18 hours ago, E Rocc said:

 

Dade County went 55% for DJT and other GOP candidates did well there.   DeSantis carried it in 2022 as well.

Hopefully the Cubans learned their lesson as relatives are rounded up and deported.  

So here are the 2024 city population estimates for Ohio's cities with populations at or above 35,000 and the change from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024.

Columbus: 933,263 +12,694

Cleveland: 365,379 +1,103

Cincinnati: 314,915 +2,212

Toledo: 265,638 -160

Akron: 189,664 +522

Dayton: 136,346 +410

Parma: 79,350 +40

Canton: 69,211 -19

Lorain: 65,751 +338

Hamilton: 63,953 +437

Youngstown: 59,123 -72

Springfield: 58,158 +97

Kettering: 57,028 -7

Elyria: 53,604 +423

Middletown: 52,291 +409

Newark: 51,424 +262

Cuyahoga Falls: 50,979 +114

Lakewood: 49,517 -47

Dublin: 49,456 +164

Euclid: 48,421 -18

Beavercreek: 48,012 +685

Mansfield: 47,593 -83

Mentor: 47,113 +113

Delaware: 46,521 +1,157

Strongsville: 45,768 +49

Fairfield: 45,094 +267

Cleveland Heights: 44,064 -41

Grove City: 44,019 +875

Huber Heights: 43,590 +161

Reynoldsburg: 42,897 +1,386

Lancaster: 41,671 +191

Findlay: 40,343 +46

Hilliard: 38,832 +1,202

Warren: 38,683 -71

Westerville: 38,612 +119

North Ridgeville: 37,504 +391

Upper Arlington: 36,140 +96

Mason: 36,046 +178

Marion: 35,576 +11

Gahanna: 35,544 +86

Brunswick: 35,166 +79

Fairborn: 35,105 +289

Overall, this was a very good estimated year for Ohio's largest cities.

Edited May 15May 15 by jonoh81

26 minutes ago, jonoh81 said:

So here are the 2024 city population estimates for Ohio's cities with populations at or above 35,000 and the change from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024.

Columbus: 933,263 +12,694

Cleveland: 365,379 +1,103

Cincinnati: 314,915 +2,212

Toledo: 265,638 -160

Akron: 189,664 +522

Dayton: 136,346 +410

Parma: 79,350 +40

Canton: 69,211 -19

Lorain: 65,751 +338

Hamilton: 63,953 +437

Youngstown: 59,123 -72

Springfield: 58,158 +97

Kettering: 57,028 -7

Elyria: 53,604 +423

Middletown: 52,291 +409

Newark: 51,424 +262

Cuyahoga Falls: 50,979 +114

Lakewood: 49,517 -47

Dublin: 49,456 +164

Euclid: 48,421 -18

Beavercreek: 48,012 +685

Mansfield: 47,593 -83

Mentor: 47,113 +113

Delaware: 46,521 +1,157

Strongsville: 45,768 +49

Fairfield: 45,094 +267

Cleveland Heights: 44,064 -41

Grove City: 44,019 +875

Huber Heights: 43,590 +161

Reynoldsburg: 42,897 +1,386

Lancaster: 41,671 +191

Findlay: 40,343 +46

Hilliard: 38,832 +1,202

Warren: 38,683 -71

Westerville: 38,612 +119

North Ridgeville: 37,504 +391

Upper Arlington: 36,140 +96

Mason: 36,046 +178

Marion: 35,576 +11

Gahanna: 35,544 +86

Brunswick: 35,166 +79

Fairborn: 35,105 +289

Overall, this was a very good estimated year for Ohio's largest cities.

Was impressed to see Hilliard, Reynoldsburg, Delaware and even Grove City all add above or close to 1,000+ each!! Lots of momentum in the Columbus metro, which is not necessarily new news, but still great to see!! 4,620 combined :)

27 minutes ago, jonoh81 said:

So here are the 2024 city population estimates for Ohio's cities with populations at or above 35,000 and the change from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024.

