Painesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 20,605 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Painesville is the 87th largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Painesville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Painesville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Painesville, where the median household income is $50,455.00.

Also of interest is that Painesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Painesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The citizens of Painesville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.28% of adults in Painesville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Painesville in 2022 was $26,924, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,696 for a family of four. However, Painesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Painesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Painesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Painesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Painesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Painesville include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Painesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.