State profile · OH

Largest Cities in Ohio

Name: Ohio Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 1,196 tracked cities and towns in Ohio, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

1,196
Cities: 8.3M
Combined city pop.: $72,173
Avg median income: 9.5%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Columbus is the largest of 1,196 tracked cities in Ohio, which ranks #25 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Columbus
largest tracked city (906,480 people): #25
national rank, avg median income: 1,196
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

84% of Ohio's 1,196 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

1,010
10K-99K

180
100K-999K

6

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Ohio coverage, with 1,010 of 1,196 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Ohio is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Ohio's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Columbus

906,480
Cleveland

367,523
Cincinnati

309,595
Toledo

268,461
Akron

189,526
Dayton

136,741
Parma

80,131
Canton

70,105
Lorain

65,207
Hamilton

63,124
Youngstown

59,605
Springfield

58,410

What this shows Columbus, OH is the most populous city profiled in Ohio; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 1,196-row record is available as a CSV.

How Ohio ranks nationally

Avg median income

$72,173

#25 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$176,648

#37 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

9.5%

#28 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

1,196

#6 of 52 · most tracked cities

Ohio ranks #25 of 52 nationally on average median income and #28 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Ohio's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$176,648 Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in Ohio

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 1,196 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Columbus	906,480	$65,327	$234,500	13.5%
2	Cleveland	367,523	$39,187	$94,100	25.2%
3	Cincinnati	309,595	$51,707	$215,300	18.4%
4	Toledo	268,461	$47,532	$107,000	19.1%
5	Akron	189,526	$48,544	$111,200	17.6%
6	Dayton	136,741	$43,454	$93,200	20.9%
7	Parma	80,131	$67,425	$157,600	6.3%
8	Canton	70,105	$39,754	$94,400	23.6%
9	Lorain	65,207	$45,799	$123,500	21.0%
10	Hamilton	63,124	$54,293	$152,300	14.5%
11	Youngstown	59,605	$34,746	$58,400	30.9%
12	Springfield	58,410	$45,883	$107,600	17.3%
13	Kettering	57,442	$71,619	$192,500	6.2%
14	Elyria	52,833	$53,204	$142,800	15.0%
15	Cuyahoga Falls	50,864	$70,645	$174,700	7.1%
16	Middletown	50,607	$54,985	$148,300	15.1%
17	Newark	50,393	$58,920	$174,100	11.8%
18	Lakewood	50,229	$65,925	$241,500	6.1%
19	Dublin	49,031	$155,282	$514,900	1.3%
20	Euclid	48,991	$48,696	$114,700	14.8%
21	Mansfield	47,686	$42,605	$110,600	21.1%
22	Mentor	47,215	$89,202	$229,500	3.4%
23	Beavercreek	46,787	$110,064	$261,200	4.3%
24	Strongsville	46,022	$102,574	$279,600	3.7%
25	Cleveland Heights	44,694	$72,302	$176,700	8.5%
26	Fairfield	44,597	$70,166	$218,100	7.3%
27	Huber Heights	43,266	$76,551	$161,900	6.2%
28	Delaware	43,168	$92,928	$279,400	5.9%
29	Grove City	41,831	$90,888	$283,300	5.1%
30	Reynoldsburg	41,032	$71,381	$230,300	8.0%
31	Lancaster	40,902	$54,901	$180,200	10.5%
32	Findlay	40,280	$57,344	$183,300	8.4%
33	Warren	39,057	$36,955	$80,100	27.1%
34	Westerville	38,543	$107,054	$343,200	3.1%
35	Hilliard	36,560	$122,864	$360,000	3.0%
36	Upper Arlington	36,319	$150,993	$568,200	1.4%
37	North Ridgeville	36,043	$94,234	$254,700	3.6%
38	Marion	35,771	$45,829	$105,900	15.9%
39	Gahanna	35,438	$106,004	$322,300	4.4%
40	Lima	35,304	$43,370	$95,900	21.2%
41	Brunswick	35,284	$85,313	$233,300	4.0%
42	Mason	35,148	$124,407	$397,900	3.4%
43	Fairborn	34,506	$55,966	$169,600	10.4%
44	Stow	34,317	$91,933	$238,000	4.4%
