Ohio County Profiles
Prepared by the Office of Policy, Research and Strategic Planning
Cuyahoga County
Established: Act - June 7, 1807
2010 Population: 1,280,122
Land Area: 458.3 square miles
County Seat: Cleveland City
Named for: Native American word meaning "crooked"
Taxes
Taxable value of real property $30,479,172,890
Residential $22,062,470,260
Agriculture $8,402,220
Industrial $1,280,053,780
Commercial $7,126,064,610
Mineral $2,182,020
Ohio income tax liability $1,014,639,264
Average per return $1,719.86
Land Use/Land Cover Percent
Urban (Residential/Commercial/Industrial/
Transportation and Urban Grasses) 66.85%
Cropland 0.99%
Pasture 0.03%
Forest 30.95%
Open Water 0.65%
Wetlands (Wooded/Herbaceous) 0.37%
Bare/Mines 0.17%
Largest Places Census 2010 Census 2000
Cleveland city 396,815 478,403
Parma city 81,601 85,655
Lakewood city 52,131 56,646
Euclid city 48,920 52,717
Cleveland Heights city 46,121 49,958
Strongsville city 44,750 43,858
Westlake city 32,729 31,719
North Olmsted city 32,718 34,113
North Royalton city 30,444 28,648
Garfield Heights city 28,849 30,734
Total Population 2,000,000
Census
1800 1880 196,943 1950 1,389,532
1,500,000
1810 1,459 1890 309,970 1960 1,647,895
1820 6,328 1900 439,120 1970 1,721,300
1830 10,373 1910 637,425 1980 1,498,400 1,000,000
1840 26,506 1920 943,495 1990 1,412,140
1850 48,099 1930 1,201,455 2000 1,393,978
1860 78,033 1940 1,217,250 2010 1,280,122 500,000
1870 132,010
Projected
2020 1,301,870 0
2030 1,274,020 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Cuyahoga County
Population by Race Number Percent Population by Age Number Percent
ACS Total Population 1,296,287 100.0% ACS Total Population 1,296,287 100.0%
White 853,697 65.9% Under 5 years 80,846 6.2%
African-American 373,442 28.8% 5 to 17 years 225,273 17.4%
Native American 2,445 0.2% 18 to 24 years 111,438 8.6%
Asian 30,228 2.3% 25 to 44 years 335,462 25.9%
Pacific Islander 169 0.0% 45 to 64 years 346,775 26.8%
Other 18,148 1.4% 65 years and more 196,493 15.2%
Two or More Races 18,158 1.4% Median Age 39.2
Hispanic (may be of any race) 55,305 4.3%
Total Minority 473,297 36.5%
Family Type by Presence of
Own Children Under 18 Number Percent
Educational Attainment Number Percent Total Families 322,396 100.0%
Persons 25 years and over 878,730 100.0%
Married-couple families
No high school diploma 127,072 14.5% with own children 86,111 26.7%
High school graduate 270,609 30.8% Male householder, no wife
Some college, no degree 182,845 20.8% present, with own children 10,091 3.1%
Associate degree 57,022 6.5% Female householder, no husband
Bachelor's degree 144,294 16.4% present, with own children 51,319 15.9%
Master's degree or higher 96,888 11.0% Families with no own children 174,875 54.2%
Family Type by
Poverty Status of Families
Employment Status Number Percent
Total Families 322,396 100.0%
By Family Type by Presence
Married couple, husband and
Of Related Children Number Percent
wife in labor force 117,464 36.4% Total Families 322,396 100.0%
Married couple, husband in Family income above poverty level 281,590 87.3%
labor force, wife not 40,839 12.7% Family income below poverty level 40,806 12.7%
Married couple, wife in labor Married couple,
force, husband not 16,205 5.0% with related children 5,148 12.6%
Married couple, husband and Male householder, no wife
wife not in labor force 38,313 11.9% present, with related children 2,499 6.1%
Male householder, Female householder, no husband
