Demographics of Niles city, Ohio

Niles city, Ohio had 18,116 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −300 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Niles city, in four figures

18,116
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,287 ±473.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −300 people.; 43.2 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,953 ±$3,028
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.

Niles city, Ohio's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Niles 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

Niles city, Ohio's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Niles 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	18,416	100.0	100.0
2021	18,399	99.9	100.2
2022	18,308	99.4	100.7
2023	18,250	99.1	101.6
2024	18,214	98.9	102.5
2025	18,116	98.4	103.1

Population of Niles city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,416	—
2021	18,399	−17
2022	18,308	−91
2023	18,250	−58
2024	18,214	−36
2025	18,116	−98

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±1.9: for men 38.9 ±4.1 and for women 45.5 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Niles city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	614 ±200	3.4% ±1.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,364 ±410	12.9% ±2.2	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,595 ±300	8.7% ±1.6	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,032 ±550	27.5% ±2.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,420 ±487	24.2% ±2.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,262 ±537	23.3% ±2.9	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,953 ±$3,028, and income per person $31,468 ±$1,698, 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 Niles city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,080 ±375	24.0% ±4.2	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,142 ±407	24.7% ±4.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,781 ±376	20.5% ±4.2	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,050 ±272	12.1% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	980 ±220	11.3% ±2.5	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	375 ±151	4.3% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	270 ±91	3.1% ±1.0	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 Niles city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,908 ±639	16.2% ±3.5	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	704 ±276	24.2% ±8.6	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,523 ±381	15.8% ±3.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	681 ±212	12.5% ±3.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Niles city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Niles city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	9,598 ±428	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.4% ±0.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.6% ±2.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.7% ±4.0	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.3% ±4.2	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$116,300 ±$6,087	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$798 ±$41	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±4	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 Niles city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	657 ±302	3.6% ±1.6	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,798 ±629	86.4% ±2.6	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	666 ±301	3.6% ±1.6	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	23 to 241	0.1% to 1.3%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	974 ±374	5.3% ±2.0	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 Niles city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	14,457 ±618	79.1% ±2.7	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,353 ±506	18.3% ±2.7	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	44 to 398	0.2% to 2.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	121 to 391	0.7% to 2.1%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	45 to 219	0.2% to 1.2%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12 to 236	0.1% to 1.3%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Niles city among the places of Ohio

99th 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 Niles city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
White Oak CDP	19,216 ±1,318
Norwood city	19,114 ±43
Sylvania city	19,055 ±50
Ashland city	18,911 ±33
Tallmadge city	18,335 ±205
Niles city	18,287 ±473
Brook Park city	18,284 ±22
Pataskala city	18,223 ±42
Berea city	18,218 ±36
Steubenville city	18,124 ±25
Ashtabula city	17,856 ±39

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 29 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 40 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 159 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 188 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 193 Places in Ohio by median household income

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