Summit County, Ohio

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

Summit County, Ohio is among the highest in the country for total population (133rd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (137th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States	Rank
Total Population	537,864	11,810,293	334,922,499	133rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,622	$71,389	$80,734	1076th of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	39.7	38.9	1691st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.8%	31.5%	35.7%	438th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$208,700	$214,800	$332,700	1317th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,026	$1,034	$1,413	915th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.8%	13.3%	12.5%	1755th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	4.8%	5.2%	1181st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,303.0	289.1	n/a	137th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.0%	5.2%	14.1%	810th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.7	n/a	n/a	1573rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.5%	67.2%	65.2%	2534th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	23.4	26.4	1860th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.8%	13.0%	15.1%	444th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2373rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.8%	44.4%	46.9%	2638th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.4%	n/a	n/a	472nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	75.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.7%	12.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	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)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	43.7	40.6	61.4

Age in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Median Age	41.4	39.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.7%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	18.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Households	231,267	4,863,191	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.1%	61.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.7%	28.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.3%	16.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.6%	32.0%	28.7%
Never Married	33.8%	33.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,061	$40,552	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	16.3%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.4%	9.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.8%	13.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.7%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.1%	12.5%	n/a

Housing in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Housing Units	247,924	5,292,391	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.4%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.7%	14.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.7%	8.1%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	28.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,195	$2,822	n/a

Education in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Less than High School	7.2%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.8%	32.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.2%	28.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.4%	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.4%	12.2%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.4%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.5%	75.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	1.0%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.9%	29.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.9%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.9%	7.5%	n/a

Origins and language in Summit County, Ohio

Statistic	Summit County, Ohio	Ohio	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.5%	74.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.4%	2.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.6%	2.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.7%	92.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.3%	6.8%	16.7%

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