Postal Codes

45202 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45202 covers Cincinnati, Ohio, with a population of about 17,022 and a median household income of $87,930.

Population
17,0226,390 per square mile
Median age
32.95.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$87,9301.3× the Ohio median
Poverty rate
17.9%5.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$387,138up 0.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,5241.5× the Ohio median
Degree or higher
62.6%27.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
23.5%41.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,143

Where 45202 is

Cincinnati, 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

Population17,022
Median age32.9
Family households26.5%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.8%
White (non-Hispanic)64.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)23.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans2.7%
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$87,930
Income per person$70,307
Poverty rate17.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.5%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more16.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,130
Mean adjusted gross income$128,078
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.8%
Returns, under $25k20.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more11.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$444,000
Median gross rent$1,524
Rent as a share of household income22.9%
Owner-occupied23.5%
Vacant homes15.6%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house9.2%
Attached house5.7%
2 to 4 units20.5%
5 to 19 units20.1%
20 or more units43.7%
Mobile home0.7%
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$387,138as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 16.1%
Typical asking rent$1,636as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$407,526$160,901

$160,901 in 2000 to $387,138 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,636$1,206

$1,206 in 2017 to $1,636 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.6%
High school diploma or higher91%
Works from home21.7%
Drives to work alone52.6%
Takes public transport2.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

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

Obesity33.7% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26% 4.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.1% 8.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol28.2% 8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,143
People employed69,632
Annual payroll$7,592,970,000
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 32.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.9 out of 100
Community resilience79 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.

Tornado70.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire28.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane20.7Very 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$87,930$69,680$78,538
Income per person$70,307$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate17.9%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$444,000$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,524$988$1,348
Homeownership23.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.6%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home21.7%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%5%13.9%
Median age32.939.638.7
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 stationCINCINNATI LUNKEN AP, OH US7.2 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January40.6°F / 23.6°F2.86 in rain
February45°F / 25.7°F2.79 in rain
March54.6°F / 33.4°F3.94 in rain
April66.6°F / 42.5°F4.37 in rain
May75.4°F / 52.7°F4.7 in rain
June83.3°F / 61.2°F4.61 in rain
July86.6°F / 65.3°F4.39 in rain
August85.9°F / 63.7°F3.39 in rain
September79.7°F / 55.9°F3.07 in rain
October67.9°F / 44.2°F3.05 in rain
November55.1°F / 34.1°F2.91 in rain
December44.6°F / 28°F3.32 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 supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket40% 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%.

Cincinnati City School District100% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability17.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45203 Cincinnati, OH2 km away
41073 Bellevue, KY2.1 km away
45219 Cincinnati, OH2.4 km away
45206 Cincinnati, OH2.6 km away
41074 Dayton, KY2.7 km away
45220 Cincinnati, OH4.3 km away
41011 Covington, KY4.4 km away
45214 Cincinnati, OH4.5 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.

Hamilton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.66 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density6,390 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1072, -84.5020

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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