STATE · ADMITTED 1803 · 2010 ACS
Ohio
11,536,504 residents · 88 counties · 1265 cities · 40,861 sq mi · 3,168 census tracts
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Ohio is home to 11,536,504 people. The foreign-born share is 4%. The typical home is worth $136,400. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median household income is $47,358, under the $52,703 national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
40,861 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
202411.8M
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.2%(720,856)
5 to 96.5%(747,889)
10 to 146.7%(774,699)
15 to 197.1%(823,682)
20 to 246.6%(763,116)
25 to 3412.2%(1,409,959)
35 to 4412.8%(1,479,831)
45 to 5415.1%(1,742,191)
55 to 6412.6%(1,452,266)
65 to 747.4%(850,234)
75 to 844.7%(541,352)
85 and over2%(230,429)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$47,358
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,956 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
28.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade16%
Information11.7%
Other services6.6%
Wholesale trade5.6%
Public administration5%
Finance & insurance5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
Transportation & warehousing3%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
Education & health services0.8%
Construction0.8%
Manufacturing0.2%
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Section 03
Housing
$136,400
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,500 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
2.9
+1%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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic81.1%(9,359,263)
Black12%(1,389,115)
Hispanic / Latino3.1%(354,674)
Asian1.7%(190,765)
Other1.9%(219,788)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican1.5%(168,623)
Puerto Rican0.8%(87,300)
Central American0.2%(22,133)
South American0.1%(16,710)
Guatemalan0.1%(9,611)
Cuban0.1%(7,196)
Spaniard0.1%(6,600)
Salvadoran0%(5,306)
Colombian0%(5,243)
Dominican0%(5,143)
Peruvian0%(3,579)
Honduran0%(2,790)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0%(2,110)
Panamanian0%(2,029)
Venezuelan0%(1,945)
Argentine0%(1,520)
Nicaraguan0%(1,493)
Chilean0%(898)
Costa Rican0%(721)
Bolivian0%(442)
Uruguayan0%(244)
Paraguayan0%(187)
Ancestry
German28%(3,219,932)
Irish14.5%(1,666,746)
English9.7%(1,112,272)
American7.9%(911,201)
Italian6.5%(748,146)
Polish4%(462,815)
French2.5%(284,571)
Scottish2%(229,371)
Hungarian1.8%(210,608)
Dutch1.8%(207,492)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(190,369)
Slovak1.3%(144,300)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh1.2%(135,998)
Subsaharan African0.9%(98,078)
Russian0.7%(80,848)
Swedish0.7%(78,498)
Swiss0.7%(78,114)
Czech0.6%(73,638)
Arab0.6%(64,799)
Greek0.5%(58,649)
Slovene0.5%(55,482)
Ukrainian0.4%(46,993)
Norwegian0.4%(42,773)
British0.4%(42,018)
Croatian0.4%(41,430)
French Canadian0.3%(32,522)
Lebanese0.3%(30,056)
Romanian0.3%(29,751)
Austrian0.2%(28,071)
Lithuanian0.2%(24,321)
Finnish0.2%(19,872)
Danish0.2%(18,632)
Serbian0.2%(17,530)
West Indian0.1%(17,251)
Canadian0.1%(15,625)
Somali0.1%(10,078)
Belgian0.1%(10,024)
Portuguese0.1%(9,658)
Jamaican0.1%(8,744)
Syrian0.1%(6,042)
Ethiopian0%(4,988)
Nigerian0%(4,980)
Egyptian0%(4,801)
Palestinian0%(4,705)
Macedonian0%(4,613)
Turkish0%(4,399)
Armenian0%(4,333)
Iranian0%(4,038)
Ghanaian0%(2,919)
Haitian0%(2,912)
Bulgarian0%(2,864)
Jordanian0%(2,833)
Latvian0%(2,580)
Brazilian0%(2,500)
Australian0%(2,134)
Israeli0%(1,650)
Moroccan0%(1,497)
Iraqi0%(1,346)
Guyanese0%(1,203)
Kenyan0%(948)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(938)
Barbadian0%(480)
Cape Verdean0%(396)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
87.4%
+4.5 ptssince 2000
from 83.0% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Section 08
People & community
Marital status (2024)
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
Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
Direct-purchase
12.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
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)
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(126,109)
Vietnam era34.6%(209,573)
Korean War4.5%(27,435)
World War II1.1%(6,797)
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
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.
Frequently asked
How many people live in Ohio?
Ohio has about 11,536,504 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Ohio?
The typical household in Ohio earns about $47,358 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Ohio expensive?
In Ohio, the median home is worth about $136,400, and the typical rent is about $678 a month.
How educated are people in Ohio?
About 24.1% of adults age 25 and over in Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Ohio?
About 14.2% 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 689,389 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.
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