Cuyahoga County, OH Population

Overview

1.26 million

Total Population

40.3

Median age

52.02%

Female population %

92.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

54.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

80,052

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cuyahoga County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cuyahoga County is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cuyahoga County's population under 18 was 20.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cuyahoga County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cuyahoga County, 17.18% were under the age of 15, 19.58% aged 15 to 29, 45.12% aged 30 to 64, 15.67% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 51,073 more females than males in Cuyahoga County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.02% females and 47.98% males in Cuyahoga County, OH.
The Cuyahoga County, OH gender ratio is 92.2:100 i.e. 92.2 men to 100 women (0.922).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 44,944.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 47,336.

Cuyahoga County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cuyahoga County population: 60.62% are White, 29.15% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.13% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.86% are some other race and 4.98% are multiracial.
Cuyahoga County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 80,052 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.18 million (93.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cuyahoga County is White with a population of 766,091 (60.62% of the total population).

Cuyahoga County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,392,094 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cuyahoga County's population decreased by 113,991 (8.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cuyahoga County's population decreased by 15,580 (1.22%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cuyahoga County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,235,574.