Mount Washington is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It borders the neighborhoods of California and the East End, as well as Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. The population was 20,540 at the 2020 census.^[1]

Mount Washington was laid out in 1846 and received its city rights in 1867. The community was annexed by the City of Cincinnati in 1911.^[2][3]

A major local landmark for Mount Washington is the Mount Washington Water Tower, a concrete water tower that went into service in November 1940.^{[4] [5]} It stands near the corner of Beechmont Avenue and Campus Lane. It holds 3,000,000 gallons of water and, according to an article from 1940, stands 171 feet tall.^[4] However, a plaque outside the tower gives the dimensions as 151 feet tall and 111 feet in diameter. The tower was built in the Art Deco style typical of the era and other buildings in Greater Cincinnati, such as Cincinnati Union Terminal. It is owned and operated by the Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW), which gives the height at 198 feet.

As of the census of 2020, there were 20,540 people living in the neighborhood. There were 9,935 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 84.1% White, 7.5% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 5.6% from two or more races. 2.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[1]

There were 9,385 households, out of which 59.1% were families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals.^[1]

26.3% of the neighborhood's population were under the age of 18, 58.3% were 18 to 64, and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. 47.2% of the population were male and 52.8% were female.^[1]

According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey, for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the neighborhood was $75,785. About 5.9% of family households were living below the poverty line. About 51.8% of adults had a bachelor's degree or higher.^[1]