Toledo, Ohio metropolitan area

The Toledo Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area centered in the American city of Toledo, Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 651,429.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the metropolitan area includes the counties of Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa and Wood. The Toledo broadcast media market includes outlying counties and serves approximately one million residents. The Toledo metro area has strong economic ties to the nearby Detroit-Windsor area within an hour drive and it's 6 million residents straddling the US and Canada border. Toledo is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis which has an estimated 54 million residents in the region.

The separate urban area of Fremont, Ohio, which has strong commuter interchange with the Toledo metropolitan area, is included in a wider labor market area called the Toledo-Fremont Combined Statistical Area. A wider definition may add the Sandusky Metropolitan Area, although the US Census considers them separate MSAs. Other extended additions may include the Monroe, Michigan MSA, the micropolitan areas of Findlay, Tiffin, and Adrian, Michigan, as well as Henry County in Ohio. Although a separate broadcast media market,the Toledo Metro area and Metro Detroit, share common cultural aspects, situated on the Great Lakes.

Regional education
There are several higher education institutions that operate campuses in and near the city of Toledo and its metropolitan area. Some of the larger populated universities and colleges include the University of Toledo, Davis College, Lourdes College, University of Toledo Medical Center, Mercy College of Northwest Ohio, Stautzenberger College, Toledo Academy of Beauty, Toledo Professional Skills Institute, Owens Community College, University of Findlay, Bowling Green State University, Terra Community College, Adrian College, The University of Michigan in nearby Ann Arbor and also several other smaller institutes.

Population
The Toledo Metropolitan Area is the sixth largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio. The other five are Greater Cleveland, Metro Columbus, Cincinnati Metropolitan Area, Greater Dayton (Miami Valley), and Akron.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 659,188 people, 259,973 households, and 169,384 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.03% White, 12.01% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.79% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.35% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,686, and the median income for a family was $51,882. Males had a median income of $38,959 versus $25,738 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $20,694.