Cuyahoga County, OH

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2024 Population

1.25M

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.4

0.247% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.1%

0.804% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,468

2.62% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$195,400

6.66% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

607,460

0.26% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cuyahoga County, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Cuyahoga County, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cuyahoga County, OH are Cuyahoga Community College District (4,498 degrees awarded in 2023), Case Western Reserve University (4,067 degrees), and Cleveland State University (3,991 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cuyahoga County, OH was $195,400, and the homeownership rate was 59.4%.

Most people in Cuyahoga County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Cuyahoga County, OH was 2 cars per household.

Cuyahoga County, OH borders Geauga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Lorain County, OH, Medina County, OH, Portage County, OH, and Summit County, OH.

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Population & Diversity

Cuyahoga County, OH is home to a population of 1.25M people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.45% of Cuyahoga County, OH residents were born outside of the country (92.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (704k people) in Cuyahoga County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 355k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 41.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Cuyahoga County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cuyahoga County, OH was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cuyahoga County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cuyahoga County, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
704k ± 1.25k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
355k ± 2.42k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
41.1k ± 863

7.03%

Hispanic Population

87.5k people

7.03% of the people in Cuyahoga County, OH are hispanic (87.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cuyahoga County, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,106 ± 6,295 people
Mexico
45,962 ± 5,253 people
China
32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

Foreign-Born Population

7.45%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

92.8k people

7.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

92.7k people

As of 2024, 7.45% of Cuyahoga County, OH residents (92.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cuyahoga County, OH was 7.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cuyahoga County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
18,591 ± 871
Gulf War (2001-)
9,776 ± 1,010
Gulf War (1990s)
6,650 ± 536

Cuyahoga County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cuyahoga County, OH.

Economy

The economy of Cuyahoga County, OH employs 607k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cuyahoga County, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (112,096 people), Manufacturing (71,562 people), and Retail Trade (63,114 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($101,373), Utilities ($82,057), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($79,063).

Employment

Occupations

607k

2024 Value

± 6,167

0.26%

1 Year growth

± 1.42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cuyahoga County, OH grew at a rate of 0.26%, from 606k employees to 607k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cuyahoga County, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (72,044 people), Management Occupations (68,428 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (53,220 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cuyahoga County, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

607k

2024 Value

± 6,167

0.26%

1 Year growth

± 1.42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cuyahoga County, OH grew at a rate of 0.26%, from 606k employees to 607k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cuyahoga County, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (112,096 people), Manufacturing (71,562 people), and Retail Trade (63,114 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cuyahoga County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Cuyahoga County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,856

Median earning men ± $801

$42,498

Median earning women ± $438

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,146), Public Administration ($76,295), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,784).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($59,927), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,220), and Wholesale Trade ($55,245).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,451
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,835
Other Services (except Public Administration)
1,677
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$9.92M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$4.93M
Finance and Insurance
$4.64M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cuyahoga County, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Cuyahoga County, OH awarded 17,442 degrees. The student population of Cuyahoga County, OH in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 24,385 male students and 31,752 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cuyahoga County, OH are White (9,613 and 61.5%), Black or African American (2,580 and 16.5%), Hispanic or Latino (1,122 and 7.17%), and Asian (1,081 and 6.91%).

The largest universities in Cuyahoga County, OH by number of degrees awarded are Cuyahoga Community College District (4,498 and 25.8%), Case Western Reserve University (4,067 and 23.3%), and Cleveland State University (3,991 and 22.9%).

The most popular majors in Cuyahoga County, OH are Liberal Arts & Sciences (2,424 and 13.9%), Registered Nursing (716 and 4.11%), and General Business Administration & Management (708 and 4.06%).

The median tuition costs are $37,686 for private four year colleges, and $12,503 and $17,863 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Cuyahoga County, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 50.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 56,137 (43.4% men and 56.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 56,137 students enrolled in Cuyahoga County, OH, 43.4% men and 56.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 29,007 records, of which 55.7% were women and 44.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
500 degrees awarded
General Psychology
402 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
315 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Cuyahoga County, OH was Registered Nursing with 500 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Cuyahoga County, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Cuyahoga Community College District
4,498 degrees awarded
Case Western Reserve University
4,067 degrees awarded
Cleveland State University
3,991 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Cuyahoga Community College District with 4,498 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 7,347 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cuyahoga County, OH, which is 0.728 times less than the 10,095 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 9,613 degrees mean that there were 3.73 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 2,580 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($37,686) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,390) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,700) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cuyahoga County, OH was $195,400 in 2024, which is 0.587 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $183,200 to $195,400, a 6.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Cuyahoga County, OH is 59.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cuyahoga County, OH have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cuyahoga County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cuyahoga County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.98%.

Housing

Property

$195,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$1,919

$329,173

Median Property Taxes

±$3,679

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cuyahoga County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cuyahoga County, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.4%

Homeownership

2024

60.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.4% of the housing units in Cuyahoga County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cuyahoga County, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,468

Median Household Income

± $702

555k

Number of Households

± 5,781

In 2024, the median household income of the 555k households in Cuyahoga County, OH grew to $64,468 from the previous year's value of $62,823.

The following chart displays the households in Cuyahoga County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cuyahoga County, OH is from Ohio.

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.7%)
Worked At Home (15.5%)
Carpooled (7.3%)

In 2024, 69.7% of workers in Cuyahoga County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cuyahoga County, OH have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.7% of the workforce in Cuyahoga County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cuyahoga County, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cuyahoga County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cuyahoga County, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cuyahoga County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.98%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cuyahoga County, OH (196k out of 1.22M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cuyahoga County, OH is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 23% of the children was living in poverty in Cuyahoga County, OH. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 646 in Cuyahoga County, OH. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 67.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.3% of the population of Cuyahoga County, OH has health coverage, with 46.2% on employee plans, 22.6% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 1.02% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cuyahoga County, OH see 899 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (899 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 887 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 196 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

899 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cuyahoga County, OH

Primary care physicians in Cuyahoga County, OH see an average of 899 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (899 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cuyahoga County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.73%

Uninsured

46.2%

Employer Coverage

22.6%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

10%

Non-Group

1.02%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cuyahoga County, OH grew by 3.77% from 5.52% to 5.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cuyahoga County, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 69.7 in Cuyahoga County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cuyahoga County, OH.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.8% in Cuyahoga County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cuyahoga County, OH.