in labor force 16,817 5.2% present, with related children 24,617 60.3%
Male householder, Families with no related children 8,542 20.9%
not in labor force 5,674 1.8%
Female householder,
in labor force 61,645 19.1%
Female householder,
Ratio of Income
not in labor force 25,439 7.9% To Poverty Level Number Percent
Population for whom poverty status
is determined 1,269,094 100.0%
Household Income Number Percent Below 50% of poverty level 96,944 7.6%
Total Households 542,058 100.0% 50% to 99% of poverty level 111,786 8.8%
Less than $10,000 58,635 10.8% 100% to 149% of poverty level 113,202 8.9%
$10,000 to $19,999 72,322 13.3% 150% to 199% of poverty level 108,154 8.5%
$20,000 to $29,999 64,975 12.0% 200% of poverty level or more 839,008 66.1%
$30,000 to $39,999 58,160 10.7%
$40,000 to $49,999 51,968 9.6%
$50,000 to $59,999 42,594 7.9% Geographical Mobility Number Percent
$60,000 to $74,999 50,604 9.3% Population aged 1 year and older 1,281,269 100.0%
$75,000 to $99,999 57,567 10.6%
$100,000 to $149,999 53,119 9.8% Same house as previous year 1,086,308 84.8%
$150,000 to $199,999 16,001 3.0% Different house, same county 149,094 11.6%
$200,000 or more 16,113 3.0% Different county, same state 21,986 1.7%
Different state 18,344 1.4%
Median household income $43,145 Abroad 5,537 0.4%
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Cuyahoga County
Travel Time To Work Number Percent Gross Rent Number Percent
Workers 16 years and over 560,328 100.0% Specified renter-occupied housing units 204,084 100.0%
Less than 15 minutes 139,433 24.9% Less than $100 2,628 1.3%
15 to 29 minutes 242,961 43.4% $100 to $199 8,146 4.0%
30 to 44 minutes 122,938 21.9% $200 to $299 6,664 3.3%
45 to 59 minutes 31,111 5.6% $300 to $399 7,274 3.6%
60 minutes or more 23,885 4.3% $400 to $499 16,602 8.1%
Mean travel time 23.5 minutes $500 to $599 28,868 14.1%
$600 to $699 32,569 16.0%
$700 to $799 27,956 13.7%
Housing Units Number Percent $800 to $899 19,308 9.5%
Total housing units 621,092 100.0% $900 to $999 14,347 7.0%
Occupied housing units 542,058 87.3% $1,000 to $1,499 25,915 12.7%
Owner occupied 337,974 62.4% $1,500 or more 5,598 2.7%
Renter occupied 204,084 37.6% No cash rent 8,209 4.0%
Vacant housing units 79,034 12.7% Median gross rent $685
Median gross rent as a percentage
Year Structure Built of household income 31.1
Number Percent
Total housing units 621,092 100.0%
Built 2005 or later 5,688 0.9% Selected Monthly Owner
Built 2000 to 2004 15,852 2.6%
Built 1990 to 1999 31,297 5.0%
Costs for Specified Owner-
Built 1980 to 1989 32,380 5.2% Occupied Housing Units Number Percent
Built 1970 to 1979 58,671 9.4% Specified owner-occupied housing units
Built 1960 to 1969 80,319 12.9% with a mortgage 231,872 100.0%
Built 1950 to 1959 126,706 20.4% Less than $400 2,156 0.9%
Built 1940 to 1949 66,181 10.7% $400 to $599 6,627 2.9%
Built 1939 or earlier 203,998 32.8% $600 to $799 16,321 7.0%
Median year built 1953 $800 to $999 29,132 12.6%
$1,000 to $1,249 45,720 19.7%
$1,250 to $1,499 41,054 17.7%
Value for Specified Owner- $1,500 to $1,999 49,175 21.2%
Occupied Housing Units $2,000 to $2,999 30,309 13.1%
Number Percent
Specified owner-occupied housing units 337,974 100.0% $3,000 or more 11,378 4.9%
Less than $20,000 4,265 1.3% Median monthly owners cost $1,347
$20,000 to $39,999 6,258 1.9% Median monthly owners cost as a
$40,000 to $59,999 12,881 3.8% percentage of household income 25.0
$60,000 to $79,999 25,590 7.6%
