Hamilton County, Ohio

Interactive maps and statistics for Hamilton County, Ohio: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Ohio and the United States.

Hamilton County, Ohio is among the highest in the country for total population (75th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (79th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	830,774	11,810,293	334,922,499	75th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,470	$71,389	$80,734	1014th of 3,221
Median Age	36.9	39.7	38.9	2763rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.8%	31.5%	35.7%	230th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$241,900	$214,800	$332,700	961st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,075	$1,034	$1,413	776th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.0%	13.3%	12.5%	1275th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.8%	5.2%	1247th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,049.0	289.1	n/a	79th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.3%	5.2%	14.1%	759th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1535th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.3%	67.2%	65.2%	3025th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.8	23.4	26.4	1962nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.3%	13.0%	15.1%	399th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.1%	n/a	n/a	2498th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	38.7%	44.4%	46.9%	2940th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.5%	n/a	n/a	448th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	62.3%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.8%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.9%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.8	40.6	61.4

Age in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	36.9	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.4%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.6%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	354,739	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.1%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.4%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.7%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	39.8%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,936	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.4%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.5%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.0%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.6%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.2%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	381,356	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.2%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	23.9%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.0%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,963.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.7%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.4%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,652	$2,822	n/a

Education in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	7.3%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.8%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.0%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.9%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.9%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.2%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.8%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.8%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.6%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.3%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Hamilton County, Ohio

Statistic	Hamilton County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.0%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.5%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	6.8%	16.7%

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