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Cities in Ohio by households

Columbus, OH had the highest households of 176 cities in 2021, at 377,648. New Albany, OH had the lowest, at 3,258. The median was 7,910 and the figure for Ohio was 4.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest377,648Columbus, OH
Lowest3,258New Albany, OH
Median7,910176 cities
Ohio4,754,161History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Columbus, OH: 377,648 countColumbus, OH377,648Cleveland, OH: 168,196 countCleveland, OH168,196Cincinnati, OH: 139,791 countCincinnati, OH139,791Toledo, OH: 116,257 countToledo, OH116,257Akron, OH: 83,538 countAkron, OH83,538Dayton, OH: 56,572 countDayton, OH56,572Parma, OH: 34,110 countParma, OH34,110Canton, OH: 30,161 countCanton, OH30,161Lorain, OH: 26,622 countLorain, OH26,622Lakewood, OH: 26,274 countLakewood, OH26,274Youngstown, OH: 25,954 countYoungstown, OH25,954Kettering, OH: 25,887 countKettering, OH25,887Hamilton, OH: 24,457 countHamilton, OH24,457Springfield, OH: 24,001 countSpringfield, OH24,001Euclid, OH: 23,247 countEuclid, OH23,247Elyria, OH: 23,153 countElyria, OH23,153Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 23,122 countCuyahoga Falls, OH23,122Middletown, OH: 20,441 countMiddletown, OH20,441Newark, OH: 19,800 countNewark, OH19,800Mentor, OH: 19,675 countMentor, OH19,675Cleveland Heights, OH: 19,650 countCleveland Heights, OH19,650Beavercreek, OH: 18,914 countBeavercreek, OH18,914Strongsville, OH: 18,832 countStrongsville, OH18,832Mansfield, OH: 18,553 countMansfield, OH18,553Fairfield, OH: 18,342 countFairfield, OH18,342Findlay, OH: 17,550 countFindlay, OH17,550Dublin, OH: 17,344 countDublin, OH17,344Warren, OH: 16,817 countWarren, OH16,817Grove City, OH: 16,813 countGrove City, OH16,813Huber Heights, OH: 16,794 countHuber Heights, OH16,794Lancaster, OH: 16,494 countLancaster, OH16,494Reynoldsburg, OH: 15,904 countReynoldsburg, OH15,904Delaware, OH: 15,705 countDelaware, OH15,705Fairborn, OH: 15,501 countFairborn, OH15,501Westerville, OH: 14,797 countWesterville, OH14,797Westlake, OH: 14,446 countWestlake, OH14,446Stow, OH: 14,346 countStow, OH14,346Gahanna, OH: 14,304 countGahanna, OH14,304Upper Arlington, OH: 14,213 countUpper Arlington, OH14,213Brunswick, OH: 14,170 countBrunswick, OH14,170Columbus, OH: 377,648 countColumbus, OH377,648Cleveland, OH: 168,196 countCleveland, OH168,196Cincinnati, OH: 139,791 countCincinnati, OH139,791Toledo, OH: 116,257 countToledo, OH116,257Akron, OH: 83,538 countAkron, OH83,538Dayton, OH: 56,572 countDayton, OH56,572Parma, OH: 34,110 countParma, OH34,110Canton, OH: 30,161 countCanton, OH30,161Lorain, OH: 26,622 countLorain, OH26,622Lakewood, OH: 26,274 countLakewood, OH26,274Youngstown, OH: 25,954 countYoungstown, OH25,954Kettering, OH: 25,887 countKettering, OH25,887Hamilton, OH: 24,457 countHamilton, OH24,457Springfield, OH: 24,001 countSpringfield, OH24,001Euclid, OH: 23,247 countEuclid, OH23,247Elyria, OH: 23,153 countElyria, OH23,153Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 23,122 countCuyahoga Falls, OH23,122Middletown, OH: 20,441 countMiddletown, OH20,441Newark, OH: 19,800 countNewark, OH19,800Mentor, OH: 19,675 countMentor, OH19,675Cleveland Heights, OH: 19,650 countCleveland Heights, OH19,650Beavercreek, OH: 18,914 countBeavercreek, OH18,914Strongsville, OH: 18,832 countStrongsville, OH18,832Mansfield, OH: 18,553 countMansfield, OH18,553Fairfield, OH: 18,342 countFairfield, OH18,342Findlay, OH: 17,550 countFindlay, OH17,550Dublin, OH: 17,344 countDublin, OH17,344Warren, OH: 16,817 countWarren, OH16,817Grove City, OH: 16,813 countGrove City, OH16,813Huber Heights, OH: 16,794 countHuber Heights, OH16,794Lancaster, OH: 16,494 countLancaster, OH16,494Reynoldsburg, OH: 15,904 countReynoldsburg, OH15,904Delaware, OH: 15,705 countDelaware, OH15,705Fairborn, OH: 15,501 countFairborn, OH15,501Westerville, OH: 14,797 countWesterville, OH14,797Westlake, OH: 14,446 countWestlake, OH14,446Stow, OH: 14,346 countStow, OH14,346Gahanna, OH: 14,304 countGahanna, OH14,304Upper Arlington, OH: 14,213 countUpper Arlington, OH14,213Brunswick, OH: 14,170 countBrunswick, OH14,170
