Bedford Heights vs Richmond Heights

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

Bedford Heights and Richmond 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 10,677 in Richmond Heights). Richmond Heights has the higher median household income ($56,734 vs $47,066 in Bedford Heights). Richmond Heights has the higher median home value ($176,100 vs $137,500 in Bedford Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
Population	10,876	10,677
Median age	43.4 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,066	$56,734
Median home value	$137,500	$176,100
Median gross rent	$977	$933
Housing units	5,993	5,526
Homeownership rate	44.2%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	31.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
Population	10,565 → 10,876 (+2.9%)	10,406 → 10,677 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$46,485 → $47,066 (+1.2%)	$51,505 → $56,734 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $137,500 (+34.0%)	$141,100 → $176,100 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $977 (+18.3%)	$782 → $933 (+19.3%)

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

Richmond Heights

Population

10,40610,677

Median household income

$51,505$56,734

Median home value

$141,100$176,100

Median gross rent

$782$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
Under 5	1.6%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	9.4%
18 to 24	8.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.6%
45 to 54	13.2%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.8%
75 and over	7.9%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	30.7%
Black or African American	77.1%	62.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
No high school diploma	7.7%	8.2%
High school graduate	34.3%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	37.1%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
Drove alone	69.5%	73.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	6.5%
Public transit	5.2%	1.6%
Walked	3.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	15.1%
Other means	1.5%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
1-unit, detached	44.6%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	31.9%	33.8%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bedford Heights	Richmond Heights
Poverty rate	12.5%	10.0%
Average household size	1.89	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1968	1967