Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

2.27M

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

1.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$81,120

2.05% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$258,600

7.66% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1.13M

0.438% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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.

96.9% of the residents in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN are University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (12,861 degrees awarded in 2024), Miami University-Oxford (5,140 degrees), and Northern Kentucky University (3,945 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN was $258,600, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.

Most people in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN was 2 cars per household.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN borders Connersville, IN, Dayton, OH, Lexington-Fayette, KY, Maysville, KY, Richmond, IN, and Wilmington, OH.

About the photo: The Robeling Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Population & Diversity

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is home to a population of 2.27M people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.56% of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN residents were born outside of the country (126k people).

In 2024, there were 6.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.72M people) in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 259k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 82.3k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.72M ± 2.7k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
259k ± 2.58k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
82.3k ± 2.93k

4.58%

Hispanic Population

104k people

4.58% of the people in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN are hispanic (104k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
192,623 ± 10,730 people
India
116,296 ± 8,352 people
China
56,776 ± 5,843 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 192,623 Indiana residents, followed by India with 116,296 and China with 56,776.

Foreign-Born Population

5.56%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

126k people

5.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

125k people

As of 2024, 5.56% of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN residents (126k 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN was 5.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
34,447 ± 1,510
Gulf War (2001-)
22,061 ± 1,234
Gulf War (1990s)
16,922 ± 1,219

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

Health

94.5% of the population of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN has health coverage, with 54.8% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,524 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Indiana

Primary care physicians in Indiana see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.53%

Uninsured

54.8%

Employer Coverage

15.3%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN grew by 0.687% from 5.49% to 5.53%.

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

Economy

The economy of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN employs 1.13M people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN were Health Care & Social Assistance (170,485 people), Manufacturing (155,716 people), and Retail Trade (125,407 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($95,821), Utilities ($82,948), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,561).

Employment

Occupations

1.13M

2024 Value

± 9,129

0.438%

1 Year growth

± 1.12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN grew at a rate of 0.438%, from 1.12M employees to 1.13M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, are Management Occupations (135,671 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (124,090 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (101,504 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (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

1.13M

2024 Value

± 9,129

0.438%

1 Year growth

± 1.12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN grew at a rate of 0.438%, from 1.12M employees to 1.13M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (170,485 people), Manufacturing (155,716 people), and Retail Trade (125,407 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, though some of these residents may live in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,042

Median earning men ± $533

$43,206

Median earning women ± $466

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,107), Public Administration ($80,224), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,374).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,646), Public Administration ($59,378), and Manufacturing ($58,732).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

3,178
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2,750
Other Services (except Public Administration)
2,487
Construction

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

$9.63M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$8.65M
Manufacturing
$6.18M
Management of Companies and Enterprises

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 57.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.511%).

Bernie Moreno, Jon Husted, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Todd Young, and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana is currently represented by 30 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. Showing the available data for Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.9%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (40.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.511%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

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.

Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Bernie Moreno, Jon Husted, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Todd Young, and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

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, Kentucky, and Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN awarded 35,080 degrees. The student population of Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 55,883 male students and 76,750 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN are White (24,516 and 75.3%), Black or African American (3,156 and 9.7%), Hispanic or Latino (1,492 and 4.58%), and Asian (1,267 and 3.89%).

The largest universities in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN by number of degrees awarded are University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (12,861 and 36.7%), Miami University-Oxford (5,140 and 14.7%), and Northern Kentucky University (3,945 and 11.2%).

The most popular majors in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN are Registered Nursing (2,623 and 7.48%), General Business Administration & Management (1,458 and 4.16%), and Information Technology (1,060 and 3.02%).

The median tuition costs are $21,620 for private four year colleges, and $6,365 and $18,159 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 132,633 (42.1% men and 57.9% 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 2024 there were 132,633 students enrolled in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 42.1% men and 57.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 90,067 records, of which 57.1% were women and 42.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
1,283 degrees awarded
General Marketing & Marketing Management
931 degrees awarded
General Psychology
853 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN was Registered Nursing with 1,283 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
12,861 degrees awarded
Miami University-Oxford
5,140 degrees awarded
Northern Kentucky University
3,945 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Cincinnati-Main Campus with 12,861 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 14,573 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, which is 0.711 times less than the 20,507 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 24,516 degrees mean that there were 7.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 3,156 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 ($21,620) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,222) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,000) 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN was $258,600 in 2024, which is 0.777 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $240,200 to $258,600, a 7.66% increase. The homeownership rate in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 68.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$258,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,075

$619,384

Median Property Taxes

±$6,074

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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.3%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.3% of the housing units in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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.

$81,120

Median Household Income

± $823

907k

Number of Households

± 7,801

In 2024, the median household income of the 907k households in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN grew to $81,120 from the previous year's value of $79,490.

The following chart displays the households in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.45

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.641% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.9%)
Worked At Home (14.5%)
Carpooled (7.3%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.5%) 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

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.72% of the workforce in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (262k out of 2.22M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.