COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cuyahoga County

Ohio · 1,412,140 residents · 457 sq mi

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Cuyahoga County is home to 1,412,140 people in Ohio. Median home value sits at $71,200. Median household income is $28,595, close to the national figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,412,140

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,393,978 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

457 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(100,144)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(95,993)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(89,443)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(89,901)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(92,735)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(239,126)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(203,397)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(142,708)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(138,034)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(131,297)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(69,054)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(20,308)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,595

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,168 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,912

−33%vs 2000

vs $22,272 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,200

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$397

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $541 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.0%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.2% in 2000

38.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.9%(918,577)

Black27.2%(379,397)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(47,078)

Asian1.8%(25,019)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(1,025,600)

Black24.8%(349,916)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(30,389)

Asian1.3%(17,836)

Other1.3%(18,788)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.8%(47,946)

Mexican1.3%(16,572)

Central American0.5%(6,492)

South American0.5%(5,912)

Dominican0.3%(3,414)

Guatemalan0.2%(2,216)

Cuban0.2%(2,214)

Colombian0.2%(2,155)

Salvadoran0.2%(2,115)

Honduran0.1%(1,349)

Peruvian0.1%(1,129)

Spaniard0.1%(1,028)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(790)

Chilean0.1%(645)

Venezuelan0%(510)

Argentine0%(493)

Panamanian0%(416)

Nicaraguan0%(225)

Costa Rican0%(160)

Uruguayan0%(65)

Paraguayan0%(59)

Bolivian0%(44)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(14,394)

Chinese0.7%(9,195)

Filipino0.3%(3,605)

Vietnamese0.2%(2,622)

Korean0.2%(1,903)

Nepalese0.1%(1,805)

Pakistani0.1%(1,501)

Cambodian0.1%(853)

Japanese0.1%(793)

Kazakh0%(497)

Bangladeshi0%(475)

Taiwanese0%(421)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(417)

Burmese0%(358)

Bhutanese0%(138)

Sri Lankan0%(137)

Laotian0%(121)

Indonesian0%(93)

Uzbek0%(43)

Malaysian0%(26)

Hmong0%(24)

Mongolian0%(12)

Singaporean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(710)

Chamorro0%(145)

Samoan0%(118)

Tongan0%(61)

Marshallese0%(17)

Guamanian0%(13)

Ancestry

German14.8%(184,045)

Irish11.7%(145,837)

Italian8%(99,741)

Polish6.5%(81,383)

English6.4%(80,222)

American2.9%(35,921)

Hungarian2.5%(31,191)

Slovak2%(25,215)

Arab1.7%(20,648)

Subsaharan African1.5%(18,988)

Ukrainian1.3%(16,096)

Scottish1.3%(15,682)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

French1.2%(15,212)

Slovene1.1%(14,020)

Russian1%(12,726)

Czech0.9%(11,501)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(6,955)

Greek0.5%(6,819)

Romanian0.5%(6,777)

Lebanese0.5%(6,732)

Dutch0.5%(6,616)

Croatian0.5%(6,411)

Welsh0.5%(6,373)

Swedish0.5%(6,206)

West Indian0.4%(5,342)

Lithuanian0.4%(5,178)

Palestinian0.3%(4,359)

British0.3%(3,789)

Austrian0.3%(3,709)

Nigerian0.3%(3,691)

Norwegian0.3%(3,474)

Serbian0.3%(3,157)

Jamaican0.2%(3,105)

Swiss0.2%(2,604)

Finnish0.2%(2,186)

French Canadian0.2%(2,030)

Syrian0.2%(1,991)

Egyptian0.2%(1,885)

Danish0.1%(1,531)

Jordanian0.1%(1,265)

Canadian0.1%(1,103)

Portuguese0.1%(1,080)

Armenian0.1%(1,020)

Turkish0.1%(950)

Iranian0.1%(895)

Moroccan0.1%(825)

Ghanaian0.1%(784)

Israeli0.1%(734)

Latvian0.1%(665)

Belgian0.1%(664)

Haitian0.1%(648)

Ethiopian0%(571)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(521)

Somali0%(452)

Brazilian0%(444)

Macedonian0%(422)

Iraqi0%(419)

Bulgarian0%(416)

Guyanese0%(412)

Australian0%(312)

Kenyan0%(268)

Cape Verdean0%(52)

Barbadian0%(33)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.1%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.0%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married43.5%(213,551)

Married42.8%(210,014)

Widowed3.1%(15,368)

Divorced10.5%(51,760)

Women 15+

Never married38.4%(209,209)

Married38.4%(209,389)

Widowed9.3%(50,807)

Divorced13.9%(75,995)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.9%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% 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)18%(9,776)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(8,783)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35%(18,983)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(3,595)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(715)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 54,264 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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