Columbus: 933,263 +12,694

Cleveland: 365,379 +1,103

Cincinnati: 314,915 +2,212

Toledo: 265,638 -160

Akron: 189,664 +522

Dayton: 136,346 +410

Parma: 79,350 +40

Canton: 69,211 -19

Lorain: 65,751 +338

Hamilton: 63,953 +437

Youngstown: 59,123 -72

Springfield: 58,158 +97

Kettering: 57,028 -7

Elyria: 53,604 +423

Middletown: 52,291 +409

Newark: 51,424 +262

Cuyahoga Falls: 50,979 +114

Lakewood: 49,517 -47

Dublin: 49,456 +164

Euclid: 48,421 -18

Beavercreek: 48,012 +685

Mansfield: 47,593 -83

Mentor: 47,113 +113

Delaware: 46,521 +1,157

Strongsville: 45,768 +49

Fairfield: 45,094 +267

Cleveland Heights: 44,064 -41

Grove City: 44,019 +875

Huber Heights: 43,590 +161

Reynoldsburg: 42,897 +1,386

Lancaster: 41,671 +191

Findlay: 40,343 +46

Hilliard: 38,832 +1,202

Warren: 38,683 -71

Westerville: 38,612 +119

North Ridgeville: 37,504 +391

Upper Arlington: 36,140 +96

Mason: 36,046 +178

Marion: 35,576 +11

Gahanna: 35,544 +86

Brunswick: 35,166 +79

Fairborn: 35,105 +289

Overall, this was a very good estimated year for Ohio's largest cities.

This would mark the first year the City of Cleveland has gained population in 75 years! (1950)

I know that we technically have for a little bit, but the housing units skew the numbers of the census data, blah blah blah. Happy to see a positive number!

13 minutes ago, Zagapi said:

This would mark the first year the City of Cleveland has gained population in 75 years! (1950)

I know that we technically have for a little bit, but the housing units skew the numbers of the census data, blah blah blah. Happy to see a positive number!

Great momentum in Greater Cleveland!!! City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County being in the positive now these past two years is HUGE, not to mention the momentum in Lorain Co

Edited May 15May 15 by Geowizical

Very welcome news. We need a win.

We all need a win. Glad to see Dayton is growing. Not surprised about Kettering having a minor loss but I am surprised to see Beavercreek adding the most people outside the 3C's and Central Ohio suburbs. Mason's sudden slowdown stands out to me, as well.

Beavercreek has gotten a lot of new retail over the past few years.

On 5/15/2025 at 3:40 PM, ColDayMan said:

We all need a win. Glad to see Dayton is growing. Not surprised about Kettering having a minor loss but I am surprised to see Beavercreek adding the most people outside the 3C's and Central Ohio suburbs. Mason's sudden slowdown stands out to me, as well.

Mason needs a zoning overhaul. It's mostly built out. Surrounding communities are still growing.

Interestingly, Columbus gained just 700 people less than all other cities on that list combined.

Alright I was bored, so here's the population change per square mile based on amount of land area listed on Wikipedia:

