Toledo is a city of 267,463 people in Ohio. The typical home is worth $114,500, having risen by half since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The poverty rate is 24.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 30% less than in Ohio as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,724, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 15%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Toledo
What changed most since 1990
Population332,943 → 267,463(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants60.7% → 53.3%(−7.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share19.6% → 27.7%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Toledo's population equals 62% of Lucas County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 86% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 46% of the county's.
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)16.8%(2,054)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(2,000)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(4,120)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(565)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(241)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12,245 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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Over time
Toledo, decade by decade
Toledo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
332,943
$59,567
$116,163
14.1%
49.0
2000
313,619
$59,288
$134,256
16.8%
60.3
2010
287,208
$49,285
$138,822
17.6%
68.1
2020
270,871
$47,457
$101,326
18.8%
75.3
2024
267,463
$49,724
$114,500
21.9%
75.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
