STATE · ADMITTED 1803 · 2000 CENSUS

Ohio

11,353,140 residents · 88 counties · 1265 cities · 40,861 sq mi · 3,168 census tracts

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Ohio is a state of 11,353,140 people. The typical home is worth $100,500, having risen by half since 1990. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 1990. Households earn $40,956 at the median, near the US median.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,353,140

+5%since 1990

from 10,847,115 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.2

+8%since 1990

from 33.4 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

40,861 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411.8M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(754,930)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.2%(816,346)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(827,811)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(816,868)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.4%(728,928)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.4%(1,519,894)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.9%(1,805,316)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(1,566,384)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(1,008,906)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747%(790,252)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.8%(540,709)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(176,796)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,956

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $28,706 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,003

+56%since 1990

from $13,461 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.6%

−1.9 ptssince 1990

from 12.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$100,500

+21%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $62,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$515

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $379 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

69.1%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 67.5% in 1990

30.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.8%(9,525,016)

Black10.6%(1,152,230)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(131,983)

Asian0.8%(89,238)

2000

White, non-Hispanic84%(9,538,111)

Black11.4%(1,290,662)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(217,123)

Asian1.2%(131,670)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Singaporean0%(373)

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)

Marshallese0%(212)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(2,068)

Guyanese0%(1,371)

Barbadian0%(430)

Cape Verdean0%(365)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.1%

+4.1 ptssince 1990

from 17.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

83.0%

+7.3 ptssince 1990

from 75.7% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.4%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 5.9% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

−26%since 1990

from 20.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married29.2%(1,249,694)

Married58.4%(2,500,038)

Widowed2.7%(116,736)

Divorced9.7%(415,268)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(1,099,007)

Married53.8%(2,515,085)

Widowed11.1%(520,456)

Divorced11.5%(536,437)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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

17.Cuyahoga Falls50,975

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

29.Cleveland Heights43,750

30.Reynoldsburg43,350

31.Lancaster41,956

32.Findlay40,370

33.Hilliard38,898

34.Warren38,328

35.Westerville38,165

36.North Ridgeville37,786

37.Gahanna35,986

38.Upper Arlington35,893

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

3.New Philadelphia92,373

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

29.Washington Court House28,552

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.

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