Columbus: 933,263 +12,694 +58

Cleveland: 365,379 +1,103 +14

Cincinnati: 314,915 +2,212 +28

Toledo: 265,638 -160 -2

Akron: 189,664 +522 +8

Dayton: 136,346 +410 +7

Parma: 79,350 +40 +2

Canton: 69,211 -19 -1

Lorain: 65,751 +338 +14

Hamilton: 63,953 +437 +20

Youngstown: 59,123 -72 -2

Springfield: 58,158 +97 +4

Kettering: 57,028 -7 -1

Elyria: 53,604 +423 +21

Middletown: 52,291 +409 +16

Newark: 51,424 +262 +13

Cuyahoga Falls: 50,979 +114 +4

Lakewood: 49,517 -47 -9

Dublin: 49,456 +164 +7

Euclid: 48,421 -18 -2

Beavercreek: 48,012 +685 +26

Mansfield: 47,593 -83 -3

Mentor: 47,113 +113 +4

Delaware: 46,521 +1,157 +58

Strongsville: 45,768 +49 +2

Fairfield: 45,094 +267 +13

Cleveland Heights: 44,064 -41 -5

Grove City: 44,019 +875 +50

Huber Heights: 43,590 +161 +7

Reynoldsburg: 42,897 +1,386 +122

Lancaster: 41,671 +191 +10

Findlay: 40,343 +46 +2

Hilliard: 38,832 +1,202 +84

Warren: 38,683 -71 -5

Westerville: 38,612 +119 +9

North Ridgeville: 37,504 +391 +17

Upper Arlington: 36,140 +96 +10

Mason: 36,046 +178 +9

Marion: 35,576 +11 +1

Gahanna: 35,544 +86 +7

Brunswick: 35,166 +79 +6

Fairborn: 35,105 +289 +20

So it looks like the top 5 growers based on density were:

Reynoldbsburg +122

Hilliard +84

Columbus +58

Delaware +58

Grove City +50

^Those five fastest growing cities are also all cities that still have active annexation from time-to-time, which means the Wikipedia entries may not be up-to-date. Not saying that to discount the numbers as they still make sense generally.

i knew it must be getting close to a milly, but i didn't know columbus had passed ohio's previous big city population peak (cle in 1950 at 914,808). i know, i know, the much larger area, but nobody pays attention to that, so it's still notable. anyone seen a guessimate date for the million mark? looks like it comes in a couple/three years??

9 hours ago, ink said:

^Those five fastest growing cities are also all cities that still have active annexation from time-to-time, which means the Wikipedia entries may not be up-to-date. Not saying that to discount the numbers as they still make sense generally.

Yep, good callout. Meant to add that caveat. Even with the annexations, these cities would still likely be at the top of the list. For example, even if Reynoldsburg doubled in land area via annexation, it still would have grown by ~65-70 people per square mile.

8 hours ago, mrnyc said:

i knew it must be getting close to a milly, but i didn't know columbus had passed ohio's previous big city population peak (cle in 1950 at 914,808). i know, i know, the much larger area, but nobody pays attention to that, so it's still notable. anyone seen a guessimate date for the million mark? looks like it comes in a couple/three years??

Probably more like 8-10 years based on recent trends, although its hard to say. There are some totally empty fields in the southeast area (near Groveport and Canal) that are about to be filled with houses and apartments. This land has been within Columbus limits for a while but has always been farm land. Will be interesting to see how quickly the buildout occurs and how that effects population growth rate for the city of Columbus.

13 hours ago, ink said:

^Those five fastest growing cities are also all cities that still have active annexation from time-to-time, which means the Wikipedia entries may not be up-to-date. Not saying that to discount the numbers as they still make sense generally.

I can't speak to those suburbs, but Columbus has very, very little annexation happening anymore. It's been discussed here many, many times. According to city records, Columbus in 2010 was 227.2 square miles, and the exact same in 2023.

Edit: Here were the area size changes for the mentioned suburbs 2010-2020 (nothing updated yet beyond 2020)

Reynoldsburg: -0.04

Grove City: +1.29

Hilliard: +1.1

Delaware: +1.01

So Reynoldsburg actually shrank slightly in that time, the rest grew about 1 square mile. Not exactly huge totals.

Edited May 20May 20 by jonoh81

28 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

Probably more like 8-10 years based on recent trends, although its hard to say. There are some totally empty fields in the southeast area (near Groveport and Canal) that are about to be filled with houses and apartments. This land has been within Columbus limits for a while but has always been farm land. Will be interesting to see how quickly the buildout occurs and how that effects population growth rate for the city of Columbus.

Beyond empty land within the existing city limits, there are just endless opportunities for densification that could go on for many, many decades without any green field development. Hopefully the next phase of Zone-In will allow much greater density in SFH-dominant neighborhoods.

