Economic Research and Data

Regional Profile

Fourth District Cities with more than 100,000 People

Not surprisingly, the District’s four most populous metropolitan areas also include the District’s four most populous cities. Interestingly, while the Columbus MSA is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the District, Columbus itself is the District’s most populous city, with about three-quarters of a million people. For the period from 2000 to 2004, Columbus and Lexington were the only cities in the District with more than 100,000 people to show significant population growth.

 

  Population (thousands) Percent change
City 2000 2005  

Columbus 714.1 730.7 2.5
Cleveland 476.6 452.2 -5.1
Pittsburgh 333.8 316.7 -5.1
Cincinnati 330.6 308.7 -6.6
Toledo 313.3 301.3 -3.8
Lexington-Fayette 260.9 268.1 2.7
Akron 216.8 210.8 -2.8
Dayton 165.8 158.9 -4.2
Erie 103.7 102.6 -1.0
SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Population Estimates Program.