City safety & data profile
CincinnatiOH
Cincinnati, OH is a 311K-resident city in Hamilton County with a median household income of $52,909.
Hamilton County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Cincinnati, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Cincinnati has a population larger than 99% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $230,900, and 13 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-08-10
- 311K
- Population (place)
- Top 1%
- By size
- $52,909
- Median income (place)
- $230,900
- Median home (place)
- 25.5%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Cincinnati
Cincinnati posts a median household income higher than 13% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 recent safety alert is on record and 13 hospitals serve the Cincinnati area.
- Bottom 14%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- safety alert on record
- 13
- hospitals in & near Cincinnati
Where Cincinnati income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$52,909 Bottom 13% higher than 13% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Cincinnati, OH beyond the headline numbers
Cincinnati sits inside Hamilton County, Ohio, at roughly 39.13°N, -84.51°W. Population 311,097, $52,909 median household income. Median home value $230,900, median rent $1,001. Poverty rate 25.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
13 hospitals in/around Cincinnati, 3.9/5 avg rating, 8 with an ER.
25.5% of Cincinnati, OH residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.
A median home in Cincinnati runs about 4.4 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.
15% of Cincinnati workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.3% in Cincinnati, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.
5.3% of Cincinnati workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Cincinnati's median age is 33.2 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Cincinnati from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Hamilton County): Cincinnati's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 25.5% +106% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 6.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 41.8% |
| Work From Home | 15% |
| Public Transit | 5.3% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 13 total
Alerts & News - Cincinnati Area 1
Frequently Asked Questions 6
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Safety Context
Cincinnati, OH is located in Hamilton County, Ohio. With a population of 311K and a $52,909 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 13 hospitals with an average rating of 3.9/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Cincinnati area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Ohio
Real-time AQI for every monitored Ohio location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Cincinnati's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Hamilton County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.