Demographics of Cincinnati city, Ohio

Cincinnati city, Ohio had 314,367 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,697 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cincinnati city, in four figures

314,367
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 311,224 ±60.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +4,697 people.; 33.2 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,909 ±$1,946
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cincinnati city, Ohio's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cincinnati city, 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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The figures

Cincinnati city, Ohio's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cincinnati city, 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	309,670	100.0	100.0
2021	308,610	99.7	100.2
2022	310,113	100.1	100.7
2023	312,728	101.0	101.6
2024	314,855	101.7	102.5
2025	314,367	101.5	103.1

Population of Cincinnati city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	309,670	—
2021	308,610	−1,060
2022	310,113	+1,503
2023	312,728	+2,615
2024	314,855	+2,127
2025	314,367	−488

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.2 ±0.4: for men 32.3 ±0.5 and for women 34.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cincinnati city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	19,801 ±1,039	6.4% ±0.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	44,644 ±1,790	14.3% ±0.6	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	42,397 ±1,735	13.6% ±0.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	98,270 ±2,330	31.6% ±0.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	64,249 ±1,892	20.6% ±0.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	41,863 ±1,593	13.5% ±0.5	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,909 ±$1,946, and income per person $40,324 ±$959, 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 Cincinnati city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	37,765 ±1,773	26.2% ±1.2	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	31,509 ±1,800	21.8% ±1.2	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,619 ±1,188	14.3% ±0.8	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	15,590 ±1,208	10.8% ±0.8	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	17,516 ±1,106	12.1% ±0.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,961 ±804	6.2% ±0.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,337 ±637	8.5% ±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 Cincinnati city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	76,141 ±3,241	25.5% ±1.1	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	23,045 ±1,851	36.2% ±2.5	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	41,826 ±2,013	23.3% ±1.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	11,270 ±896	20.1% ±1.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cincinnati city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cincinnati city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	160,409 ±1,350	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.0% ±0.2	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.0% ±0.6	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	39.8% ±1.1	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	60.2% ±1.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$230,900 ±$7,744	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,001 ±$20	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±2	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 Cincinnati city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18,909 ±1,665	6.1% ±0.5	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	149,930 ±3,014	48.2% ±1.0	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	112,931 ±3,248	36.3% ±1.0	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,154 ±755	2.6% ±0.2	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	373 ±154	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 210	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,531 ±1,180	0.8% ±0.4	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	18,294 ±1,514	5.9% ±0.5	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 Cincinnati city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	213,536 ±2,472	68.6% ±0.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	71,846 ±2,079	23.1% ±0.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,184 ±1,012	1.3% ±0.3	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21,658 ±1,529	7.0% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,990 ±865	2.6% ±0.3	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,668 ±1,429	4.4% ±0.5	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cincinnati city among the places of Ohio

3rd of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Cincinnati city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Columbus city	914,802 ±302
Cleveland city	366,097 ±76
Cincinnati city	311,224 ±60
Toledo city	267,463 ±87
Akron city	189,247 ±87
Dayton city	136,579 ±56
Parma city	79,870 ±45
Canton city	69,755 ±48

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Cincinnati city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 28 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 32 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 84 Places in Ohio by median home value
No. 91 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 102 Places in Ohio by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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