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Toledo Metro

Toledo, OH · 3 counties · 599,376 residents (2025 est.) · 1,362 sq mi
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With 602,322 people, Toledo is a metro area. The typical home is worth $179,767, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 4%. Median rent is $937 a month. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 21 minutes.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,600, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Toledo

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$142,887 → $179,767 (+26%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Hispanic share3.0% → 7.7% (+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share84.4% → 71.8% (−12.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 41 metro and micro areas based in Ohio

  • 22nd in household income$65,600
  • 7th in share with a bachelor's degree30.3%
  • 22nd in home value$179,767
  • 3rd in diversity score55.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
602,322
−3%since 2000
from 618,203 in 2000
599,376 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
442 / sq mi
−3%since 2000
from 454 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.2
+10%since 2000
from 34.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,362 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
599K608K617K626K635K19902000201020202024Toledo
2024602K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(34,537)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(37,730)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(37,858)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(42,549)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(43,996)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.4%(80,628)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.1%(73,010)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(69,910)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.7%(76,646)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(64,245)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(30,107)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(11,106)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,600
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,678 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,776
+89%since 2000
from $20,565 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.2%
+18.1 ptssince 2009
from 26.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.9%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.477
+4%since 2010
from 0.459 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance6.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$179,767
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $94,001 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$937
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $489 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.8%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 67.4% in 2000
36.2% rent
Vacancy rate
7.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−8%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.1%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
−3%since 2009
from 2.8 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
31
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80.1%(495,070)
Black12.6%(78,080)
Hispanic / Latino4.4%(27,125)
Asian1.1%(6,883)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.8%(432,720)
Black13.9%(83,669)
Hispanic / Latino7.7%(46,122)
Asian1.7%(10,235)
Other4.9%(29,576)
Diversity Score
55
+25%since 2009
from 44 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
43
−4%since 2020
from 45 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
Mexican5.8%(34,717)
Puerto Rican0.6%(3,902)
South American0.3%(1,896)
Central American0.2%(1,387)
Cuban0.2%(1,123)
Colombian0.1%(755)
Spaniard0.1%(486)
Guatemalan0.1%(482)
Salvadoran0.1%(425)
Peruvian0.1%(327)
Dominican0%(252)
Ecuadorian0%(238)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0%(233)
Honduran0%(157)
Nicaraguan0%(136)
Chilean0%(120)
Paraguayan0%(109)
Argentine0%(107)
Panamanian0%(100)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(3,079)
Chinese0.4%(2,306)
Filipino0.2%(1,424)
Pakistani0.2%(844)
Korean0.1%(636)
Vietnamese0.1%(444)
Nepalese0%(194)
Laotian0%(193)
Thai0%(186)
Japanese0%(136)
Cambodian0%(103)
Sri Lankan0%(103)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(64)
Taiwanese0%(56)
Burmese0%(49)
Bhutanese0%(49)
Hmong0%(33)
Uzbek0%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(101)
Chamorro0%(66)
Tongan0%(37)
Fijian0%(14)
Ancestry
German25.9%(156,255)
Irish11.3%(68,288)
English9.4%(56,499)
Polish7.2%(43,137)
American4.6%(27,980)
Italian3.6%(21,797)
French3.1%(18,961)
Hungarian1.8%(10,718)
Scottish1.6%(9,558)
Arab1.2%(7,388)
Dutch0.8%(4,724)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.6%(3,468)
Lebanese0.6%(3,315)
French Canadian0.5%(3,228)
Welsh0.5%(3,034)
Swiss0.5%(2,975)
Swedish0.5%(2,968)
Slovak0.4%(2,298)
Norwegian0.4%(2,247)
Czech0.4%(2,225)
Greek0.3%(2,052)
British0.3%(1,935)
Russian0.3%(1,879)
West Indian0.3%(1,791)
Jamaican0.2%(1,259)
Canadian0.2%(1,090)
Ukrainian0.2%(1,012)
Palestinian0.2%(893)
Finnish0.1%(863)
Syrian0.1%(856)
Belgian0.1%(832)
Egyptian0.1%(809)
Nigerian0.1%(734)
Austrian0.1%(680)
Romanian0.1%(547)
Danish0.1%(533)
Lithuanian0.1%(481)
Turkish0.1%(472)
Croatian0.1%(404)
Jordanian0.1%(391)
Iranian0.1%(382)
Slovene0.1%(370)
Bulgarian0.1%(368)
Guyanese0.1%(358)
Ghanaian0.1%(302)
Portuguese0%(268)
Serbian0%(268)
Armenian0%(238)
Australian0%(197)
Brazilian0%(193)
Iraqi0%(179)
Moroccan0%(169)
Ethiopian0%(136)
Kenyan0%(125)
Haitian0%(113)
Somali0%(76)
Latvian0%(63)
Israeli0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.3%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 21.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.5%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 84.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.8%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.7 min
+62%since 2000
from 12.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.5%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 84.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.0%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−6.4 ptssince 2011
from 12.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.5%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
3.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.8%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.2%
+13.2 ptssince 2017
from 77.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.9%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 91.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 93.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 2.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.8%(97,098)
Married45.7%(108,926)
Widowed2.7%(6,351)
Divorced10.9%(25,872)
Women 15+
Never married34.8%(88,333)
Married43.5%(110,553)
Widowed8.2%(20,725)
Divorced13.5%(34,339)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.8%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 60.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 22.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 69.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 38.4% 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)20.4%(5,632)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.4%(5,339)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35%(9,653)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(1,486)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(530)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 27,543 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

Toledo, decade by decade

Toledo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990614,128$69,645$142,88717.5%33.2
2000618,203$72,280$171,23721.7%42.5
2010610,001$64,716$186,77823.8%49.3
2020606,240$65,007$159,95827.7%57.5
2024602,322$65,600$179,76730.3%55.2

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

ToledoCENTRAL263,423Bowling Green31,182Perrysburg25,441Oregon19,674Sylvania18,883Maumee13,521Wauseon7,430Rossford6,369Waterville6,037Northwood5,252Whitehouse5,073Ottawa Hills4,782Archbold4,417Swanton3,866North Baltimore3,409Delta3,291Walbridge3,076Holland1,766Curtice1,535Weston1,486Pemberville1,334Fayette1,278Haskins1,263Millbury1,211Luckey1,017Bradner983Grand Rapids931Wayne868Neapolis737Reno Beach673

The 30 most populous of 50 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

3 component counties

Lucas CountyCENTRAL423,347Wood CountyCENTRAL134,176Fulton County41,853
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Toledo, OH?

Toledo, OH has about 602,322 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Toledo, OH?

The typical household in Toledo, OH earns about $65,600 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Toledo, OH expensive?

In Toledo, OH, the median home is worth about $179,767, and the typical rent is about $937 a month.

How educated are people in Toledo, OH?

About 30.3% of adults age 25 and over in Toledo, OH hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Toledo, OH?

About 15.9% of people in Toledo, OH live below the federal poverty line.

Has Toledo, OH grown since 1990?

Yes, Toledo, OH has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 11,806 residents, a change of about -2 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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