COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Summit County

Ohio · 514,990 residents · 413 sq mi

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Summit County is a county of 514,990 people in Ohio. Median home value sits at $61,000. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $28,996, close to the national figure. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

514,990

−5%vs 2000

vs 542,899 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

413 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024538K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(35,888)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(35,197)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(34,806)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(35,172)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(36,485)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(85,969)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(80,072)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(51,702)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(48,566)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(43,050)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(21,156)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(6,927)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,996

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,304 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,409

−37%vs 2000

vs $22,842 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,000

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $108,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$394

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $546 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

31.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83%(450,620)

Black13.1%(71,218)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(4,781)

Asian1.4%(7,604)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(447,174)

Black11.8%(60,884)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(2,902)

Asian0.9%(4,889)

Other0.4%(2,043)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(6,296)

Puerto Rican0.5%(2,889)

Central American0.4%(2,114)

South American0.2%(1,226)

Honduran0.1%(746)

Guatemalan0.1%(497)

Cuban0.1%(421)

Ecuadorian0.1%(411)

Salvadoran0.1%(405)

Spaniard0.1%(404)

Colombian0%(267)

Nicaraguan0%(229)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0%(218)

Chilean0%(175)

Peruvian0%(174)

Panamanian0%(170)

Venezuelan0%(109)

Argentine0%(72)

Costa Rican0%(67)

Uruguayan0%(18)

Asian origin

Nepalese0.9%(4,779)

Asian Indian0.9%(4,688)

Chinese0.6%(3,170)

Burmese0.4%(2,043)

Filipino0.3%(1,537)

Vietnamese0.2%(1,294)

Bhutanese0.2%(1,077)

Korean0.2%(887)

Laotian0.1%(415)

Japanese0.1%(309)

Malaysian0.1%(275)

Singaporean0%(201)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Pakistani0%(180)

Thai0%(169)

Hmong0%(154)

Taiwanese0%(108)

Sri Lankan0%(95)

Kazakh0%(86)

Bangladeshi0%(83)

Cambodian0%(58)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(167)

Chamorro0%(73)

Samoan0%(58)

Tongan0%(31)

Fijian0%(13)

Guamanian0%(7)

Ancestry

German20.3%(109,196)

Irish13.4%(71,812)

English10.7%(57,355)

Italian8.9%(47,900)

Polish4.4%(23,738)

American3.8%(20,493)

Hungarian2.5%(13,259)

Scottish2%(10,880)

Subsaharan African1.9%(10,399)

French1.5%(7,999)

Slovak1.4%(7,282)

Welsh0.9%(5,043)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(4,356)

Arab0.8%(4,345)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(4,186)

Russian0.8%(4,106)

Dutch0.6%(3,468)

Greek0.6%(3,440)

Czech0.6%(3,351)

Slovene0.6%(3,285)

Serbian0.6%(3,200)

Croatian0.5%(2,936)

Swiss0.5%(2,495)

Ukrainian0.5%(2,494)

Lebanese0.4%(2,305)

Austrian0.3%(1,821)

British0.3%(1,748)

Romanian0.3%(1,731)

Norwegian0.3%(1,386)

French Canadian0.2%(1,265)

Lithuanian0.2%(1,016)

Nigerian0.2%(1,001)

West Indian0.2%(973)

Jamaican0.1%(806)

Danish0.1%(801)

Canadian0.1%(724)

Finnish0.1%(716)

Macedonian0.1%(655)

Ghanaian0.1%(647)

Portuguese0.1%(593)

Iranian0.1%(540)

Israeli0.1%(353)

Armenian0.1%(344)

Belgian0.1%(298)

Syrian0.1%(282)

Palestinian0%(228)

Turkish0%(212)

Bulgarian0%(189)

Ethiopian0%(183)

Brazilian0%(157)

Iraqi0%(153)

Guyanese0%(145)

Kenyan0%(131)

Egyptian0%(130)

Latvian0%(92)

Australian0%(85)

Cape Verdean0%(75)

Jordanian0%(72)

Haitian0%(44)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(35)

Moroccan0%(16)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.7%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married36.6%(78,875)

Married49.7%(107,155)

Widowed3%(6,431)

Divorced10.7%(23,015)

Women 15+

Never married31.1%(71,933)

Married46.1%(106,622)

Widowed9.4%(21,622)

Divorced13.4%(30,867)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)21.7%(5,646)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(4,708)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(8,504)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(1,078)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(526)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25,976 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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