Demographics of Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio had 1,232,925 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −29,694 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cuyahoga County, in four figures

1,232,925
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −29,694 people.; 40.4 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,468 ±$702
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cuyahoga County, Ohio's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cuyahoga County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Cuyahoga County, Ohio's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cuyahoga County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,262,619	100.0	100.0
2021	1,246,959	98.8	100.2
2022	1,237,196	98.0	100.7
2023	1,234,796	97.8	101.6
2024	1,233,614	97.7	102.5
2025	1,232,925	97.6	103.1

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Population of Cuyahoga County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,262,619	−2,153	−578	+102	−1,850
2021	1,246,959	−15,660	−3,410	+1,210	−13,425
2022	1,237,196	−9,763	−2,875	+4,553	−11,140
2023	1,234,796	−2,400	−1,278	+5,989	−6,957
2024	1,233,614	−1,182	−886	+6,382	−6,603
2025	1,232,925	−689	−777	+4,273	−4,235

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.1: for men 38.9 ±0.2 and for women 41.9 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cuyahoga County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	66,959 ±24	5.4% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	188,136 ±2,344	15.1% ±0.2	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	102,465 ±2,013	8.2% ±0.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	333,649 ±2,365	26.8% ±0.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	311,846 ±2,431	25.0% ±0.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	242,818 ±3,012	19.5% ±0.2	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,468 ±$702, and income per person $42,747 ±$403, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cuyahoga County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	111,072 ±2,738	20.0% ±0.5	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	108,910 ±2,756	19.6% ±0.5	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	93,260 ±2,458	16.8% ±0.4	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	67,473 ±2,006	12.2% ±0.4	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	80,101 ±2,075	14.4% ±0.4	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	41,678 ±1,452	7.5% ±0.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	52,057 ±1,357	9.4% ±0.2	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cuyahoga County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	196,342 ±5,333	16.1% ±0.4	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	57,626 ±2,296	22.9% ±0.8	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	95,283 ±3,270	14.7% ±0.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	43,433 ±1,466	13.5% ±0.4	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cuyahoga County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	615,331 ±252	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±0.3	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±0.3	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.4% ±0.4	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.6% ±0.5	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$195,400 ±$1,919	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,060 ±$11	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cuyahoga County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	87,528 ±0	7.0% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	704,159 ±1,254	56.5% ±0.1	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	354,721 ±2,416	28.5% ±0.2	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	41,070 ±863	3.3% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	787 ±140	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	266 ±102	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	6,362 ±1,055	0.5% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	50,980 ±2,439	4.1% ±0.2	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cuyahoga County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	912,048 ±4,951	73.2% ±0.4	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	213,438 ±3,484	17.1% ±0.3	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24,657 ±1,560	2.0% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	95,730 ±2,995	7.7% ±0.2	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	58,827 ±2,255	4.7% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	36,903 ±2,119	3.0% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cuyahoga County among the counties of Ohio

2nd of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Cuyahoga County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Franklin County	1,361,536	+2.8%
Cuyahoga County	1,232,925	−2.4%
Hamilton County	838,418	+1.0%
Montgomery County	539,598	+0.5%
Summit County	538,376	−0.3%
Lucas County	423,347	−1.7%
Butler County	400,128	+2.4%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Counties by population in Ohio
No. 4 Counties in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 9 Counties in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 9 Counties in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 11 Counties in Ohio by median rent
No. 11 Counties in Ohio by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026