Cuyahoga County, Ohio

• White (non-Hispanic) 704,159 56.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87,528 7.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 354,721 28.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 41,070 3.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 50,980 4.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 787 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 266 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 6,362 0.5%

• Under 18 255,095 20.5%
• 18–24 102,465 8.2%
• 25–44 333,649 26.8%
• 45–64 311,846 25.0%
• 65 and over 242,818 19.5%

Median household income

$66,081

90% interval $64,566–$67,596

−$6,178 vs OH · 55th of 88

Below poverty line

14.9%

90% interval 13.9%–15.9%

+2.3 pp vs OH · 16th of 88

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.6%

−0.43 pp vs. state

County GDP

$135.9B

14.72% of state

Avg. annual pay

$77,273

Establishments

38,931

• Education & health services 192,586 27.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 124,120 17.9%
• Professional & business services 107,165 15.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 71,156 10.3%
• Manufacturing 63,799 9.2%
• Financial activities 46,139 6.7%
• Public administration 29,115 4.2%
• Construction 24,548 3.5%
• Other services 20,471 3.0%
• Information 13,020 1.9%
• Natural resources & mining 563 0.1%
• Unclassified 14 0.0%

Home ownership

59.4%

−7.8 pp vs OH · 86th of 88

Median gross rent

$1,060

+$26 vs OH · 15th of 88

Owner-occupied

329,173

Renter-occupied

225,378

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $118,762/yr) pays 3.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $39,418/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 18 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Democratic 376,384 65.4%
• Republican 195,164 33.9%
• Other / third-party 4,342 0.8%

• Spanish 52,012 4.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 18,624 1.6%
• Arabic 12,691 1.1%
• Chinese 8,670 0.7%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 4,693 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 3,854 0.3%
• Tagalog 2,543 0.2%
• Vietnamese 2,152 0.2%
• Korean 1,367 0.1%

Households

554,551

Family households

296,308

53.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

65,823

22.2% of families

Single-mother families

43,179

14.6% of families

Veterans

54,264

5.5% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 339,163 26.8%
• Evangelical Protestant 200,029 15.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 78,337 6.2%
• Mainline Protestant 69,649 5.5%
• Black Protestant 66,654 5.3%
• Orthodox 15,848 1.3%

Health insured

94.3%

±0.3 pp

Uninsured

5.7%

±0.3 pp

51st of 88

With a disability

15.6%

±0.3 pp

43rd of 88

Bachelor's or higher

36.5%

±0.5 pp

+5.0 pp vs OH · 8th of 88

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.9%

90% interval 7.4%–8.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

Judges

34 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)

Court seats

Cleveland

Traffic fatalities

118

11.91 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

111