Ward 3
| Charlie Malta
| Republican
|-
| Ward 3
| David Phares
| Republican
|}
Education
Public education in the city is administered by Willoughby-Eastlake City School District. Public schools located with the city of Willowick are Royalview Elementary School and Willowick Middle School, both of which occupy the same campus.
Willowick has a public library, a branch of Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library.
Notable people
- Tom Bukovac, session musician
- Bob Golic, WNIR radio host, NFL player, actor
- Mike Golic, football player and radio host
- Robert Manry, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in the Tinkerbelle
References
External links
- Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
- Willowick History Project
- The History of Willowick, Ohio as Compiled by Gale Lippucci