Beachwood vs University Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Beachwood and University Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Beachwood and University Heights are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Beachwood has the higher population (13,850 vs 13,508 in University Heights). Beachwood has the higher median household income ($102,798 vs $98,474 in University Heights). Beachwood has the higher median home value ($381,600 vs $224,900 in University Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Beachwood	University Heights
Population	13,850	13,508
Median age	49.3 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$102,798	$98,474
Median home value	$381,600	$224,900
Median gross rent	$1,941	$1,445
Housing units	6,908	5,035
Homeownership rate	55.3%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.5%	66.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beachwood	University Heights
Population	11,663 → 13,850 (+18.8%)	13,025 → 13,508 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$89,190 → $102,798 (+15.3%)	$77,256 → $98,474 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$302,500 → $381,600 (+26.1%)	$164,300 → $224,900 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,734 → $1,941 (+11.9%)	$1,017 → $1,445 (+42.1%)

Beachwood

Population

11,66313,850

Median household income

$89,190$102,798

Median home value

$302,500$381,600

Median gross rent

$1,734$1,941

University Heights

Population

13,02513,508

Median household income

$77,256$98,474

Median home value

$164,300$224,900

Median gross rent

$1,017$1,445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beachwood	University Heights
Under 5	4.9%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.1%	19.7%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	8.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	7.6%
75 and over	15.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beachwood	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	69.6%
Black or African American	9.9%	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.3%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beachwood	University Heights
No high school diploma	3.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	13.4%	9.0%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	37.5%	35.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beachwood	University Heights
Drove alone	65.1%	60.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	5.0%
Public transit	1.5%	2.5%
Walked	3.6%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	18.5%	22.4%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beachwood	University Heights
1-unit, detached	45.5%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	3.5%
20 or more units	43.1%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Beachwood	University Heights
Poverty rate	3.5%	12.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1975	1948