45237 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 45237, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

45237 is a zip code in Hamilton County, Ohio, which covers Amberley, Cincinnati, Golf Manor, Reading, Springfield, and Sycamore, with a total population of 21,669 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 45237 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 45237.

The estimated population of people living in 45237 is 21,669, with a median age of 40.1.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 45237 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
21,669
 -1.97% +7.45%
2020
22,104
+5.8%
-
2019
20,892
+3.46%
-
2018
20,193
+0.13%
-
2017
20,167
 - -

Population of 45237 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 45237 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
23.6%
21.9%
 +7.76%
Black/African American
69.2%
72.5%
 -4.55%
Native
0%
0.3%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
1.9%
1.6%
 +18.75%
Asian
2%
1.4%
 +42.86%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.1%
2.5%
 +24.00%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 45237 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 45237 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 45237 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 45237 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40.1 +0.25% 35.9 +3.46% 42.9 -5.09%
2020 40 -0.99% 34.7 -6.47% 45.2 +0.22%
2019 40.4 -4.94% 37.1 +2.77% 45.1 -6.24%
2018 42.5 +0.24% 36.1 -1.37% 48.1 +1.91%
2017 42.4 - 36.6 - 47.2 -

The median age of the 45237 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 45237 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 1,342 +1.93% 1,233 +9.15% 1,357 1,343
10 to 19 1,313 +29.54% 1,194 +6.85% 1,710 1,262
20 to 29 1,351 -1.99% 1,042 +21.43% 1,317 1,274
30 to 39 1,010 +24.02% 1,038 +21.91% 1,236 1,283
40 to 49 1,134 +20.58% 1,371 0.96% 1,374 1,356
50 to 59 1,046 +4.73% 1,844 -0.82% 1,083 1,818
60 to 69 1,232 -1.4% 1,566 +8.55% 1,177 1,670
70+ 885 1.52% 1,566 -0.31% 877 1,532

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 45237 zip code is $41,784.00.

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 45237.

  • Under 25
    $10,997.00
  • 25 to 44
    $49,950.00
  • 45 to 64
    $42,535.00
  • 65 and over
    $35,693.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 45237 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 45237, 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 45237 is currently $60,334.00.

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.

3.56% of households in 45237 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 45237 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    30.11%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    27.43%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.43%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    8.33%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    7.92%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.23%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.56%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 45237 is $27,804.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 45237 by the total population of 45237.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 45237 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 45237 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
    12.76%
  • Bachelor's degree
    30.65%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.28%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    40.02%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.30%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 45237 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 45237 zip over the age of 16 is 16,898.

Of those people, a total of 61.40% 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 45237 is 56.80%.

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 45237 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 901 45.00% 5.90%
20 to 24 years 1,094 74.20% 6.50%
25 to 29 years 1,497 89.60% 0.50%
30 to 34 years 1,258 69.60% 3.10%
35 to 44 years 2,718 83.80% 16.90%
45 to 54 years 2,338 77.00% 5.60%
55 to 59 years 1,836 71.70% 8.60%
60 to 64 years 1,512 62.20% 5.30%
65 to 74 years 2,310 24.40% 2.50%
75 years and over 1,434 2.90% 23.80%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 45237. 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 4,198 59.40% 3.10%
Black or African American 11,925 59.90% 9.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 323 100.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 188 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 264 86.70% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 332 83.40% 2.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 4,061 59.40% 3.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 45237 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 45237 is 9,592, with median earnings of $32,227.00.

Women in 45237 are earning approximately 110.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 9,592 $32,227.00
Male 4,494 $30,722.00
Female 5,098 $34,021.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 45237 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 402 $67,935.00
Business and Financial 462 $66,307.00
Computer and Mathematical 322 $66,379.00
Architecture and Engineering 64 $128,864.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 104 $76,375.00
Community and Social Service 364 $42,941.00
Legal 95 $78,594.00
Educational and Library 639 $31,220.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 239 $20,163.00
Healthcare Practitioners 567 $79,353.00
Healthcare Support 606 $22,585.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 108 $12,109.00
Law Enforcement 47 $60,156.00
Food Preparation and Serving 701 $14,019.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 372 $35,761.00
Personal Care and Service 347 $18,356.00
Sales 654 $21,712.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,181 $35,591.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 476 $28,571.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 186 $31,912.00
Production 696 $33,713.00
Transportation and Material Moving 437 $32,903.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 45237 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 45237.

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 142 $81,364.00 260 $64,242.00
Business and Financial 119 $49,855.00 343 $66,468.00
Computer and Mathematical 220 $87,744.00 102 $58,900.00
Architecture and Engineering 64 $128,864.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 70 $119,038.00 34 $60,714.00
Community and Social Service 104 $43,103.00 260 $42,821.00
Legal 31 $103,839.00 64 $55,833.00
Educational and Library 230 $31,250.00 409 $31,125.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 97 $6,114.00 142 $37,917.00
Healthcare Practitioners 106 $250,001.00 461 $77,802.00
Healthcare Support 43 $75,966.00 563 $21,645.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 81 $12,066.00 27 $0.00
Law Enforcement 35 $62,031.00 12 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 327 $14,580.00 374 $4,909.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 246 $36,304.00 126 $14,722.00
Personal Care and Service 83 $6,150.00 264 $19,444.00
Sales 274 $25,743.00 380 $17,361.00
Office and Administrative Support 269 $25,438.00 912 $36,452.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 415 $28,125.00 61 $28,977.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 186 $31,912.00 0 $0.00
Production 545 $34,641.00 151 $12,802.00
Transportation and Material Moving 419 $33,153.00 18 $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 9,739 households in 45237, with an average household size of 2.17 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 4,532 families living in the 45237 zip code with an average family size of 3.2 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 45237:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 2,260 381 1,891 5,207
Average Household Size 3.21 3.64 3.52 1.11
Total Families 2,260 381 1,891 0
Average Household Size 3.1 3.19 3.33 0

Poverty

Of the 4,532 families living in 45237, 19.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 45237:

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 10,601 housing units in 45237.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,739 91.87%
Vacant 862 8.13%

45.52% of the total 10,601 housing units in 45237 are rental units. This is approximately 4,826 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 4,795 are occupied by the owner - or 45.23% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 45237 is $815.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 45237 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
    118
  • Less than $500
    550
  • $500 to $999
    3,200
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    894
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    158
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    24

Property Value

The median value of a property in 45237 is $119,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 45237 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    247
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,395
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,505
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    401
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    488
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    386
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    333
  • $1,000,000 or more
    40

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 45237. The chart below shows the number of properties in 45237 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,528
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,800
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,889
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,951
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,069
  • 1980 to 1989
    636
  • 1990 to 1999
    207
  • 2000 to 2009
    422
  • 2010 to 2013
    99
  • 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 45237 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,437
  • 1 vehicle available
    4,396
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,710
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,196

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 45237 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 45237 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 45237.

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
    198
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    679
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,115
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,831
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,822
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    912
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,514
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    98
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    99
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    178
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    235
  • 90 or more minutes
    68

Summary

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