Edited May 20May 20 by jonoh81

18 minutes ago, jonoh81 said:

I can't speak to those suburbs, but Columbus has very, very little annexation happening anymore. It's been discussed here many, many times. According to city records, Columbus in 2010 was 227.2 square miles, and the exact same in 2023.

Edit: Here were the area size changes for the mentioned suburbs 2010-2020 (nothing updated yet beyond 2020)

Reynoldsburg: -0.04

Grove City: +1.29

Hilliard: +1.1

Delaware: +1.01

So Reynoldsburg actually shrank slightly in that time, the rest grew about 1 square mile. Not exactly huge totals.

I think @ink was talking more about the suburbs than Columbus. And I think Reynoldsburg may have annexed some land since 2020, which could have contributed to the population growth. But yes, clearly these areas are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the state, regardless of annexation.

26 minutes ago, jonoh81 said:

Beyond empty land within the existing city limits, there are just endless opportunities for densification that could go on for many, many decades without any green field development. Hopefully the next phase of Zone-In will allow much greater density in SFH-dominant neighborhoods.

According to one of the North Linden Area Commissioners multiple phases of ZoneIn are set to kick in during the next three years.

19 minutes ago, cbussoccer said:

I think @ink was talking more about the suburbs than Columbus. And I think Reynoldsburg may have annexed some land since 2020, which could have contributed to the population growth. But yes, clearly these areas are growing at a faster rate than the rest of the state, regardless of annexation.

Something weird happened with the Home Depot where it transferred from Columbus to Reynoldsburg.

On 5/20/2025 at 11:43 AM, cbussoccer said:

Probably more like 8-10 years based on recent trends, although its hard to say. There are some totally empty fields in the southeast area (near Groveport and Canal) that are about to be filled with houses and apartments. This land has been within Columbus limits for a while but has always been farm land. Will be interesting to see how quickly the buildout occurs and how that effects population growth rate for the city of Columbus.

wouldn’t it be no more than 5yrs based on this 2023-24 growth? or was that an outlier big growth year?

On 5/15/2025 at 10:26 AM, jonoh81 said:

So here are the 2024 city population estimates for Ohio's cities with populations at or above 35,000 and the change from July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024.

Columbus: 933,263 +12,694

Cleveland: 365,379 +1,103

Cincinnati: 314,915 +2,212

Toledo: 265,638 -160

Akron: 189,664 +522

Dayton: 136,346 +410

Parma: 79,350 +40

Canton: 69,211 -19

Lorain: 65,751 +338

Hamilton: 63,953 +437

Youngstown: 59,123 -72

Springfield: 58,158 +97

Kettering: 57,028 -7

Elyria: 53,604 +423

Middletown: 52,291 +409

Newark: 51,424 +262

Cuyahoga Falls: 50,979 +114

Lakewood: 49,517 -47

Dublin: 49,456 +164

Euclid: 48,421 -18

Beavercreek: 48,012 +685

Mansfield: 47,593 -83

Mentor: 47,113 +113

Delaware: 46,521 +1,157

Strongsville: 45,768 +49

Fairfield: 45,094 +267

Cleveland Heights: 44,064 -41

Grove City: 44,019 +875

Huber Heights: 43,590 +161

Reynoldsburg: 42,897 +1,386

Lancaster: 41,671 +191

Findlay: 40,343 +46

Hilliard: 38,832 +1,202

Warren: 38,683 -71

Westerville: 38,612 +119

North Ridgeville: 37,504 +391

Upper Arlington: 36,140 +96

Mason: 36,046 +178

Marion: 35,576 +11

Gahanna: 35,544 +86

Brunswick: 35,166 +79

Fairborn: 35,105 +289

Overall, this was a very good estimated year for Ohio's largest cities.

What is the source for this data?

9 hours ago, Zagapi said:

What is the source for this data?

The US Census.

https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/development/articles/census-shows-cleveland-s-population-shift-amid-income-gains