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Cincinnati Metro

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · 15 counties · 2,312,858 residents (2025 est.) · 4,385 sq mi
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Cincinnati is home to 2,270,706 people. That puts it in the top 3% of US metro areas for household income. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $259,229. The population is up 13% since 2000. There are 518 people per square mile.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,044, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Cincinnati

What changed most since 1990

  • White share87.6% → 75.8% (−11.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share0.5% → 4.6% (+4.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 41 metro and micro areas based in Ohio

  • 2nd in household income$82,044
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree37.1%
  • 2nd in home value$259,229
  • 6th in diversity score47.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,270,706
+13%since 2000
from 2,009,632 in 2000
2,312,858 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
518 / sq mi
+13%since 2000
from 458 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.2
+9%since 2000
from 35.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4,385 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.8M1.9M2.1M2.2M2.3M19902000201020202024Cincinnati
20242.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(135,021)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(145,329)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(150,813)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(154,202)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.5%(147,796)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.4%(303,168)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.9%(293,926)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.9%(271,099)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(293,379)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(229,595)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(106,120)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(40,258)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$82,044
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,062 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,675
+95%since 2000
from $22,873 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.7%
+20.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.465
+4%since 2010
from 0.445 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$259,229
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,686 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,122
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $521 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
31.3% rent
Vacancy rate
6.2%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.47 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.58 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.0%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 43.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+11%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.9%(1,706,337)
Black11.4%(229,905)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(22,631)
Asian1.2%(24,497)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.8%(1,721,988)
Black11.4%(258,889)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(103,969)
Asian2.9%(66,794)
Other5.2%(119,066)
Diversity Score
48
+40%since 2009
from 34 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
45
−10%since 2020
from 50 in 2020
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
Mexican1.9%(42,760)
Guatemalan0.6%(12,367)
Puerto Rican0.5%(12,020)
South American0.4%(9,094)
Dominican0.3%(4,931)
Cuban0.2%(3,378)
Colombian0.2%(3,236)
Honduran0.1%(2,629)
Salvadoran0.1%(2,440)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,935)
Peruvian0.1%(1,851)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(1,775)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,546)
Panamanian0.1%(1,496)
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,058)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,008)
Argentine0%(606)
Chilean0%(409)
Bolivian0%(177)
Paraguayan0%(107)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.1%(24,789)
Chinese0.5%(11,854)
Filipino0.2%(4,929)
Nepalese0.3%(4,476)
Vietnamese0.2%(4,007)
Korean0.2%(3,406)
Japanese0.1%(2,592)
Pakistani0.1%(1,727)
Bhutanese0.1%(1,077)
Taiwanese0%(850)
Cambodian0%(793)
Thai0%(507)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Sri Lankan0%(437)
Kazakh0%(412)
Laotian0%(258)
Malaysian0%(212)
Indonesian0%(205)
Burmese0%(153)
Hmong0%(109)
Uzbek0%(83)
Mongolian0%(55)
Okinawan0%(30)
Mien0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,366)
Samoan0%(482)
Chamorro0%(232)
Fijian0%(58)
Tongan0%(42)
Guamanian0%(17)
Ancestry
German25.6%(581,074)
Irish12.9%(292,835)
English12%(272,352)
American5.6%(127,070)
Italian3.9%(88,348)
Scottish1.9%(42,075)
Polish1.6%(35,366)
French1.6%(35,348)
Subsaharan African1.2%(26,337)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(18,827)
Dutch0.8%(18,002)
Welsh0.7%(15,154)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.6%(12,731)
Hungarian0.5%(11,064)
Swedish0.5%(10,602)
Russian0.4%(8,844)
Norwegian0.4%(8,299)
British0.4%(8,192)
Greek0.3%(7,448)
Swiss0.3%(5,785)
West Indian0.2%(4,090)
Austrian0.2%(4,063)
French Canadian0.2%(4,060)
Czech0.2%(3,926)
Ukrainian0.2%(3,775)
Slovak0.2%(3,724)
Lebanese0.2%(3,707)
Ethiopian0.1%(2,905)
Canadian0.1%(2,871)
Nigerian0.1%(2,740)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,689)
Jamaican0.1%(2,642)
Moroccan0.1%(2,334)
Romanian0.1%(2,233)
Danish0.1%(2,133)
Finnish0.1%(1,898)
Croatian0.1%(1,780)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,741)
Portuguese0.1%(1,561)
Slovene0.1%(1,394)
Turkish0.1%(1,301)
Armenian0.1%(1,272)
Belgian0.1%(1,253)
Brazilian0.1%(1,209)
Serbian0.1%(1,073)
Iranian0.1%(1,026)
Syrian0%(938)
Kenyan0%(685)
Egyptian0%(634)
Jordanian0%(513)
Israeli0%(500)
Iraqi0%(469)
Haitian0%(469)
Macedonian0%(405)
Australian0%(357)
Bulgarian0%(352)
Latvian0%(318)
Somali0.2%(233)
Guyanese0%(118)
Barbadian0%(85)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.1%
+12.3 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.5%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 82.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.3%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.7 min
+56%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.9%
−8.0 ptssince 2009
from 82.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.3%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 67.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 75.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.0%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.8%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 11.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.5%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.8%
+11.8 ptssince 2017
from 80.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 92.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 85.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 94.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 2.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.3%(326,893)
Married51.4%(463,187)
Widowed2.8%(24,797)
Divorced9.6%(86,171)
Women 15+
Never married31%(291,103)
Married48.7%(457,110)
Widowed8.3%(77,846)
Divorced12%(112,436)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.5%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 63.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 11.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.8%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 73.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 32.8% 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)20.7%(22,061)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(22,483)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(35,503)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(4,514)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(1,218)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 106,674 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

Cincinnati, decade by decade

Cincinnati population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19901,844,917$73,566$166,97919.5%25.4
20002,009,632$82,088$205,27524.8%33.2
20102,130,151$77,951$224,57228.4%39.8
20202,249,797$81,859$214,52234.6%50.8
20242,270,706$82,044$259,22937.1%47.8

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

CincinnatiCENTRAL314,367Hamilton64,644Middletown52,146Fairfield44,682Covington41,847Mason35,834Florence34,018Independence30,198Oxford22,387Lebanon22,110Erlanger20,158Forest Park20,041Norwood19,658White Oak19,216Burlington18,008Fort Thomas17,142Monroe15,880Trenton14,241Newport13,998Sharonville13,997Harrison13,795Blue Ash13,707Bridgetown13,464Loveland13,288Amelia12,871Finneytown12,506Monfort Heights12,441Dent11,973Franklin11,647Mack11,516

The 30 most populous of 230 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

15 component counties

Hamilton CountyCENTRAL838,418Butler CountyCENTRAL400,128Warren CountyCENTRAL257,181Clermont CountyCENTRAL216,977Kenton CountyCENTRAL175,779Boone CountyCENTRAL145,316Campbell CountyCENTRAL95,441Dearborn County51,609Brown County44,397Grant County26,181Franklin County23,286Pendleton County14,800Gallatin County8,840Bracken County8,511Ohio County5,994
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Pop 2,242,028
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Pop 2,205,695
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN has about 2,270,706 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

The typical household in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns about $82,044 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN expensive?

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, the median home is worth about $259,229, and the typical rent is about $1,122 a month.

How educated are people in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

About 37.1% of adults age 25 and over in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

About 11.8% of people in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN grown since 1990?

Yes, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN has grown since 1990. The population has added about 425,789 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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