$80,000 to $99,999 44,041 13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999 54,242 16.0% Vital Statistics Number Rate
$125,000 to $149,999 49,946 14.8% Births / rate per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 16,249 65.9
$150,000 to $199,999 62,063 18.4% Teen births / rate per 1,000 females 15-19 2,029 45.2
$200,000 to $299,999 45,961 13.6% Deaths / rate per 100,000 population 13,756 1,061.5
$300,000 to $499,999 23,365 6.9% Marriages / rate per 1,000 population 6,805 5.2
$500,000 to $999,999 7,754 2.3% Divorces / rate per 1,000 population 4,071 3.1
$1,000,000 or more 1,608 0.5%
Median value $135,900
Migration
In-migrants Out-migrants
House Heating Fuel Number Percent
Occupied housing units 542,058 100.0% 45,000
Utility gas 469,720 86.7% p
e 40,000
Bottled, tank or LP gas 4,900 0.9%
r
Electricity 57,700 10.6% s 35,000
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2,197 0.4% o
Coal, coke or wood 813 0.1% n 30,000
Solar energy or other fuel 4,534 0.8% s
25,000
No fuel used 2,194 0.4%
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Cuyahoga County
Agriculture Communications
Land in farms (acres) 3,000 Television stations 8
Number of farms 120 Radio stations 26
Average size (acres) 25 Daily newspapers 2
Total cash receipts $9,260,000 Circulation 896,510
Per farm $77,168
Crime
Education Total crimes reported in Uniform Crime Report 44,128
Public schools 373
Students (Average Daily Membership) 178,862
Expenditures per student $12,855
Student-teacher ratio 19.1
Finance
Graduation rate 71.4 FDIC insured financial institutions (HQs) 9
Teachers (Full Time Equivalent) 12,057.5 Assets (000) $104,078,819
Branch offices 372
Non-public schools 149 Institutions represented 28
Students 41,345
4-year public universites 1
Branches 0 Transfer Payments
2-year public colleges 1 Total transfer payments $9,983,544,000
Private universities and colleges 5 Payments to individuals $9,766,713,000
Public libraries (Main / Branches) 9 / 64 Retirement and disability $3,287,131,000
Medical payments $4,614,906,000
Income maintenance (Supplemental SSI,
Transportation family assistance, food stamps, etc) $1,063,578,000
Registered motor vehicles 1,058,471 Unemployment benefits $226,764,000
Passenger cars 869,877 Veterans benefits $151,857,000
Noncommercial trucks 69,654 Federal education and training assistance $263,741,000
Total license revenue $25,435,480.00 Other payments to individuals $158,736,000
Interstate highway miles 132.00 Total personal income $53,946,514,000
Turnpike miles 18.83 Depedency ratio 18.5%
U.S. highway miles 107.12
State highway miles 232.49
County, township, and municipal road miles 4,306.55 Federal Expenditures
Commercial airports 3 Direct expenditures or obligations $12,398,292,456
Retirement and disability $3,835,950,979
Other direct payments $3,722,160,046
Voting Grant awards $2,773,757,432
Number of precincts 1,068 Highway planning and construction $115,756,473
Number of registered voters 978,267 Temporary assistance to needy families $89,382,476
Voted in 2010 election 432,034 Medical assistance program $1,379,990,862
Percent turnout 44.2% Procurement contract awards $834,611,809
Dept. of Defense $301,713,915
Salary and wages $1,231,812,190
Health Care Dept. of Defense $116,537,000
Physicians (MDs & DOs) 6,202 Other federal assistance $1,148,044,787
Registered hospitals 17 Direct loans $42,337,357
Number of beds 7,934 Guaranteed loans $767,154,314
Insurance $338,553,116
Licensed nursing homes 102
