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Cleveland, OH vs Cincinnati, OH

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- Cincinnati is 0% more densely populated than Cleveland.
- People are 16.1% more likely to be married in Cincinnati.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years younger in Cincinnati.
 Cleveland, OHCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock308,664329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.738.4
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 Population - 2010396,095  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock331,285285,036,114
 Population - 1990505,616  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-8.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-25.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,961.693.4
 Land Area77.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cleveland, OHCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Cleveland, OHCincinnati, OHUnited States
 White34.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock40.0%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cleveland, OHCincinnati, OHUnited States
 Married Population26.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.7%50.2%
 Never Married53.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.112.60
 Households168,196  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock62,65280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households91,098  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children21.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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