Bedford Heights vs Independence

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

Bedford Heights and Independence 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 7,543 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($114,049 vs $47,066 in Bedford Heights). Independence has the higher median home value ($305,500 vs $137,500 in Bedford Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford Heights	Independence
Population	10,876	7,543
Median age	43.4 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,066	$114,049
Median home value	$137,500	$305,500
Median gross rent	$977	$1,547
Housing units	5,993	3,250
Homeownership rate	44.2%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	51.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford Heights	Independence
Population	10,565 → 10,876 (+2.9%)	7,169 → 7,543 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$46,485 → $47,066 (+1.2%)	$106,413 → $114,049 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $137,500 (+34.0%)	$238,100 → $305,500 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $977 (+18.3%)	$1,287 → $1,547 (+20.2%)

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

Independence

Population

7,1697,543

Median household income

$106,413$114,049

Median home value

$238,100$305,500

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford Heights	Independence
Under 5	1.6%	3.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.2%	18.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	18.9%
75 and over	7.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford Heights	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	89.5%
Black or African American	77.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford Heights	Independence
No high school diploma	7.7%	0.9%
High school graduate	34.3%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford Heights	Independence
Drove alone	69.5%	73.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.1%
Public transit	5.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	17.1%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford Heights	Independence
1-unit, detached	44.6%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	31.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bedford Heights	Independence
Poverty rate	12.5%	1.8%
Average household size	1.89	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1968	1960