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45216 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 45216 covers Cincinnati, Ohio, with a population of about 9,493 and a median household income of $51,602.

Population
9,4933,402 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,60226% below the Ohio median
Poverty rate
13.9%1.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$157,288up 25.1% in five years
Median rent
$81518% below the Ohio median
Degree or higher
27.2%7.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.5%11.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
175

Where 45216 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

Population9,493
Median age39.3
Family households51%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.4%
White (non-Hispanic)55.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)19.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino14.8%
Veterans6.5%
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$51,602
Income per person$27,500
Poverty rate13.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k6.4%
$25–30k6.9%
$30–35k6.5%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k4.7%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,990
Mean adjusted gross income$42,537
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1%
Returns, under $25k37.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k34.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$138,200
Median gross rent$815
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied53.5%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house64.1%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units20.7%
5 to 19 units8.7%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home0.1%
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$157,288as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 151.2%
Typical asking rent$1,535as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$157,288$51,815

$63,526 in 2000 to $157,288 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%
High school diploma or higher86.9%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone73.6%
Takes public transport5.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.8%
Health

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

Obesity41.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.5% 11.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13% 3.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6% 2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.7% 11.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments175
People employed4,841
Annual payroll$294,757,000
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 47.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.8 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.

Heat wave82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather51.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.4Very 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$51,602$69,680$78,538
Income per person$27,500$39,455$43,289
Poverty rate13.9%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$138,200$199,200$303,400
Median gross rent$815$988$1,348
Homeownership53.5%67%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.1%11.5%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%5%13.9%
Median age39.339.638.7
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 US12.2 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket49% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cincinnati City School District84.7% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City School District11.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Finneytown Local School District3.9% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability11.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45237 Cincinnati, OH2.8 km away
45232 Cincinnati, OH2.9 km away
45224 Cincinnati, OH3.4 km away
45217 Cincinnati, OH3.9 km away
45215 Cincinnati, OH4.4 km away
45275 Cincinnati, OH4.9 km away
45280 Cincinnati, OH4.9 km away
45212 Cincinnati, OH5 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 area2.79 sq mi
Population density3,402 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2003, -84.4859

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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