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Cuyahoga County

Ohio · 1,280,122 residents · 457 sq mi
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With 1,280,122 people, Cuyahoga County is a county in Ohio. Median home value sits at $137,200. At a median age of 40.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 7%. Households take in $43,603 at the median, 17% less than the US figure. There are 113,856 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 40.2
US median: 37.2
Average education
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,280,122
−8%since 2000
from 1,393,978 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
40.2
+8%since 2000
from 37.3 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
457 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.2M1.3M1.3M1.4M1.4M19902000201020202024Cuyahoga County
20241.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.8%(74,793)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96%(76,816)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.5%(83,351)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197%(90,130)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.1%(78,335)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3412.3%(157,986)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.4%(158,873)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415.4%(197,186)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.8%(164,111)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 747.5%(95,606)
US avg: 7%
75 to 845.4%(69,514)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2.6%(33,421)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$43,603
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,168 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,263
+18%since 2000
from $22,272 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
27.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
16.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.485
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade12.8%
US avg: 10.9%
Information10.4%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 7%
Public administration6.4%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade4.1%
US avg: 7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$137,200
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,100 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$698
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $541 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
60.9%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 63.2% in 2000
39.1% rent
Vacancy rate
13.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.35 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.34 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
31.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 31.8% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.1
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.1 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.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic61.4%(785,977)
Black29.3%(374,968)
Hispanic / Latino4.8%(61,270)
Asian2.5%(32,615)
Other1.6%(20,543)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.7%(35,020)
Mexican0.8%(10,841)
Central American0.3%(3,271)
South American0.3%(3,248)
Dominican0.1%(1,487)
Guatemalan0.1%(1,102)
Salvadoran0.1%(939)
Cuban0.1%(927)
Colombian0.1%(881)
Spaniard0.1%(730)
Peruvian0.1%(728)
Ecuadorian0%(484)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0%(397)
Nicaraguan0%(388)
Honduran0%(371)
Panamanian0%(325)
Argentine0%(316)
Chilean0%(225)
Uruguayan0%(79)
Bolivian0%(19)
Ancestry
German17.4%(225,058)
Irish13%(168,679)
Italian9.2%(118,419)
Polish8.6%(111,245)
English6.3%(80,954)
Hungarian3.4%(44,605)
Slovak3.3%(43,131)
American2.8%(35,629)
Czech1.7%(22,526)
Russian1.7%(21,861)
Slovene1.5%(19,262)
French1.4%(18,165)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian1.3%(17,407)
Scottish1.3%(16,982)
Arab1.3%(16,906)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(15,009)
Subsaharan African0.9%(11,367)
Dutch0.8%(10,463)
Croatian0.8%(9,707)
Greek0.7%(9,414)
Welsh0.7%(8,613)
Lebanese0.6%(8,193)
Swedish0.6%(7,938)
Romanian0.6%(7,213)
Lithuanian0.5%(6,678)
Austrian0.4%(5,359)
Serbian0.4%(5,164)
West Indian0.4%(4,610)
Swiss0.3%(3,615)
Norwegian0.3%(3,363)
Jamaican0.2%(3,087)
British0.2%(3,030)
French Canadian0.2%(2,785)
Danish0.2%(2,158)
Finnish0.2%(2,144)
Canadian0.1%(1,902)
Palestinian0.1%(1,741)
Syrian0.1%(1,513)
Egyptian0.1%(1,360)
Nigerian0.1%(1,093)
Portuguese0.1%(1,075)
Armenian0.1%(958)
Turkish0.1%(942)
Latvian0.1%(897)
Iranian0.1%(816)
Belgian0.1%(762)
Israeli0.1%(648)
Bulgarian0%(640)
Jordanian0%(495)
Guyanese0%(403)
Macedonian0%(304)
Moroccan0%(260)
Somali0%(246)
Ghanaian0%(244)
Brazilian0%(240)
Iraqi0%(238)
Australian0%(199)
Haitian0%(195)
Barbadian0%(128)
Kenyan0%(120)
Ethiopian0%(31)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 25.1% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
86.4%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
11.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.6% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.5 min
+55%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
79.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 79.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
5.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
13.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
14.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
36.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
Female
52.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.7% in 2009
Foreign born
7.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
9.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?

Cuyahoga County, Ohio has about 1,280,122 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?

The typical household in Cuyahoga County, Ohio earns about $43,603 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cuyahoga County, Ohio expensive?

In Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the median home is worth about $137,200, and the typical rent is about $698 a month.

How educated are people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?

About 28.2% of adults age 25 and over in Cuyahoga County, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?

About 16.4% of people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cuyahoga County, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Cuyahoga County, Ohio has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 132,018 residents, a change of about -9 percent over that period.

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