Toledo ( tə-LEE-doh) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 270,871, making Toledo the fourth-most populous city in Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. Toledo is the 85th-most populous city in the United States. It is the principal city of the Toledo metropolitan area, which had 606,240 residents in 2020. Toledo also serves as a major trade center for the Midwest; its port is the fifth-busiest on the Great Lakes.
The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River and originally incorporated as part of the Michigan Territory. It was re-founded in 1837 after the...
| Ethnicity | Toledo | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 58.1% | 60.1% |
| African American | 26.9% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 4.2% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 8.8% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Toledo | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 12.7% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 7.6% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 13% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.2% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 14.9% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 17.5% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 9.9% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 9.2% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 2.2% | 7.1% |
| Education | Toledo | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 4% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 10% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 32% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 25% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 13% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 4% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |