Latest Census city estimates released May 14, 2026 · Population as of July 1, 2025 · Next city estimates scheduled for May 2027. Release schedule
Cincinnati, Ohio population is 314,367 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #66 nationally and #3 in Ohio. Cost of living runs 4.6% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); the four-person spending scenario corresponds to modeled gross income of $109,898/yr (TY2026 tax assumptions; partial scenario excluding unverified local income tax). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
314,367 people live in Cincinnati as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #66 largest U.S. city.
How big is Cincinnati?
Cincinnati covers 77.9 square miles of land and 1.7 square miles of water. Its population density is about 4,035 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 1.5% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 309,589 → 2025: 314,367 (+1.5%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
309,589
April 1, 2020
2020
309,670
July 1, 2020
2021
308,610
July 1, 2021
2022
310,113
July 1, 2022
2023
312,728
July 1, 2023
2024
314,855
July 1, 2024
2025
314,367
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 2.3% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Cincinnati is the #66 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #3 in Ohio.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
309,589
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+4,778
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+1.5%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
-488
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
-0.2%
within V2025 only
Density
4,035
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
77.9
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#66
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#3
of 924 in Ohio
What is the median household income in Cincinnati?
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: household income $80,734 ± $166; per-capita income $44,673 ± $122. Margins are at 90% confidence. Comparison badges describe point estimates; they are not significance tests.
Median household income is 34% below the U.S. median ($52,909 vs $80,734); 25.5% live in poverty, 13.0 points above the 12.5% U.S. estimate.
Median household income$52,909
US
Cincinnati: $52,909 — 34% below the US median of $80,734.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data; censored rows retained in the distribution
Cincinnati
$52,909
United States
$80,734
Income and poverty estimates for Cincinnati from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
$52,909-34.5% vs US
±$1,946
Per capita income
$40,324-9.7% vs US
±$959
Population in poverty
25.5% ± 1.1 percentage points
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 31% below the U.S. median ($230,900 vs $332,700); median rent is 29% below ($1,001 vs $1,413); price-to-income ratio (4.4×) is roughly in line with the U.S. median (4.1×).
Median home value$230,900
US
Cincinnati: $230,900 — 31% below the US median of $332,700.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data; censored rows retained in the distribution
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,353/mo
US
Cincinnati: $1,353/mo — 26% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Same-period U.S. benchmarks: home value $332,700 ± $236; gross rent $1,413 ± $2. Comparison badges describe estimates and do not establish statistical significance.
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2025 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Cincinnati. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.9%
Cincinnati (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
164,751
2025 annual avg
Worked from home
15.0% ± 0.8 percentage points-1.0% vs US
share of workers 16+ working from home · U.S. share: 15.1% · ACS
County context — Cincinnati sits in Hamilton County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Hamilton County
14.2%
$73,166
4.6%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Cincinnati's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2025 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
94,895
$1,392 / wk
#2
Manufacturing (31-33)
47,918
$2,069 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
44,260
$506 / wk
#4
Retail trade (44-45)
38,928
$757 / wk
#5
Professional and technical services (54)
36,127
$2,213 / wk
What workers earn in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest tracked occupation in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro (30,950 jobs, median $29,720/yr).
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Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
30,950
$29,720
$14.29
Stockers and Order Fillers
26,870
$37,810
$18.18
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
22,910
$40,240
$19.35
Cashiers
19,580
$29,170
$14.03
Customer Service Representatives
19,410
$46,470
$22.34
Waiters and Waitresses
17,790
$36,530
$17.56
Office Clerks, General
16,750
$44,640
$21.46
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
29,330
$100,670
$48.40
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
28,670
$30,810
$14.81
Registered Nurses · benchmark
28,520
$83,650
$40.22
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
13,820
$60,590
$29.13
Software Developers · benchmark
9,900
$121,420
$58.37
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 4.6% below the U.S. average (RPP 95.4); rents run 12.4% below (RPP 87.6) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 95.4
US
Cincinnati's cost of living runs 4.6% below the U.S. average (RPP 95.4 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 95.4
−4.6% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,353/mo
FY2026 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
2.75%
2 brackets · TY2026
Four-person monthly spending scenario
$9,158/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax
One-person monthly spending scenario
$3,047/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources; excludes unverified local income tax
Local income tax
—
Unverified and excluded from the spending scenario; not a verified zero
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
7.0% ± 0.5 percentage points foreign-born (U.S. share 14.1%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (3.8% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Cincinnati's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
Hottest month: July (87°F avg high). Coldest: January (23°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 44.3 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Cincinnati from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 96.3/100 — Relatively High nationally; top hazard: Tornado (99.4).
Natural-hazard exposure for Cincinnati from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Hamilton County
96.3
Relatively High
Tornado 99.4 Very High · Heat Wave 98.9 Relatively High · Cold Wave 97.4 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Cincinnati?
12 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 99% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Cincinnati from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of December 31, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
12 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
10
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
98.7%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
98.7%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
172,200
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of December 31, 2025 · methodology →
How much crime is reported in Cincinnati?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 2,635 violent and 11,932 property offenses in the Cincinnati jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 845.6 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: Cincinnati — an FBI jurisdiction population of 311,599, versus the Census place population of 314,367. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
2,635
845.6
359.1
Property crime
11,932
3,829.3
1,760.1
▸Offense breakdown and 3-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
68
Rape
178
Robbery
722
Aggravated assault
1,667
Burglary
1,709
Larceny-theft
7,463
Motor vehicle theft
2,760
Arson (12-month reporters only)
0
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2022
841.9
3,750.6
307,761
2023
728.0
4,228.7
309,484
2024
845.6
3,829.3
311,599
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2022–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: Cincinnati · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
Cincinnati sits at state rank #3 among 924 cities in Ohio. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Santa Ana, CA · #65 · 315,586 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Greensboro, NC · #67 · 308,667 residents.
Quick travel facts for Cincinnati
Quick travel facts.
Elevation
761 ft · at city centroid, from USGS 3D Elevation Program
Nearest scheduled-service airport
Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field(LUK) · 5 mi 9 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Sep, Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS 3DEP · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (OurAirports type=large/medium and scheduled_service=yes; not an FAA service classification) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Cincinnati.
How many people live in Cincinnati, OH?
Cincinnati has 314,367 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #66 largest city in the United States and #3 in Ohio. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Cincinnati growing or shrinking?
Cincinnati has grown 1.5% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 4,778 residents. The most recent year ticked down slightly (−488 residents, −0.2% from 2024 to 2025). Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Cincinnati's population in the 2020 census?
The GEOID for Cincinnati is 3915000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
