Toledo ( tə-LEE-doh) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in Ohio and 86th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 270,871 at the 2020 census. The Toledo metropolitan area 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 conclusion of the Toledo War, when...
Ethnicity | Toledo | USA |
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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 |
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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 |
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< 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% |