45209 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 45209, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

45209 is a zip code in Hamilton County, Ohio, which covers Cincinnati and Norwood, with a total population of 10,692 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 45209 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 45209.

The estimated population of people living in 45209 is 10,692, with a median age of 32.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 45209 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
10,692
 -2.54% +2.09%
2020
10,971
 -2.26% -
2019
11,225
+1.29%
-
2018
11,082
+5.81%
-
2017
10,473
 - -

Population of 45209 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 45209 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
81.5%
80.9%
 +0.74%
Black/African American
9.1%
10.3%
 -11.65%
Native
0%
0.2%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
4.4%
3.4%
 +29.41%
Asian
3.8%
3.2%
 +18.75%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
0.9%
1.8%
 -50.00%
Other
0.3%
0.2%
 +50.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 45209 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 45209 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 45209 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 45209 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 32 +0.63% 32.7 -0.3% 31.4 +2.28%
2020 31.8 +0.63% 32.8 +3.14% 30.7 -1.6%
2019 31.6 +0.32% 31.8 +0.32% 31.2 +0.32%
2018 31.5 +1.61% 31.7 +1.93% 31.1 +0.97%
2017 31 - 31.1 - 30.8 -

The median age of the 45209 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 45209 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 374 +9.47% 298 0.28% 407 291
10 to 19 390 -13.65% 242 -4.93% 303 230
20 to 29 1,611 -18.44% 1,923 +3.75% 1,294 1,990
30 to 39 1,059 +31.11% 899 +31.43% 1,423 1,211
40 to 49 537 -21.94% 544 -25.09% 416 409
50 to 59 500 -4.17% 383 -7.72% 469 354
60 to 69 486 +45.45% 464 +32.02% 646 624
70+ 213 -29.18% 550 -9.06% 153 472

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 45209 zip code is $77,845.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 45209.

  • Under 25
    $63,750.00
  • 25 to 44
    $99,889.00
  • 45 to 64
    $71,563.00
  • 65 and over
    $37,500.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 45209 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 45209, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 45209 is currently $98,336.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

10.07% of households in 45209 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 45209 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    11.90%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    19.53%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.55%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.54%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.74%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.68%
  • $200,000 or more
    10.07%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 45209 is $56,860.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 45209 by the total population of 45209.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 45209 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 45209 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    26.28%
  • Bachelor's degree
    58.62%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    4.59%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    10.02%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.50%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 45209 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 45209 zip over the age of 16 is 9,730.

Of those people, a total of 81.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 45209 is 78.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 45209 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 269 58.00% 10.90%
20 to 24 years 917 95.70% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 2,367 95.70% 2.20%
30 to 34 years 1,758 96.60% 2.20%
35 to 44 years 1,373 95.60% 4.10%
45 to 54 years 758 88.90% 9.30%
55 to 59 years 393 76.30% 3.00%
60 to 64 years 849 43.50% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 615 30.40% 0.00%
75 years and over 431 12.50% 20.40%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 45209. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 8,113 81.90% 2.40%
Black or African American 876 70.40% 3.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native 22 45.50% 0.00%
Asian 386 94.00% 2.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 73 100.00% 12.30%
Two or more races 260 71.50% 21.00%
Hispanic or Latino 361 84.20% 15.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,008 81.70% 2.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 45209 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 45209 is 7,643, with median earnings of $57,761.00.

Women in 45209 are earning approximately 86.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,643 $57,761.00
Male 3,681 $63,865.00
Female 3,962 $54,986.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 45209 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,246 $69,242.00
Business and Financial 1,167 $65,792.00
Computer and Mathematical 314 $91,087.00
Architecture and Engineering 339 $91,917.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 83 $64,125.00
Community and Social Service 125 $48,910.00
Legal 120 $73,750.00
Educational and Library 488 $41,371.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 253 $69,350.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,342 $63,491.00
Healthcare Support 88 $33,673.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 13 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 132 $32,500.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 79 $9,528.00
Personal Care and Service 170 $26,019.00
Sales 704 $55,679.00
Office and Administrative Support 499 $34,718.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 116 $38,991.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 15 $0.00
Production 139 $34,485.00
Transportation and Material Moving 24 $40,000.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 45209 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 45209.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 787 $88,125.00 459 $55,344.00
Business and Financial 641 $62,933.00 526 $68,836.00
Computer and Mathematical 206 $97,885.00 108 $39,375.00
Architecture and Engineering 238 $84,286.00 101 $92,250.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 73 $64,875.00 10 $0.00
Community and Social Service 14 $0.00 111 $49,282.00
Legal 82 $104,667.00 38 $67,679.00
Educational and Library 91 $63,229.00 397 $40,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 117 $76,228.00 136 $66,250.00
Healthcare Practitioners 441 $63,550.00 901 $63,474.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 88 $33,673.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 13 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 49 $21,354.00 83 $42,772.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 79 $9,528.00 0 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 18 $0.00 152 $26,852.00
Sales 255 $85,104.00 449 $52,893.00
Office and Administrative Support 170 $31,364.00 329 $37,011.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 116 $38,991.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 15 $0.00 0 $0.00
Production 102 $51,111.00 37 $22,917.00
Transportation and Material Moving 24 $40,000.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 6,078 households in 45209, with an average household size of 1.72 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,769 families living in the 45209 zip code with an average family size of 2.73 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 45209:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,455 97 217 4,309
Average Household Size 2.78 2.55 2.81 1.29
Total Families 1,455 97 217 0
Average Household Size 2.78 2.26 2.58 0

Poverty

Of the 1,769 families living in 45209, 1.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 45209:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 6,586 housing units in 45209.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 6,078 92.29%
Vacant 508 7.71%

56.59% of the total 6,586 housing units in 45209 are rental units. This is approximately 3,727 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 2,319 are occupied by the owner - or 35.21% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 45209 is $1,046.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 45209 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    32
  • Less than $500
    181
  • $500 to $999
    1,583
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,012
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    644
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    291
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    16
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 45209 is $295,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 45209 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    21
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    63
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    106
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    294
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    719
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,007
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    83
  • $1,000,000 or more
    26

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 45209. The chart below shows the number of properties in 45209 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    3,056
  • 1940 to 1949
    391
  • 1950 to 1959
    506
  • 1960 to 1969
    642
  • 1970 to 1979
    303
  • 1980 to 1989
    388
  • 1990 to 1999
    272
  • 2000 to 2009
    352
  • 2010 to 2013
    676
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 45209 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    357
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,058
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,186
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    477

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 45209 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 45209 that commute to work in a particular way.

20.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 45209.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    267
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    468
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,033
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,635
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,086
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    569
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    962
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    111
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    160
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    209
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    61
  • 90 or more minutes
    67

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 45209 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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