Demographics of Summit County, Ohio

Summit County, Ohio had 538,376 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,457 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.

Summit County, in four figures

538,376
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,457 people.; 41.4 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,622 ±$1,137
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.

Summit County, Ohio's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Summit 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Summit County, Ohio's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Summit 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	539,833	100.0	100.0
2021	537,255	99.5	100.2
2022	535,956	99.3	100.7
2023	535,908	99.3	101.6
2024	536,945	99.5	102.5
2025	538,376	99.7	103.1

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Population of Summit 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	539,833	−596	−363	+24	−373
2021	537,255	−2,578	−1,478	+433	−1,911
2022	535,956	−1,299	−1,722	+1,282	−450
2023	535,908	−48	−1,120	+1,502	−291
2024	536,945	+1,037	−969	+2,035	+47
2025	538,376	+1,431	−889	+1,323	+972

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.4 ±0.2: for men 40.0 ±0.2 and for women 42.7 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Summit County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	28,605 ±54	5.3% ±<0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	82,689 ±1,566	15.4% ±0.3	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	42,897 ±1,192	8.0% ±0.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	139,099 ±1,494	25.9% ±0.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	139,967 ±1,739	26.0% ±0.3	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	104,607 ±1,957	19.4% ±0.4	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,622 ±$1,137, and income per person $43,061 ±$891, 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 Summit County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	37,326 ±1,781	16.1% ±0.8	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	45,500 ±1,820	19.7% ±0.8	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	37,997 ±1,428	16.4% ±0.6	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	29,705 ±1,341	12.8% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	39,004 ±1,461	16.9% ±0.6	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	19,990 ±966	8.6% ±0.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	21,745 ±906	9.4% ±0.4	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 Summit County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	67,816 ±3,651	12.8% ±0.7	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	19,765 ±1,370	18.0% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	34,199 ±2,159	12.2% ±0.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	13,852 ±1,042	9.9% ±0.7	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Summit County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Summit County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	247,924 ±182	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±0.5	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±0.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.5% ±0.6	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.5% ±0.7	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$208,700 ±$2,983	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,026 ±$14	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±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 Summit County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,635 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	394,826 ±1,118	73.4% ±0.2	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	73,927 ±1,730	13.7% ±0.3	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23,323 ±718	4.3% ±0.1	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	294 ±96	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	17 to 105	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,270 ±526	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	28,528 ±2,098	5.3% ±0.4	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Summit County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	411,365 ±2,729	76.5% ±0.5	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	91,024 ±2,610	16.9% ±0.5	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,231 ±489	0.6% ±0.1	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	32,244 ±1,449	6.0% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18,152 ±1,107	3.4% ±0.2	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	14,092 ±1,391	2.6% ±0.3	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Summit County among the counties of Ohio

5th of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Summit 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%
Stark County	373,771	−0.2%
Lorain County	323,219	+3.1%
Warren County	257,181	+5.7%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026