Bedford Heights vs Highland Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Bedford Heights and Highland Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bedford Heights has the higher population (10,876 vs 8,619 in Highland Heights). Highland Heights has the higher median household income ($117,820 vs $47,066 in Bedford Heights). Highland Heights has the higher median home value ($342,400 vs $137,500 in Bedford Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
Population	10,876	8,619
Median age	43.4 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,066	$117,820
Median home value	$137,500	$342,400
Median gross rent	$977	$1,665
Housing units	5,993	3,595
Homeownership rate	44.2%	95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	57.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
Population	10,565 → 10,876 (+2.9%)	8,390 → 8,619 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$46,485 → $47,066 (+1.2%)	$109,818 → $117,820 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $137,500 (+34.0%)	$280,700 → $342,400 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $977 (+18.3%)	$1,500 → $1,665 (+11.0%)

Bedford Heights

Population

10,56510,876

Median household income

$46,485$47,066

Median home value

$102,600$137,500

Median gross rent

$826$977

Highland Heights

Population

8,3908,619

Median household income

$109,818$117,820

Median home value

$280,700$342,400

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,665

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
Under 5	1.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	3.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	6.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	15.8%
75 and over	7.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	84.9%
Black or African American	77.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	34.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
Drove alone	69.5%	72.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.7%
Public transit	5.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	17.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
1-unit, detached	44.6%	88.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	8.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	31.9%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bedford Heights	Highland Heights
Poverty rate	12.5%	1.9%
Average household size	1.89	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1968	1978