Roofing data for Cincinnati: what the federal numbers say
Free local data for roofing work in Cincinnati, taken from federal sources and last pulled October 30, 2026. It covers the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area, starting with the homes and moving on to the local trade.
The housing here
A roof is not original to a house for long, so the pre-1960 share below is a rough count of homes that have been through at least one re-roof. In the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area, 159,229 of 967,188 homes (16.5%) were built before 1940, and 310,660 (32.1%) before 1960. Nationally the shares are 11.7% and 25.6%. The median home across the metro is worth $258,600, against $332,700 nationally. 31.7% of households rent.
| Area | Homes | Median year built | Built before 1940 | Built before 1960 | Renters | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area | 967,188 | 1976 | 16.5% | 32.1% | 31.7% | $258,600 |
| Hamilton County, Ohio | 381,356 | 1963 | 24.9% | 45.9% | 40.7% | $241,900 |
| Butler County, Ohio | 155,372 | 1979 | 10.7% | 25.9% | 30.1% | $258,500 |
| Warren County, Ohio | 96,061 | 1995 | 5.6% | 13.8% | 20.6% | $349,400 |
| Cincinnati (city) | 160,409 | 1951 | 40.9% | 58.8% | 60.2% | $230,900 |
| Ohio | 5,292,391 | 1970 | 19.0% | 37.7% | 32.8% | $214,800 |
| United States | 143,775,355 | 1980 | 11.7% | 25.6% | 34.8% | $332,700 |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024. Counties shown are the main ones in the metro (15 in all).
The local market
County Business Patterns counts 150 roofing contractors across the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area, 1.65 for every ten thousand households. That is roughly one for every 6,045 households. The Census counts locations rather than companies, so a one-truck operator and a national chain's branch each count once.
Home prices
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's house price index for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is up 4.3% over the latest year (through 2025). Over five years it is up 56.2%, and over ten it is up 99.8%. The index follows repeat sales of the same houses, so it measures how prices moved, not what any one home sells for this month.
What the trade pays
Roofers (SOC 47-2181) in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earned a mean of $26.99 an hour ($56,140 a year) in May 2025, against $27.95 an hour ($58,140) nationally, about 3% below the national mean. The median is $23.66 an hour here and $26.65 nationally. BLS estimates 770 people hold that job in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
These are wages paid to workers, not prices charged to customers; a customer's bill also has to cover the vehicle and the insurance.
Where these numbers come from
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25034, B25040, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25077, B01003, B11001
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2015-2019 (county trend comparison)
- FHFA House Price Index (all-transactions, annual, NSA), Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 238160 (roofing contractors)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024, table B11001 (households, density denominator)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) (OEWS), Roofers (47-2181), Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, May 2025 (national benchmark: U.S.)
The American Community Survey is a sample, so every housing figure carries a margin of error, and it is widest for small areas. Where a source suppresses a cell to protect individual businesses or because the sample is too thin, we leave it blank rather than estimate it. Cincy Roof Desk reads these files and does not edit them.