2024 ACS PUMS
Ohio Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Ohio, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Ohio is home to 11,883,304 people across 90 PUMAs, with a median household income of $72,083 and a median age of 40.3.
11,883,304
Population
$72,083
Median HH income
32.5%
Bachelor's+
$230,000
Median home value
Ohio at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $72,083 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $93,911 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $58,606 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $35,331 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 63.6% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.5 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,141 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 21.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $595 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $38 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $39,351 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 309.7 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,907 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $1,972 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $347 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,962 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.5% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 92.2% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 10.5% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 3.6% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.8% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 3.0% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 5.8% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.7% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.8% | 2.9% |
| Production | 7.4% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 9.0% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 5.9% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 13.8% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.4% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 6.1% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 10.1% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 12.9% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 9.8% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 3.9% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 66.8% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 38.5% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 15.2% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 24 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 83.0% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 1.0% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 12.1% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $230,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,077 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 29.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 67.9% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 70.1% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 94.0% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $140 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $800 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.8 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $800 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,100 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $880 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,129 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $330 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,850 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $600 | $577 |
| Statistic | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,883,304 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 47.3% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.1% | 20.0% |
| Black | 12.0% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,215 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.8 | 2 |
Ohio's 90 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Ohio's 90 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
100,435 – 110,927
110,927 – 117,627
117,627 – 127,170
127,170 – 134,965
134,965 – 159,912
159,912 – 191,785
All PUMAs in Ohio
Ashtabula & Geauga Counties191,785Summit County (Central)--Akron City190,278Lorain County (South)--North Ridgeville, Avon Lake & Avon Cities189,540Mahoning County (Northeast)--Youngstown City, Boardman & Austintown186,457Licking County185,083Medina County184,301Union, Pickaway & Madison Counties179,261Columbus (Southeast), Canal Winchester & Groveport Cities176,551Greene County172,200Fairfield County167,529Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties165,253Marion, Knox & Morrow Counties164,436Columbiana & Jefferson Counties164,139Portage County163,964Montgomery County (East Central)--Dayton & Riverside Cities159,912Hamilton County (Central)--Forest Park, White Oak & Finneytown157,429Toledo City (West)150,821Cuyahoga County (West)--Lakewood, Rocky River, Brook Park & Berea Cities143,256Cleveland City (East) & Bratenahl Village143,176Athens, Washington & Meigs Counties142,687Clermont County (West)142,252Butler County (South Central)--Hamilton & Fairfield Cities142,160Cuyahoga County (East)--Shaker Heights, Solon, Mayfield Heights & Lyndhurst Cities142,101Stark County (West)--Massillon City140,080Darke, Shelby & Preble Counties139,971Muskingum, Perry & Morgan Counties137,171Warren County (East)--Lebanon & Springboro (East) Cities137,011Cuyahoga County (Northeast)--Euclid, Cleveland Heights & South Euclid Cities136,185Lucas County (West)--Sylvania & Maumee Cities134,990Columbus (Far West), Hilliard & Upper Arlington Cities134,965Clark County134,855Trumbull (Outside Warren City) & Mahoning (Outside Youngstown City) Counties134,376Ashland, Holmes & Coshocton Counties134,246Montgomery County (Northeast)--Huber Heights, Trotwood, Vandalia & Englewood Cities133,810Wood County132,764Stark County (Central)--Canton & North Canton Cities132,644Montgomery County (Southeast)--Kettering & Centerville Cities132,325Lorain County (North)--Lorain & Elyria Cities132,316Columbus (East), Reynoldsburg, Whitehall & Bexley Cities131,510Erie & Huron Counties131,347Butler County (North & West)--Middletown, Oxford & Trenton Cities130,839Auglaize, Logan & Champaign Counties130,732Cuyahoga County (South Central)--Parma, Parma Heights & Seven Hills Cities129,502Stark County (East) & Carroll County--Aliance City128,042Belmont, Guernsey, Noble & Monroe Counties127,170Delaware County (South)127,117Scioto, Adams & Pike Counties126,880Butler County (Southeast)--Monroe City & Beckett Ridge126,184Cincinnati City (Central)125,561Columbus (North) & Westerville Cities125,368Richland County124,863Columbus (Far Northeast), Gahanna & New Albany Cities123,636Sandusky, Ottawa & Lucas (East) Counties--Oregon City123,516Summit County (North & Northwest)--Hudson, Twinsburg & Macedonia Cities122,105Lake County (East)--Mentor & Painesville Cities120,979Columbus (Far Northwest) & Dublin Cities120,773Cincinnati City (West)119,443Warren County (West)--Mason, Springboro (West) & Franklin Cities118,976Cleveland City (Central)118,236Lawrence, Jackson & Gallia Counties117,627Ross, Hocking & Vinton Counties117,571Seneca, Wyandot & Crawford Counties117,528Wayne County116,493Clermont (East) & Brown Counties116,267Cuyahoga County (South)--Strongsville, North Royalton & Broadview Heights Cities116,058Toledo City (Central)115,710Summit County (South)--Green, Barberton & New Franklin Cities115,003Highland, Clinton & Fayette Counties114,985Columbus City (West)114,819Summit County (East Central)--Cuyahoga Falls, Stow & Tallmadge Cities112,058Miami County112,056Montgomery County (West)--Miamisburg & West Carrollton Cities111,784Hamilton County (West)--Mack & Dent111,723Lake County (West)--Willoughby, Eastlake, Willowick & Wickliffe Cities111,044Delaware County (North)110,927Cincinnati (East) & Norwood Cities110,423Columbus (North) & Worthington Cities109,949Columbus (Southwest) & Grove City Cities108,808Hamilton County (East)--Loveland, Montgomery Cities & Forestville108,038Columbus (Central) & Grandview Heights Cities107,036Tuscarawas & Harrison Counties106,568Cuyahoga County--Westlake, North Olmsted Cities & Bay Village106,332Cleveland City (West)106,285Trumbull County (South Central)--Warren & Niles Cities105,785Hancock & Hardin Counties105,741Hamilton County (North Central)--Sharonville, Blue Ash, Springdale & Reading Cities105,370Fulton, Putnam & Henry Counties103,116Columbus City (Northeast)102,186Allen County100,520Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities100,435
Ohio Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Ohio?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 people, represented across 90 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Ohio?+
The median household income in Ohio is $72,083 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Ohio?+
32.5% of Ohio residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Ohio data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Ohio — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.