Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Cuyahoga County, Ohio is among the highest in the country for total population (35th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (53rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,245,873	11,810,293	334,922,499	35th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,468	$71,389	$80,734	1673rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	39.7	38.9	2001st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.5%	31.5%	35.7%	403rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$195,400	$214,800	$332,700	1454th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,060	$1,034	$1,413	818th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.1%	13.3%	12.5%	1081st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.6%	4.8%	5.2%	529th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,724.9	289.1	n/a	53rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.7%	5.2%	14.1%	601st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.7	n/a	n/a	1587th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.4%	67.2%	65.2%	3023rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.3	23.4	26.4	1836th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.5%	13.0%	15.1%	384th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.9%	n/a	n/a	2545th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	34.1%	44.4%	46.9%	3113th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1093rd of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.0%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	28.5%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.2	40.6	61.4

Age in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	40.4	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.5%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	554,551	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.4%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.4%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.7%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	40.8%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,747	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.0%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.4%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.1%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.2%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.3%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	615,331	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.4%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	24.1%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.9%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,957.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.6%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,910	$2,822	n/a

Education in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	8.5%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.7%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.8%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.7%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.8%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.7%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	3.0%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.5%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.7%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.2%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Statistic	Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.2%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.7%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.7%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.6%	6.8%	16.7%

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