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Cincinnati, OH
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Living in Cincinnati



Cincinnati is a large city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 308,935 people and 169 constituent neighborhoods, Cincinnati is the third largest community in Ohio. Cincinnati has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Cincinnati has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Cincinnati, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Cincinnati is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Cincinnati a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Cincinnati is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

Cincinnati is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Cincinnati really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Cincinnati citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Cincinnati ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Cincinnati a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.

The population of Cincinnati is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.64% of adults in Cincinnati have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cincinnati in 2018 was $34,060, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,240 for a family of four. However, Cincinnati contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cincinnati is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cincinnati home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cincinnati residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cincinnati include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Cincinnati is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.