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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Cincinnati Metro

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · 15 counties · 2,249,797 residents · 4,385 sq mi
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Cincinnati is a metro area of 2,249,797 people. 5% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $176,993. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $67,538, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.8
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,249,797
+12%since 2000
from 2,009,632 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
513 / sq mi
+12%since 2000
from 458 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
38.2
+9%since 2000
from 35.0 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
4,385 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.8M1.9M2.1M2.2M2.3M19902000201020202024Cincinnati
20242.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.9%(132,988)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(143,725)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(153,371)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.9%(155,554)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(152,742)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413%(292,541)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.4%(279,678)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.3%(275,669)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.5%(302,853)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.7%(218,326)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.5%(101,908)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.8%(40,442)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,538
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,062 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,909
+57%since 2000
from $22,873 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
45.1%
+11.5 ptssince 2009
from 33.5% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade13.7%
US avg: 10%
Information11.3%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$176,993
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $112,686 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$877
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $521 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
66.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 67.7% in 2000
33.8% rent
Persons per household
2.50 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.58 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.6
−8%since 2009
from 2.9 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-Hispanic84.9%(1,706,337)
Black11.4%(229,905)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(22,631)
Asian1.2%(24,497)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic75.8%(1,706,107)
Black12%(270,784)
Hispanic / Latino4.2%(94,999)
Asian3%(67,249)
Other3.3%(73,205)
Segregation Score
50
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
Mexican1.5%(33,042)
Central American0.7%(14,683)
Guatemalan0.4%(9,147)
Puerto Rican0.4%(9,095)
South American0.2%(5,213)
Cuban0.1%(3,003)
Dominican0.1%(1,737)
Peruvian0.1%(1,702)
Spaniard0.1%(1,679)
Honduran0.1%(1,558)
Salvadoran0.1%(1,492)
Colombian0.1%(1,140)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(1,044)
Panamanian0.1%(989)
Venezuelan0%(970)
Nicaraguan0%(446)
Ecuadorian0%(445)
Argentine0%(411)
Bolivian0%(267)
Chilean0%(208)
Uruguayan0%(41)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.1%(23,184)
Chinese0.5%(11,292)
Vietnamese0.2%(4,792)
Filipino0.2%(4,017)
Korean0.1%(3,122)
Nepalese0.2%(2,425)
Japanese0.1%(2,132)
Pakistani0.1%(1,114)
Taiwanese0%(775)
Cambodian0%(719)
Thai0%(574)
Sri Lankan0%(479)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Bhutanese0%(355)
Laotian0%(354)
Malaysian0%(339)
Burmese0%(271)
Indonesian0%(221)
Hmong0%(94)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(312)
Samoan0%(220)
Tongan0%(7)
Ancestry
German26.5%(585,838)
Irish13.4%(296,287)
English9.1%(201,397)
American6.6%(144,998)
Italian4.2%(92,332)
French1.9%(42,239)
Scottish1.8%(39,733)
Polish1.6%(35,781)
Dutch1.1%(23,694)
Subsaharan African1.1%(23,154)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(18,799)
Welsh0.7%(15,819)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.6%(13,670)
Swedish0.5%(11,438)
Norwegian0.5%(9,906)
Hungarian0.4%(9,677)
Russian0.4%(9,016)
Greek0.3%(7,131)
Swiss0.3%(6,393)
Czech0.2%(4,333)
French Canadian0.2%(4,177)
Slovak0.2%(3,709)
Austrian0.2%(3,656)
Danish0.1%(3,198)
Canadian0.1%(3,194)
Lebanese0.1%(3,044)
West Indian0.1%(3,028)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,753)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,591)
Arab0.1%(2,395)
Ethiopian0.1%(2,191)
Finnish0.1%(1,965)
Nigerian0.1%(1,945)
Romanian0.1%(1,841)
Jamaican0.1%(1,676)
Portuguese0.1%(1,528)
Slovene0.1%(1,504)
Belgian0.1%(1,436)
Croatian0.1%(1,323)
Serbian0.1%(1,238)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,078)
Jordanian0.1%(993)
Moroccan0.1%(942)
Armenian0%(888)
Turkish0%(864)
Brazilian0%(831)
Egyptian0%(786)
Iranian0%(782)
Syrian0%(741)
Haitian0%(566)
Somali0.4%(548)
Bulgarian0%(484)
Australian0%(444)
Latvian0%(413)
Macedonian0%(404)
Israeli0%(322)
Guyanese0%(258)
Kenyan0%(145)
Barbadian0%(91)
Iraqi0%(65)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.6%
+9.8 ptssince 2000
from 24.8% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
91.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 82.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+60%since 2000
from 15.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
80.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 82.0% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
7.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 67.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
41.0%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.2%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.6%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
5.2%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
63.4%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.1%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
17.3%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
73.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
32.8%
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)16.2%(19,430)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(20,686)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.4%(43,654)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.9%(8,269)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.4%(4,016)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 119,818 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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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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Frequently asked

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN has about 2,249,797 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns about $67,538 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 $176,993, and the typical rent is about $877 a month.

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

About 34.6% 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 11.7% 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 404,880 residents, a change of about 22 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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