Ohio History

Historical Statistics
Average Ohio household size has declined 27.4% since 1950, faster than U.S. average of 21.3%. While Ohio's population increased 43%, its households increased 92% between 1950 and 2000. During the 1950s, Ohio gained 1.8 million residents, growing 22 percent - compared to 19 percent for the nation.

Single-person households comprise 27.3% of all households - a marked increase from 12.1% in 1960. Married - couple - with - children families comprised 46% of households in 1960; 22.4% in 2000. Ohio's single mothers have increased by 2.5 times since 1960, to 536,878 in 2000. From 1960 to 2000, Ohio gained 1.6 million residents and experienced a growth rate much slower than the nation.

From April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007, Ohio's population grew 1.0 percent, while the nation's population grew 7.2 percent.


Two Ohio counties rank among the 100 fastest growing counties in the nation.
(counties with over 10,000 people)

1. Delaware County ranks 13th with a 43 percent increase in population from 2000 to 2006.
2. Warren County ranks 80th with a 27 percent increase.

Four out of five Ohioans live in a metropolitan area.

1. This ratio has been fairly constant over the course of the last several decades.
2. Just under half of all Ohioans live in the three largest metro areas: Cincinnati, Cleveland,
    and Columbus.
3. About a third live in the four northeast Ohio metro areas: Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Youngstown.
4. About one in five live in the two southwestern metro areas: Cincinnati and Dayton.