COMMUNITY & HEALTH INDICATORS
For community & health indicators, the Cincinnati region median ranking is 10 of 20
INDICATOR OVERVIEW
- Median Household Income (2024): 11th best of 20
- Cost of Living Index (2024) : 10th best of 22
- Child Poverty Rate (2024): 14th best of 20
- Violent Crime per 1,000 people: 2nd best of 20
- Property Crime per 1,000 people: 3rd best of 20
- Educational Attainment (Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2024): 16th best of 20
- Degree Completions (2024): 5th best of 20
- Life Expectancy (Core County, 2025): 10th best of 20
- Food Insecurity (Core County, 2023): 11th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
Median Household Income
2024
Cincinnati Median Household Income:
$77,844
PEER RANK: 11th of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
Racial Income Gap
2024
Cincinnati Racial Income Gap
$36,294 Gap
PEER RANK: 7th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
Cost of Living Index
2024
Cincinnati Cost of Living INDEX
97.0
PEER RANK: 10th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
Child Poverty Rate
2024
Cincinnati Child poverty rate
14.9%
PEER RANK: 14th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
VIOLENT CRIME
PER 1k PEOPLE
Cincinnati Violent Crime
1.99
PEER RANK: 2nd best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
PROPERTY CRIME
PER 1K PEOPLE
Cincinnati PROPERTY CRIME
15.6
PEER RANK: 3rd best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2024
Cincinnati EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
37.1%
PEER RANK: 16th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
Racial Educational Attainment Gap
2024
Racial EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT GAP:
14.7 Percentage Points
PEER RANK: 5th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
DEGREE COMPLETIONS
2024
Cincinnati Bachelor’s DEGREE COMPLETIONS:
16,454
PEER RANK: 5th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
LIFE EXPECTANCY
CORE COUNTY 2025
Cincinnati LIFE EXPECTANCY:
75.5
PEER RANK: 10th best of 20
REGIONAL INDICATOR
FOOD INSECURITY
CORE COUNTY 2023
Cincinnati FOOD INSECURITY:
15.0%
PEER RANK: 11th best of 20
Food insecurity is defined as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. This indicator measures the percentage of households in each region who reported food insecurity at some point during the year.
All REGIONAL INDICATOR CATEGORIES
POPULATION INDICATORS
Indicators include:
Total Population
Population Growth
Prime Working Age Population
Gen Z Population
Millennial Population
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Indicators Include:
Gross Domestic Product
Fortune 500 Companies
Total Job Growth
Job Growth
Labor Force Participation Rate
Regional Exports
COMMUNITY & HEALTH INDICATORS
Indicators Include:
Median Household Income
Cost of Living Index
Child Poverty Rate
Violent Crime Rate
Property Crime Rate
Educational Attainment
Degree Completions
Life Expectancy
Food Insecurity
HOUSING & MIGRATION INDICATORS
Indicators Include:
Building Permits
Net Migration
Typical Home Value
Housing Permit Change
Median Gross Rent
Housing Cost Burden
INDUSTRY INDICATORS
Indicators Include:
Tech Jobs
Tech Job Growth
Manufacturing Jobs
Manufacturing Job Growth