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11,810,293 residents · 88 counties · 1265 cities · 40,861 sq mi · 3,168 census tracts
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Ohio is home to 11,810,293 people. The typical home is worth $214,800, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. Median rent is $1,034 a month. About 31% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $71,389, under the $82,259 national median.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
11,810,293
+4%since 2000
from 11,353,140 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
289 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 282 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.7
+10%since 2000
from 36.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
40,861 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
10.8M11.0M11.3M11.6M11.9M19902000201020202024Ohio
202411.8M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(669,543)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(717,987)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(746,704)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(766,763)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(747,080)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.2%(1,558,428)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(1,478,979)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(1,413,881)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(1,555,351)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.9%(1,291,098)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(619,894)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(244,585)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,389
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,956 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,552
+93%since 2000
from $21,003 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.7%
+19.9 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.467
+4%since 2010
from 0.450 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$214,800
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,034
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $515 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2000
from 69.1% in 2000
32.8% rent
Vacancy rate
8.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.37 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.47 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.7%
−8.1 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.4%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 44.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
+5%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%(9,538,111)
Black11.4%(1,290,662)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(217,123)
Asian1.2%(131,670)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.8%(8,955,914)
Black12%(1,420,878)
Hispanic / Latino4.8%(562,740)
Asian2.5%(300,274)
Other4.8%(570,487)
Diversity Score
51
+33%since 2009
from 38 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2%(237,328)
Puerto Rican1.2%(145,627)
Central American0.5%(61,371)
South American0.3%(40,547)
Guatemalan0.2%(20,637)
Salvadoran0.1%(16,958)
Dominican0.1%(16,918)
Cuban0.1%(12,972)
Honduran0.1%(12,641)
Colombian0.1%(11,604)
Spaniard0.1%(10,509)
Venezuelan0.1%(9,383)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(6,521)
Ecuadorian0%(5,224)
Nicaraguan0%(4,003)
Panamanian0%(3,888)
Argentine0%(3,193)
Costa Rican0%(3,027)
Chilean0%(2,623)
Bolivian0%(890)
Uruguayan0%(521)
Paraguayan0%(363)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(101,659)
Chinese0.4%(52,783)
Filipino0.2%(24,413)
Nepalese0.2%(23,821)
Vietnamese0.1%(17,178)
Korean0.1%(15,413)
Japanese0.1%(10,908)
Pakistani0.1%(7,926)
Bhutanese0%(5,427)
Cambodian0%(4,823)
Laotian0%(4,062)
Burmese0%(3,349)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(3,232)
Thai0%(3,204)
Bangladeshi0%(2,282)
Kazakh0%(2,182)
Sri Lankan0%(1,161)
Indonesian0%(737)
Malaysian0%(696)
Hmong0%(616)
Uzbek0%(378)
Mongolian0%(358)
Okinawan0%(30)
Mien0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(5,961)
Samoan0%(2,766)
Chamorro0%(1,456)
Tongan0%(365)
Fijian0%(280)
Guamanian0%(268)
Ancestry
German22.3%(2,628,648)
Irish12.4%(1,459,020)
English11%(1,297,515)
Italian5.8%(682,157)
American5.6%(662,762)
Polish3.2%(380,933)
Scottish1.9%(218,789)
French1.6%(192,604)
Subsaharan African1.5%(177,417)
Hungarian1.3%(153,069)
Dutch0.9%(102,012)
Slovak0.8%(100,172)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.8%(96,747)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(93,706)
Arab0.8%(89,373)
Swiss0.5%(63,105)
Swedish0.5%(60,270)
Russian0.5%(55,613)
Greek0.4%(48,676)
Czech0.4%(47,388)
Slovene0.4%(45,193)
Ukrainian0.4%(44,456)
British0.3%(40,335)
Norwegian0.3%(40,049)
Croatian0.3%(34,716)
Lebanese0.3%(29,866)
Somali0.2%(28,515)
West Indian0.2%(28,451)
Romanian0.2%(25,046)
French Canadian0.2%(23,863)
Lithuanian0.2%(21,794)