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Columbus, OH377,648
2Cleveland, OH168,196
3Cincinnati, OH139,791
4Toledo, OH116,257
5Akron, OH83,538
6Dayton, OH56,572
7Parma, OH34,110
8Canton, OH30,161
9Lorain, OH26,622
10Lakewood, OH26,274
11Youngstown, OH25,954
12Kettering, OH25,887
13Hamilton, OH24,457
14Springfield, OH24,001
15Euclid, OH23,247
16Elyria, OH23,153
17Cuyahoga Falls, OH23,122
18Middletown, OH20,441
19Newark, OH19,800
20Mentor, OH19,675
21Cleveland Heights, OH19,650
22Beavercreek, OH18,914
23Strongsville, OH18,832
24Mansfield, OH18,553
25Fairfield, OH18,342
26Findlay, OH17,550
27Dublin, OH17,344
28Warren, OH16,817
29Grove City, OH16,813
30Huber Heights, OH16,794
31Lancaster, OH16,494
32Reynoldsburg, OH15,904
33Delaware, OH15,705
34Fairborn, OH15,501
35Westerville, OH14,797
36Westlake, OH14,446
37Stow, OH14,346
38Gahanna, OH14,304
39Upper Arlington, OH14,213
40Brunswick, OH14,170
41Lima, OH14,156
42Massillon, OH14,084
43Hilliard, OH13,782
44North Royalton, OH13,507
45North Olmsted, OH13,289
46North Ridgeville, OH13,209
47Mason, OH12,648
48Shaker Heights, OH12,524
49Garfield Heights, OH12,282
50Marion, OH12,268
51Bowling Green, OH11,865
52Willoughby, OH11,322
53Sandusky, OH11,167
54Centerville, OH11,112
55Wooster, OH10,950
56Barberton, OH10,768
57Riverside, OH10,759
58Green, OH10,685
59Xenia, OH10,629
60Zanesville, OH10,422
61Kent, OH10,361
62Troy, OH10,359
63Medina, OH10,348
64Avon Lake, OH10,311
65Maple Heights, OH10,214
66Trotwood, OH10,212
67Perrysburg, OH10,139
68Wadsworth, OH10,127
69Mayfield Heights, OH9,983
70Rocky River, OH9,670
71Chillicothe, OH9,534
72Parma Heights, OH9,268
73Avon, OH9,137
74Marysville, OH8,769
75Piqua, OH8,725
76Solon, OH8,641
77South Euclid, OH8,632
78Norwood, OH8,543
79Alliance, OH8,424
80Sidney, OH8,393
81Niles, OH8,367
82Hudson, OH8,295
83Oregon, OH8,274
84Ashland, OH8,189
85Broadview Heights, OH8,110
86Eastlake, OH8,083
87New Philadelphia, OH8,009
88Lebanon, OH7,928
89North Canton, OH7,892
90Whitehall, OH7,870
91Twinsburg, OH7,858
92Painesville, OH7,687
93Brook Park, OH7,671
94Ashtabula, OH7,646
95Fairview Park, OH7,609
96Pickerington, OH7,585
97Forest Park, OH7,517
98Miamisburg, OH7,378
99Middleburg Heights, OH7,371
100Sylvania, OH7,348
101Tallmadge, OH7,346
102Norwalk, OH7,300
103Portsmouth, OH7,259
104Steubenville, OH7,231
105Tiffin, OH7,193
106Streetsboro, OH7,162
107Defiance, OH7,156
108Berea, OH6,978
109Mount Vernon, OH6,825
110Lyndhurst, OH6,760
111Athens, OH6,750
112Springboro, OH6,661
113East Cleveland, OH6,603
114Sharonville, OH6,593
115Pataskala, OH6,584
116Aurora, OH6,561
117Fremont, OH6,556
118Vandalia, OH6,407
119Oxford, OH6,170
120West Carrollton, OH6,109
121Willowick, OH6,084
122Bay Village, OH6,065
123Worthington, OH6,030
124Bedford, OH6,000
125Bedford Heights, OH5,963
126Greenville, OH5,958
127Maumee, OH5,955
128Warrensville Heights, OH5,951
129Washington Court House, OH5,872
130Bellefontaine, OH5,867
131Marietta, OH5,775
132Englewood, OH5,763
133Beachwood, OH5,644
134New Franklin, OH5,614
135Circleville, OH5,594
136Monroe, OH5,562
137Blue Ash, OH5,530
138Brecksville, OH5,456
139Wickliffe, OH5,391
140Clayton, OH5,308
141Salem, OH5,298
141Wilmington, OH5,298
143Bucyrus, OH5,225
144Fostoria, OH5,139
145Loveland, OH5,135
146Ravenna, OH5,096
147Dover, OH5,080
148Richmond Heights, OH4,966
149Reading, OH4,941
150Harrison, OH4,896
151University Heights, OH4,872
152Seven Hills, OH4,868
153Amherst, OH4,866
154Bexley, OH4,841
155Brooklyn, OH4,815
156Coshocton, OH4,740
157Macedonia, OH4,733
158Norton, OH4,713
159Urbana, OH4,703
160Franklin, OH4,643
161Powell, OH4,624
162Galion, OH4,576
163Conneaut, OH4,570
164London, OH4,491
165Celina, OH4,488
166Vermilion, OH4,464
167Van Wert, OH4,406
168Cambridge, OH4,384
169Ironton, OH4,370
170Tipp City, OH4,290
171Trenton, OH4,226
172Springdale, OH4,220
173Heath, OH4,125
174Montgomery, OH4,029
175Canal Winchester, OH3,449
176New Albany, OH3,258

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Ohio by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Columbus, OH, with 377,648 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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