Cleveland Heights vs Parma

A side-by-side comparison of Cleveland Heights and Parma: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parma has the higher population (80,131 vs 44,694 in Cleveland Heights). Cleveland Heights has the higher median household income ($72,302 vs $67,425 in Parma). Cleveland Heights has the higher median home value ($176,700 vs $157,600 in Parma).

Population, income & housing

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
Population	44,694	80,131
Median age	36.4 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,302	$67,425
Median home value	$176,700	$157,600
Median gross rent	$1,139	$1,053
Housing units	21,902	36,478
Homeownership rate	58.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.5%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
Population	44,571 → 44,694 (+0.3%)	79,091 → 80,131 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$57,768 → $72,302 (+25.2%)	$57,120 → $67,425 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$128,700 → $176,700 (+37.3%)	$115,500 → $157,600 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$965 → $1,139 (+18.0%)	$865 → $1,053 (+21.7%)

Cleveland Heights

Population

44,57144,694

Median household income

$57,768$72,302

Median home value

$128,700$176,700

Median gross rent

$965$1,139

Parma

Population

79,09180,131

Median household income

$57,120$67,425

Median home value

$115,500$157,600

Median gross rent

$865$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
Under 5	4.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	8.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.0%
75 and over	7.5%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	81.4%
Black or African American	39.2%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	14.9%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31.8%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
Drove alone	66.8%	79.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.1%
Public transit	3.0%	1.3%
Walked	4.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	16.4%	10.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
1-unit, detached	61.3%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	7.8%
20 or more units	10.8%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Cleveland Heights	Parma
Poverty rate	14.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1938	1958