Austrian0.2%(21,241)
Nigerian0.1%(17,113)
Finnish0.1%(16,674)
Serbian0.1%(15,420)
Danish0.1%(15,121)
Jamaican0.1%(13,930)
Canadian0.1%(12,541)
Ghanaian0.1%(11,211)
Ethiopian0.1%(10,949)
Palestinian0.1%(10,181)
Portuguese0.1%(9,670)
Egyptian0.1%(8,301)
Belgian0.1%(7,997)
Haitian0.1%(7,755)
Syrian0.1%(6,963)
Jordanian0.1%(6,153)
Turkish0.1%(6,024)
Iranian0.1%(6,010)
Brazilian0%(5,628)
Armenian0%(5,150)
Macedonian0%(4,986)
Moroccan0%(4,791)
Kenyan0%(3,864)
Iraqi0%(3,186)
Latvian0%(2,879)
Israeli0%(2,676)
Bulgarian0%(2,655)
Australian0%(2,485)
Guyanese0%(1,371)
Barbadian0%(430)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.5%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 21.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.8%
+8.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.2%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 7.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+57%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.1%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 82.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.0%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 9.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 64.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.5%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 74.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
40.6%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
5.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.6%
−4.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.1%
+13.0 ptssince 2017
from 77.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 90.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2016
from 93.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 2.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.6%(1,730,810)
Married49.7%(2,354,005)
Widowed3.1%(147,722)
Divorced10.6%(500,400)
Women 15+
Never married30.7%(1,519,843)
Married47.2%(2,332,135)
Widowed9.1%(447,417)
Divorced13%(643,727)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 11.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
57.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 59.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 20.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 37.3% 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)21.3%(128,984)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(126,109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.6%(209,573)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(27,435)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(6,797)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 605,840 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Columbus938,396
2.Cleveland363,608
3.Cincinnati314,367
4.Toledo263,423
5.Akron189,691
6.Dayton136,688
7.Parma78,581
8.Canton69,001
9.Lorain65,366
10.Hamilton64,644
11.Youngstown58,832
12.Springfield58,281
13.Kettering57,396
14.Elyria53,634
15.Middletown52,146
16.Newark51,473
18.Dublin49,094
19.Lakewood49,027
20.Beavercreek48,134
21.Euclid47,962
22.Mansfield47,381
23.Mentor47,010
24.Delaware46,636
25.Strongsville45,629
26.Grove City45,180
27.Fairfield44,682
28.Huber Heights43,905
30.Reynoldsburg43,350
31.Lancaster41,956
32.Findlay40,370
33.Hilliard38,898
34.Warren38,328
35.Westerville38,165
37.Gahanna35,986
39.Mason35,834
40.Fairborn35,754
41.Marion35,587
42.Brunswick35,114
43.Lima34,695
44.Stow33,941
45.Westlake33,904
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (12)
1.Cincinnati2,312,858
2.Columbus2,242,028
3.Cleveland2,165,775
4.Dayton826,554
5.Akron701,780
6.Toledo599,376
7.Youngstown423,678
8.Canton400,246
9.Springfield135,340
10.Mansfield124,893
11.Sandusky112,777
12.Lima100,881
Micropolitan areas (29)
1.Wooster116,758
2.Salem99,377
4.Zanesville87,014
5.Chillicothe76,429
6.Findlay75,034
7.Portsmouth71,365
8.Marion65,115
9.Mount Vernon64,002
10.Athens63,197
11.Fremont58,655
12.Marietta58,389
13.Norwalk58,250
14.Tiffin54,522
15.Ashland52,523
16.Greenville51,520
17.Sidney48,065
18.Bellefontaine46,302
19.Wapakoneta45,909
20.Celina42,737
21.Wilmington42,301
22.Bucyrus41,896
23.Urbana38,820
24.Cambridge38,379
25.Defiance38,292
26.Coshocton37,188
27.Gallipolis29,072
28.Van Wert29,013

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Ohio?

Ohio has about 11,810,293 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Ohio?

The typical household in Ohio earns about $71,389 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Ohio expensive?

In Ohio, the median home is worth about $214,800, and the typical rent is about $1,034 a month.

How educated are people in Ohio?

About 31.5% of adults age 25 and over in Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Ohio?

About 13.3% of people in Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Ohio has grown since 1990. The population has added about 963,178 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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