CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cuyahoga Falls

Ohio · 48,950 residents · 25.8 sq mi

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Cuyahoga Falls is home to 48,950 people in Ohio. The typical home is worth $60,700. The poverty rate is 6.6%, under the national 13.2%. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $30,895 at the median, near the US median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

48,950

−1%vs 2000

vs 49,374 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

25.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202451K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(3,343)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(3,390)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(2,706)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(2,790)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(3,259)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(9,485)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(7,299)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(4,501)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(4,690)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(4,621)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(2,296)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(570)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,895

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,263 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,472

−36%vs 2000

vs $22,550 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,700

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$427

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $584 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.6%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

33.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(47,102)

Black1.9%(918)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(309)

Asian1%(517)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(47,929)

Black1.1%(534)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(154)

Asian0.7%(336)

Other0.3%(151)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American0.8%(427)

Mexican0.8%(388)

Salvadoran0.7%(336)

Puerto Rican0.5%(263)

South American0.2%(98)

Guatemalan0.2%(91)

Peruvian0.1%(66)

Colombian0.1%(32)

Cuban0%(20)

Spaniard0%(15)

Asian origin

Nepalese2%(1,002)

Asian Indian0.7%(376)

Chinese0.7%(368)

Vietnamese0.2%(90)

Bhutanese0.1%(63)

Korean0.1%(48)

Filipino0.1%(27)

Bangladeshi0%(6)

Burmese0%(4)

Ancestry

German26.7%(13,580)

Irish17.9%(9,128)

English11.7%(5,942)

Italian9.8%(4,985)

Polish4.6%(2,328)

American3.5%(1,793)

Hungarian3.2%(1,641)

Scottish2.2%(1,108)

French2.1%(1,047)

Arab1.4%(698)

Slovak1.4%(690)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(610)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.2%(603)

Romanian0.9%(480)

Swedish0.9%(462)

Czech0.9%(447)

Welsh0.8%(415)

Subsaharan African0.7%(342)

Slovene0.6%(324)

Dutch0.6%(320)

Norwegian0.5%(277)

Macedonian0.5%(276)

Ukrainian0.5%(272)

Greek0.5%(251)

Swiss0.5%(231)

Croatian0.4%(207)

British0.4%(198)

Austrian0.4%(195)

Ghanaian0.3%(172)

Serbian0.3%(170)

French Canadian0.3%(165)

Lebanese0.3%(155)

Lithuanian0.2%(88)

Palestinian0.1%(75)

Nigerian0.1%(60)

Australian0.1%(51)

West Indian0.1%(51)

Portuguese0.1%(43)

Belgian0.1%(37)

Jamaican0.1%(35)

Iranian0.1%(34)

Bulgarian0.1%(28)

Armenian0%(14)

Finnish0%(14)

Danish0%(11)

Brazilian0%(9)

Canadian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.5%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 14.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.5%(7,843)

Married48.5%(10,142)

Widowed3.2%(672)

Divorced10.8%(2,248)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(7,503)

Married44.8%(10,013)

Widowed8.5%(1,895)

Divorced13.2%(2,956)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% 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)30.2%(772)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(475)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.2%(798)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(118)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,557 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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