Toledo

Population: 268,461
Median household income: $47,532
Median home value: $107,000

Toledo, a community in Lucas County, Ohio, has 268,461 residents. At $47,532, its median household income sits below Lucas County's $60,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, Toledo's population declined 2.9% from 276,614 to 268,461, while its median home value rose 32.4% from $80,800 to $107,000.

Households average 2.21 people. The median gross rent is $880.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 268,461
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,532
Median home value: $107,000
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 133,195
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

276,614268,461

Median household income

$37,752$47,532

Median home value

$80,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$725$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	276,614	$37,752	$80,800	$725
2020	275,116	$39,155	$83,600	$737
2021	271,454	$41,671	$87,400	$781
2022	269,962	$45,405	$98,800	$854
2023	268,461	$47,532	$107,000	$880

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,419	6.5%
5 to 17	44,401	16.5%
18 to 24	27,151	10.1%
25 to 34	42,160	15.7%
35 to 44	32,234	12.0%
45 to 54	30,103	11.2%
55 to 64	33,475	12.5%
65 to 74	25,900	9.6%
75 and over	15,618	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	150,283	56.0%
Black or African American	75,896	28.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	166	0.1%
Asian	3,595	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.0%
Some other race	1,134	0.4%
Two or more races	13,330	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,022	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,481	12.0%
High school graduate	59,306	33.0%
Some college or associate's	61,063	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	24,654	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12,986	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	91,129	77.9%
Carpooled	13,057	11.2%
Public transit	1,597	1.4%
Walked	2,809	2.4%
Bicycle	305	0.3%
Worked from home	6,723	5.7%
Other means	1,412	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36,657	33.2%
15 to 29 min	55,118	50.0%
30 to 44 min	11,633	10.5%
45 to 59 min	3,201	2.9%
60+ min	3,700	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 24.5% (64,266 of 262,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	61,012	51.5%
Nonfamily households	57,496	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	118,508	89.0%
Vacant	14,687	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	62,502	52.7%
Renter-occupied	56,006	47.3%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87,181	65.5%
1-unit, attached	4,100	3.1%
2 to 4 units	12,391	9.3%
5 to 19 units	14,879	11.2%
20 or more units	11,723	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2,921	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3977000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 80 sq mi
Water area: 3.34 sq mi
Center point: 41.6641, -83.5819