45	Westlake	34,036	$110,101	$336,100	3.9%
46	Massillon	32,177	$55,308	$138,800	9.2%
47	North Olmsted	32,031	$85,435	$202,400	7.1%
48	North Royalton	31,013	$81,810	$276,300	3.3%
49	Austintown	30,215	$50,855	$133,000	13.8%
50	Bowling Green	30,051	$46,719	$217,300	12.9%
51	Garfield Heights	29,369	$52,006	$100,000	18.1%
52	Shaker Heights	29,004	$97,721	$288,000	5.2%
53	Green	27,381	$92,653	$269,400	5.9%
54	Kent	27,190	$42,524	$210,700	15.0%
55	Wooster	27,012	$65,888	$198,400	5.0%
56	Troy	26,716	$70,450	$199,400	8.5%
57	Marysville	26,540	$92,490	$271,000	5.7%
58	Medina	26,040	$76,099	$231,700	6.4%
59	Xenia	25,555	$54,616	$147,300	13.1%
60	Avon Lake	25,456	$110,174	$337,200	2.3%
61	Avon	25,082	$126,618	$377,100	2.1%
62	Perrysburg	25,065	$105,226	$306,500	0.8%
63	Barberton	24,977	$48,943	$120,100	13.1%
64	Centerville	24,815	$81,500	$262,300	8.3%
65	Sandusky	24,748	$47,827	$104,800	19.2%
66	Zanesville	24,726	$39,085	$106,900	23.3%
67	Riverside	24,432	$59,271	$139,100	13.8%
68	Wadsworth	24,302	$77,581	$235,600	4.2%
69	Solon	23,970	$135,180	$375,700	3.4%
70	Willoughby	23,934	$70,884	$206,200	5.9%
71	Pickerington	23,828	$116,645	$309,700	1.6%
72	Maple Heights	23,350	$52,823	$89,600	21.0%
73	Athens	23,211	$37,059	$242,200	10.8%
74	Trotwood	23,041	$49,082	$99,500	16.6%
75	Hudson	23,007	$180,931	$444,800	2.0%
76	Oxford	22,069	$42,147	$232,200	10.4%
77	Chillicothe	21,958	$49,193	$145,900	13.3%
78	South Euclid	21,606	$78,782	$134,800	5.2%
79	Alliance	21,574	$54,608	$113,300	17.9%
80	Rocky River	21,490	$93,956	$327,600	2.1%
81	Lebanon	21,216	$78,598	$257,100	4.4%
82	Parma Heights	20,616	$59,218	$165,800	13.7%
83	Piqua	20,533	$63,770	$124,900	10.5%
84	Sidney	20,457	$59,560	$159,300	9.9%
85	Painesville	20,453	$50,455	$151,400	18.9%
86	Mayfield Heights	20,082	$62,511	$187,600	4.9%
87	Forest Park	19,994	$67,201	$163,200	6.2%
88	Whitehall	19,974	$50,812	$138,700	14.5%
89	Miamisburg	19,859	$82,095	$203,700	5.5%
90	Oregon	19,821	$82,467	$191,300	4.9%
91	Broadview Heights	19,768	$99,431	$292,500	1.7%
92	Springboro	19,577	$112,872	$330,300	2.0%
93	Twinsburg	19,346	$95,097	$288,700	3.0%
94	Sylvania	19,038	$95,610	$233,700	3.7%
95	Norwood	19,023	$64,724	$228,300	8.5%
96	Ashland	19,008	$57,310	$146,100	9.0%
97	White Oak	18,845	$71,789	$190,900	6.2%
98	Tallmadge	18,394	$91,273	$226,400	3.1%
99	Brook Park	18,359	$67,178	$158,300	7.1%
100	Berea	18,330	$71,896	$187,600	4.8%

What to do with Ohio's city data

1,196 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Columbus is Ohio's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major OH metro. Columbus profile
2 tracked cities in Ohio sit at the Census ACS top-code of $250,000 or more, so no single city can be named the highest-income. Browse the city table by income column instead of trusting a single crown. All Ohio cities
See how Ohio's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 1,196 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Ohio on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 8,319,672.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $72,173. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Ohio?

PlainCities profiles 1,196 cities and towns in Ohio, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Ohio?

Columbus is the largest tracked city in Ohio, with a population of 906,480.

What is the average household income in Ohio?

Across the 1,196 tracked cities in Ohio, the average median household income is $72,173. Individual cities vary widely - 2 tracked cities in Ohio sit at the Census ACS top-code of $250,000 or more, so no single city can be named the highest-income.

What is the average poverty rate in Ohio?

The average poverty rate across Ohio's tracked cities is 9.5%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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