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Cuyahoga County

Ohio · 1,264,817 residents · 457 sq mi
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Cuyahoga County is a county of 1,264,817 people in Ohio. Median home value sits at $137,800. 8% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Renters pay $830 a month at the median. Households take in $51,741 at the median, 22% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.8
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
More affordable
home values down 17%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,264,817
−9%since 2000
from 1,393,978 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
40.5
+9%since 2000
from 37.3 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
457 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.2M1.3M1.3M1.4M1.4M19902000201020202024Cuyahoga County
20241.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.3%(66,746)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(70,325)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.8%(73,922)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196%(75,718)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(80,518)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.2%(179,316)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4411.7%(148,110)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.9%(150,074)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.3%(181,380)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411%(138,825)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.4%(67,911)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.5%(31,972)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$51,741
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,168 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,398
+54%since 2000
from $22,272 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
34.3%
+8.0 ptssince 2009
from 26.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
17.1%
+4.0 ptssince 2000
from 13.1% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade12%
US avg: 10%
Information10.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration5.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.5%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$137,800
−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,100 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$830
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $541 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
57.5%
−5.7 ptssince 2000
from 63.2% in 2000
42.5% rent
Persons per household
2.21 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.34 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.7
−15%since 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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic56.8%(718,753)
Black28.9%(365,169)
Hispanic / Latino6.6%(83,327)
Asian3.5%(43,739)
Other3.5%(44,567)
Segregation Score
56
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.7%(46,332)
Mexican1.1%(13,200)
Central American0.4%(4,883)
South American0.3%(3,791)
Dominican0.2%(2,282)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,867)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,726)
Cuban0.1%(1,624)
Peruvian0.1%(1,197)
Spaniard0.1%(1,150)
Colombian0.1%(830)
Honduran0%(611)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0%(528)
Argentine0%(347)
Nicaraguan0%(329)
Venezuelan0%(326)
Panamanian0%(255)
Chilean0%(200)
Uruguayan0%(189)
Bolivian0%(96)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.1%(13,320)
Chinese0.8%(9,694)
Filipino0.3%(3,453)
Korean0.2%(2,687)
Vietnamese0.2%(2,362)
Nepalese0.1%(1,612)
Japanese0.1%(733)
Pakistani0.1%(728)
Cambodian0%(521)
Bhutanese0%(489)
Laotian0%(423)
Thai0%(361)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(349)
Burmese0%(137)
Sri Lankan0%(126)
Mongolian0%(36)
Hmong0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(226)
Chamorro0%(170)
Fijian0%(26)
Ancestry
German15%(186,818)
Irish11.8%(146,457)
Italian8.6%(107,097)
Polish7.4%(91,654)
English5.6%(68,978)
American2.9%(35,700)
Hungarian2.8%(34,953)
Slovak2.3%(28,994)
French1.4%(16,867)
Czech1.2%(15,216)
Russian1.2%(15,027)
Slovene1.2%(14,964)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African1.2%(14,896)
Ukrainian1.2%(14,646)
Scottish1.1%(13,794)
Dutch0.7%(8,948)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(8,750)
Romanian0.7%(8,144)
Welsh0.6%(8,055)
Greek0.6%(7,925)
Croatian0.6%(7,162)
Swedish0.6%(7,147)
Lebanese0.5%(6,079)
Lithuanian0.5%(5,752)
British0.4%(5,573)
Serbian0.4%(5,005)
West Indian0.4%(4,469)
Palestinian0.4%(4,450)
Norwegian0.3%(3,795)
Austrian0.3%(3,722)
Swiss0.3%(3,208)
Arab0.2%(2,870)
Jamaican0.2%(2,810)
French Canadian0.2%(2,797)
Finnish0.2%(2,376)
Syrian0.2%(2,027)
Nigerian0.2%(1,941)
Danish0.1%(1,649)
Egyptian0.1%(1,603)
Canadian0.1%(1,496)
Armenian0.1%(1,208)
Iranian0.1%(914)
Portuguese0.1%(907)
Jordanian0.1%(761)
Moroccan0.1%(664)
Israeli0.1%(634)
Macedonian0%(618)
Turkish0%(616)
Somali0%(594)
Ghanaian0%(593)
Latvian0%(571)
Belgian0%(567)
Brazilian0%(508)
Guyanese0%(499)
Bulgarian0%(305)
Haitian0%(273)
Iraqi0%(230)
Ethiopian0%(224)
Australian0%(173)
Kenyan0%(134)
Barbadian0%(92)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 25.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.5%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
14.0%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.6% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.3 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
77.3%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 79.2% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
12.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.4%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 11.1% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.3%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 64.2% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.5%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
Female
52.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.7% in 2009
Foreign born
7.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.4%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
89.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.3%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
5.4%
−6.1 ptssince 2013
from 11.5% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
55.5%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.7%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
19.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
25.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.0%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
64.7%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
42.0%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.7%(8,007)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(8,794)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.2%(22,865)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War9.2%(5,796)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.8%(3,010)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 63,207 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 1,264,817 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Cuyahoga County, Ohio earns about $51,741 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 $137,800, and the typical rent is about $830 a month.

How educated are people in Cuyahoga County, Ohio?

About 33.5% 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 17.1% 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 147,323 residents, a change of about -10 percent over that period.

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