Number of beds 12,362
Licensed residential care 66 Per Capita Personal Income
Number of beds 5,768
Adults with employer-based insurance 60.3% $45,000
Children with employer-based insurance 60.3% $40,000 $42,051
$35,000
State Parks, Forests, Nature Preserves,
$30,000 $31,347
And Wildlife Areas
Areas/Facilities 1 $25,000
Acreage 13.47 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Cuyahoga County
Civilian Labor Force 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Civilian labor force 663,700 657,400 653,700 652,900 639,900
Employed 624,200 620,200 613,300 606,800 581,200
Unemployed 39,500 37,200 40,400 46,100 58,800
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.7 6.2 7.1 9.2
Establishments, Employment, and Wages by Sector: 2008
Number of Average Total Average
Industrial Sector Establishments Employment Wages Weekly Wage
Private Sector 36,633 631,666 $28,805,271,365 $877
Goods-Producing 4,967 103,395 $5,637,450,597 $1,049
Natural Resources and Mining 42 585 $23,899,718 $786
Constuction 2,536 22,995 $1,190,800,409 $996
Manufacturing 2,390 79,815 $4,422,750,470 $1,066
Service-Providing 31,666 528,271 $23,167,820,768 $843
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 8,729 128,958 $5,152,335,885 $768
Information 600 15,173 $917,115,928 $1,162
Financial Services 4,271 57,110 $3,607,756,357 $1,215
Professional and Business Services 7,241 108,763 $6,034,633,680 $1,067
Education and Health Services 4,013 134,757 $5,512,696,665 $787
Leisure and Hospitality 3,314 61,635 $1,325,897,858 $414
Other Services 3,345 21,690 $612,542,476 $543
Federal Government 16,787 $1,132,429,163 $1,297
State Government 4,908 $277,087,971 $1,086
Local Government 78,513 $3,616,731,240 $886
Private Sector total includes Unclassified establishments not shown.
Change Since 2003
Private Sector -2.6% -4.3% 12.2% 17.2%
Goods-Producing -11.8% -12.4% 1.0% 15.3%
Natural Resources and Mining -6.7% -21.5% 9.0% 38.9%
Construction -11.1% -10.2% 5.8% 17.9%
Manufacturing -12.6% -12.9% -0.3% 14.6%
Service-Producing -0.9% -2.5% 15.3% 18.2%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities -4.7% -8.7% 2.9% 12.6%
Information -1.5% -13.2% 2.8% 18.3%
Financial Services 3.6% -16.9% 1.3% 21.9%
Professional and Business Services -0.1% 5.2% 35.0% 28.4%
Education and Health Services 5.6% 8.8% 24.4% 14.4%
Leisure and Hospitality 1.7% -2.4% 17.7% 20.7%
Other Services -7.3% -8.9% 3.1% 13.1%
Federal Government 1.8% 16.1% 14.1%
State Government -2.6% 7.4% 10.3%
Local Government -3.0% 12.6% 16.1%
Business Numbers 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Major Employers
Business starts 2,775 2,870 3,149 2,494 2,395 American Greetings Corp Mfg
Case Western Reserve University Serv
Active businesses 30,075 30,064 29,725 27,929 27,166
Cleveland Clinic Health System Serv
Continental Airlines Trans
Eaton Corp Mfg
Ford Motor Co Mfg
Residential KeyCorp Fin
Construction Lincoln Electric Holding Inc Mfg
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Parker Hannifin Corp Mfg
Total units 1,993 1,487 1,046 742 503 PNC Financial Services Group Fin
Total valuation (000) $414,561 $297,521 $227,043 $134,600 $97,172 Progressive Corp Ins
Total single-unit bldgs 1,748 1,246 922 542 462 Sherwin-Williams Co Mfg
Average cost per unit $224,833 $222,858 $233,030 $220,555 $200,590 University Hospitals Health System Serv
Total multi-unit bldg units 245 241 124 200 41
Average cost per unit $87,971 $82,325 $98,302 $75,294 $109,747