Demographics of Stow city, Ohio

Stow city, Ohio had 33,941 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −523 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Stow city, in four figures

33,941
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 34,240 ±42.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −523 people.; 41.5 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,727 ±$6,144
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Stow 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

Stow city, Ohio's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Stow 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	34,464	100.0	100.0
2021	34,314	99.6	100.2
2022	34,180	99.2	100.7
2023	33,910	98.4	101.6
2024	33,953	98.5	102.5
2025	33,941	98.5	103.1

Population of Stow city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	34,464	—
2021	34,314	−150
2022	34,180	−134
2023	33,910	−270
2024	33,953	+43
2025	33,941	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±2.3: for men 40.0 ±2.4 and for women 42.6 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Stow city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,980 ±351	5.8% ±1.0	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,977 ±578	14.5% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,738 ±418	8.0% ±1.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,714 ±637	25.4% ±1.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,141 ±724	26.7% ±2.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,690 ±550	19.5% ±1.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,727 ±$6,144, and income per person $45,856 ±$2,004, 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 Stow city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,430 ±391	9.9% ±2.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,069 ±373	14.4% ±2.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,228 ±357	15.5% ±2.4	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,123 ±383	14.8% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,149 ±416	21.9% ±2.8	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,886 ±290	13.1% ±2.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,508 ±248	10.5% ±1.7	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 Stow city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	1,744 ±491	5.2% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	82 to 422	1.2% to 6.1%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,061 ±384	5.8% ±2.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	431 ±152	5.1% ±1.7	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Stow city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Stow city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	15,394 ±416	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±0.7	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% ±2.5	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.0% ±1.9	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.0% ±3.1	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$248,000 ±$9,066	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,212 ±$46	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Stow city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	423 ±191	1.2% ±0.6	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	29,215 ±991	85.3% ±2.9	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,462 ±478	4.3% ±1.4	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,459 ±691	4.3% ±2.0	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,626 ±623	4.7% ±1.8	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 Stow city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	25,561 ±964	74.7% ±2.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,605 ±849	19.3% ±2.5	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 268	0.2% to 0.8%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,909 ±547	5.6% ±1.6	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,010 ±323	2.9% ±0.9	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	899 ±371	2.6% ±1.1	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%.

Stow city among the places of Ohio

44th 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 Stow city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mason city	35,509 ±55
Gahanna city	35,486 ±35
Brunswick city	35,246 ±38
Lima city	35,010 ±46
Fairborn city	34,534 ±295
Stow city	34,240 ±42
Westlake city	34,104 ±26
Massillon city	32,338 ±47
North Olmsted city	31,924 ±27
North Royalton city	30,972 ±38
Austintown CDP	30,164 ±573

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Stow city, Ohio

Rankings this appears in

No. 26 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 34 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 40 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 44 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 52 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 72 Places in Ohio by median home value

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