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44221 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 44221 covers Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, with a population of about 29,342 and a median household income of $61,893.

Population
29,3424,590 per square mile
Median age
36.12.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$61,89311% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$201,299up 33% in five years
Median rent
$1,026about the Ohio median
Degree or higher
31.5%3.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.8%6.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
607

Where 44221 is

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population29,342
Median age36.1
Family households52.5%
Born outside the US7.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.6%
White (non-Hispanic)81.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans6.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$61,893
Income per person$35,545
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k5.8%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k12.1%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed15,900
Mean adjusted gross income$53,431
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.1%
Returns, under $25k25.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.1%
Returns, $200k or more1.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$160,400
Median gross rent$1,026
Rent as a share of household income25.4%
Owner-occupied58.8%
Vacant homes5.8%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house64.6%
Attached house3.7%
2 to 4 units9.4%
5 to 19 units7.6%
20 or more units14.3%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$201,299as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.6%
Typical asking rent$1,367as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 39.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$201,299$91,444

$91,444 in 2000 to $201,299 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201920222026$1,367$825

$825 in 2019 to $1,367 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone80%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.7% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13% 4.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.1% 5.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments607
People employed8,505
Annual payroll$300,889,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 17% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss15.4 out of 100
Community resilience74.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire33.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Ohio and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOhioUnited States
Median household income$61,893$69,680$78,538
Income per person$35,545$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$160,400$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,026$988$1,348
Homeownership58.8%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home10.5%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.4%5%13.9%
Median age36.139.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSTOW 4 SE, OH US2.7 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 18.3°F3.09 in rain
February36.4°F / 19°F2.55 in rain
March46°F / 25.3°F3.18 in rain
April59.7°F / 36.6°F3.69 in rain
May70.4°F / 47.1°F4.12 in rain
June78.4°F / 56.4°F4.08 in rain
July82.3°F / 60.3°F4.2 in rain
August81.1°F / 58.8°F3.48 in rain
September74.4°F / 52.2°F3.79 in rain
October61.2°F / 41°F3.34 in rain
November48.7°F / 31.9°F2.99 in rain
December38.5°F / 24.3°F3.07 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cuyahoga Falls City School District95.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Stow-Munroe Falls City School District3.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability8.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

44222 Cuyahoga Falls, OH0.8 km away
44223 Cuyahoga Falls, OH2.7 km away
44262 Munroe Falls, OH3.5 km away
44310 Akron, OH4.1 km away
44224 Stow, OH5.2 km away
44237 Hudson, OH5.3 km away
44372 Akron, OH5.3 km away
44396 Akron, OH5.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Summit County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area6.39 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density4,590 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1401, -81.4790

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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