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39.20° N · 84.25° W · GEOID 3953270

Mulberry

Clermont County, Ohio · part of the Cincinnati, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Mulberry is home to 3,821 people. Median household income is $75,969 a year and median rent is $1,364 a month, 21.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $219,600, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,364
0% below the median place
Median household income
$75,969
5% below the median place
Median home value
$219,600
31% below the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
15% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Mulberry

  • The median resident is 53.9 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $80 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 91% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.02 people, smaller than in 92% of places its size.
  • 62% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 84% of places its size.
01

Moving to Mulberry

Clermont County gains about 7.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,343
Moved out8,958
Net+1,385

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hamilton County, OH3,7692,498+1,271
Brown County, OH750899−149

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$67K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Clermont County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clermont County report $66,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,700.
Income you would need
$54,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,364 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,444 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $219,600.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 14.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Tucson Estates, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
7.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.6%
20% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.1%
11% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMulberryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.1%11% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%20% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure7.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,4906% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,6995% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 62.4%, 23% above the median place.

Mulberry21.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$54,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.5%
5% above the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
24% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$61,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Mulberry, $1,364 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Mulberry, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Winthrop Harbor, IL16.5% vs 21.5%$17,000Compare
Halls, TN15.5% vs 21.5%$19,700Compare
Fruitland Park, FL17.7% vs 21.5%$8,700Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
62.4%
23% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,444
23% below the median place
Median home value1
$219,600
31% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMulberryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3640% below
Rent to income121.5%5% above
Property tax rate11.4%49% above
Home price to income12.9x24% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.45% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,44211% below
HUD area median income4County figure$109,9002% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,9869% below
Median home value1$219,60031% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.6%106% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure62.7%22% above
Homeownership169.5%5% above
Renters paying 30%+162.4%23% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,44423% below
Vacant homes1County figure4.0%44% below
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
6.6%
39% below the median place
Mean commute1
22 min
12% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home14.5% +17%
Income per person$42,072 +5%
Median household income$75,969 −5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMulberryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$75,9695% below
Income per person1$42,0725% above
Unemployment1County figure4.2%15% below
Average annual pay6County figure$59,9659% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure63,01158% below
Poverty rate16.6%39% below
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home114.5%17% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 53.9, 38% above the median place.

Median age1
53.9
38% above the median place
Household size1
2.0
19% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.8%
4% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureMulberryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,8216646th largest
Median age153.938% above
Bachelor's or higher129.0%10% below
High school or higher191.6%1% below
Household size12.019% below
Born abroad1County figure2.3%74% below
No health insurance1County figure5.8%9% below
Homes with broadband188.8%4% below
05

Life in Mulberry

28 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.2 −49%
Playgrounds per 10k31.4 3.3×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k31.4 2.8×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −60%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.7 −20%
Shops25.5 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.0 −46%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
11.0
46% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
16.7
20% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
25.5
16% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMulberryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure47above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure26,246above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure18.721% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.720% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.516% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure11.046% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k95.249% below
Playgrounds per 10k931.4234% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k931.4182% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.860% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure28115% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 20.9, 70% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Mulberry. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
20.9
70% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
77.9
16% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
41.4
32% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMulberryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure86°F1% below
January average low12County figure23°F9% below
Average temperature12County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.3 in3% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure77.916% below
Hurricane risk13County figure20.970% below
Tornado risk13County figure83.63% above
Wildfire risk13County figure41.432% below
Heat wave risk13County figure86.74% below
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure76.9%12% above
08

Mulberry in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,364/mo (2024)$1,790/mo$1,470 to $2,180/mo+4.6%
Median household income$75,969 (2024)$97,000$82,000 to $115,000+4.2%
Median home value$219,600 (2024)$310,000$225,000 to $427,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Mulberry

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Tucson Estates, AZ$1,248$66,582Compare
Edgewater, FL$1,309$60,977Compare
Foley, AL$1,242$66,336Compare
South Brooksville, FL$1,260$61,196Compare
South Brooksville, FLFoley, ALEdgewater, FLTucson Estates, AZMulberry, OHMulberryTucson EstatesEdgewaterFoleySouth BrooksvilleMulberryTucson EstatesEdgewaterFoleySouth Brooksville

Common questions

Is Mulberry a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 53.9 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $80 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 91% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 55 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mulberry expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $219,600.

What salary do you need to live in Mulberry?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $54,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Mulberry?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Tucson Estates, AZ, Edgewater, FL, Foley, AL and South Brooksville, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Mulberry with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mulberry itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mulberry-ohio

Citytistics. “Mulberry, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/mulberry-ohio/

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