Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County has a population of 1,245,873 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $195,400, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $64,468.

Home price
$195,400
Income
$64,468
Population
1,245,873
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$195,400county
Median gross rent$1,060county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198080.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented40.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,465county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,279county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,058county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,646county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$64,468county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate16.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.5%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government12.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.8%county
Economic output per resident$109,091county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.00%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4950345county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.2%county
Traffic deaths21.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher36.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county329county
Public school enrollment146328county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools183county
Middle schools45county
High schools74county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above10county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions10county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians111county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county18county
Hospitals here with an emergency department11county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter10.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,245,873county
Land area in square miles457county
People per square mile of land2725.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores279county
Convenience stores231county
Share living far from a food store16.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract1.7%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.5%county
Share of households that are one person39.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.7%county
Second languages12.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents80county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in21,862county
Households that moved away25,265county
Average income of arriving households$66,845county
Average income of departing households$80,440county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,896county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings60.1%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.2 incounty
Annual snowfall50.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.75 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing123 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days211 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostNov 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use616 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas80.2%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband89.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk98.7county
Coastal flood risk33.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk34.7county
Hail risk55.7county
Earthquake risk89.6county
Tornado risk99.0county
Tropical cyclone risk62.4county
Extreme heat risk97.7county
Winter weather risk96.4county
Strong wind risk96.6county
Wildfire risk56.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here3county
NFL teams based here1county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cuyahoga County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Ohio figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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