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Cincinnati

Ohio · 314,367 residents (2025 est.) · 77.9 sq mi
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With 311,224 people, Cincinnati is a city in Ohio. 40% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 33.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. 25.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Density works out to 3,994 people per square mile. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 26%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
311,224
−6%since 2000
from 331,285 in 2000
314,367 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,994 / sq mi
−6%since 2009
from 4,268 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
33.2
+3%since 2000
from 32.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
77.9 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
290K310K330K351K371K19902000201020202024Cincinnati
2024311K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(19,801)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(17,369)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(17,663)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.4%(22,904)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249.4%(29,105)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.6%(57,927)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(40,343)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 549.9%(30,830)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.7%(33,419)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.4%(25,993)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(10,691)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(5,179)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$52,909
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,493 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,324
+102%since 2000
from $19,962 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.7%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
25.5%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.543
+3%since 2010
from 0.530 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade3.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$230,900
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $93,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,001
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $444 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
39.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 39.0% in 2000
60.2% rent
Vacancy rate
10.0%
−9.7 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.06 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.25 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.4
+14%since 2009
from 3.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
67
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic52.5%(173,781)
Black42.7%(141,534)
Hispanic / Latino1.3%(4,230)
Asian1.5%(5,099)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic48.2%(149,930)
Black36.3%(112,931)
Hispanic / Latino6.1%(18,909)
Asian2.6%(8,154)
Other6.8%(21,300)
Diversity Score
78
+14%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.7%(5,182)
Guatemalan1.3%(4,146)
Puerto Rican0.9%(2,686)
South American0.6%(1,736)
Nicaraguan0.3%(1,084)
Cuban0.2%(729)
Colombian0.2%(669)
Honduran0.2%(484)
Peruvian0.2%(479)
Spaniard0.1%(309)
Argentine0.1%(234)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(219)
Salvadoran0.1%(190)
Venezuelan0.1%(174)
Dominican0.1%(163)
Bolivian0%(72)
Chilean0%(25)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(2,885)
Chinese0.5%(1,448)
Korean0.2%(582)
Nepalese0.2%(533)
Vietnamese0.1%(465)
Filipino0.1%(395)
Taiwanese0.1%(370)
Kazakh0.1%(220)
Bangladeshi0.1%(216)
Japanese0.1%(168)
Pakistani0%(149)
Bhutanese0%(136)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(113)
Laotian0%(89)
Cambodian0%(42)
Thai0%(40)
Malaysian0%(31)
Uzbek0%(23)
Hmong0%(9)
Burmese0%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(61)
Tongan0%(42)
Chamorro0%(29)
Ancestry
German18.7%(58,120)
Irish9.9%(30,824)
English7.4%(23,090)
Italian3.7%(11,448)
American2.9%(8,874)
Polish1.4%(4,256)
French1.2%(3,611)
Scottish1%(3,258)
Dutch0.7%(2,225)
Arab0.7%(2,117)
Welsh0.6%(1,871)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.5%(1,667)
Hungarian0.5%(1,458)
British0.4%(1,400)
Russian0.4%(1,385)
West Indian0.4%(1,317)
Norwegian0.4%(1,123)
Ethiopian0.4%(1,102)
Nigerian0.3%(1,006)
Swedish0.3%(1,001)
Jamaican0.3%(960)
Czech0.2%(753)
Greek0.2%(691)
Swiss0.2%(668)
Ukrainian0.2%(659)
Romanian0.2%(608)
Austrian0.2%(598)
Lebanese0.2%(560)
Armenian0.2%(493)
Slovak0.2%(478)
Danish0.1%(319)
Slovene0.1%(308)
Croatian0.1%(303)
Finnish0.1%(300)
Ghanaian0.1%(298)
Lithuanian0.1%(290)
Egyptian0.1%(275)
Canadian0.1%(270)
Portuguese0.1%(239)
Australian0.1%(212)
Belgian0.1%(211)
Haitian0.1%(188)
Syrian0.1%(177)
Turkish0.1%(160)
Brazilian0%(154)
Iranian0%(132)
Serbian0%(130)
Bulgarian0%(102)
Jordanian0%(93)
Latvian0%(73)
Iraqi0%(59)
Barbadian0%(57)
Kenyan0%(51)
Guyanese0%(45)
Israeli0%(45)
Moroccan0%(43)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
41.8%
+15.2 ptssince 2000
from 26.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.0%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 76.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.1%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.4 min
+59%since 2000
from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 70.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
5.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.0%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
17.1%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.8%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 11.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.1%
+1.9 ptssince 2011
from 64.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 77.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.5%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 36.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 47.5% in 2009
Female
51.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 52.5% in 2009
Foreign born
7.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.7%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.3%
Unchangedsince 2012
from 14.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.8%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.1%
+17.9 ptssince 2017
from 71.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.0%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.7%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 76.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 92.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 2.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married55.2%(67,386)
Married33%(40,330)
Widowed2.5%(3,029)
Divorced9.3%(11,378)
Women 15+
Never married51.7%(69,464)
Married30.5%(40,960)
Widowed6%(8,098)
Divorced11.7%(15,746)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.8%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 15.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 51.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 10.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
29.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 28.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
60.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 60.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 40.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.6%(2,262)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(2,434)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.4%(3,866)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(590)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(77)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,564 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cincinnati, Ohio?

Cincinnati, Ohio has about 311,224 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cincinnati, Ohio?

The typical household in Cincinnati, Ohio earns about $52,909 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cincinnati, Ohio expensive?

In Cincinnati, Ohio, the median home is worth about $230,900, and the typical rent is about $1,001 a month.

How educated are people in Cincinnati, Ohio?

About 41.8% of adults age 25 and over in Cincinnati, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cincinnati, Ohio?

About 25.5% of people in Cincinnati, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cincinnati, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Cincinnati, Ohio has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 52,816 residents, a change of about -15 percent over that period.

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