East Cleveland vs University Heights

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

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

East Cleveland has the higher population (13,666 vs 13,508 in University Heights). University Heights has the higher median household income ($98,474 vs $22,883 in East Cleveland). University Heights has the higher median home value ($224,900 vs $68,900 in East Cleveland).

Population, income & housing

	East Cleveland	University Heights
Population	13,666	13,508
Median age	39.1 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$22,883	$98,474
Median home value	$68,900	$224,900
Median gross rent	$761	$1,445
Housing units	9,548	5,035
Homeownership rate	33.7%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	66.2%
Unemployment rate	17.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cleveland	University Heights
Population	17,200 → 13,666 (-20.5%)	13,025 → 13,508 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$20,743 → $22,883 (+10.3%)	$77,256 → $98,474 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$58,100 → $68,900 (+18.6%)	$164,300 → $224,900 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $761 (+19.3%)	$1,017 → $1,445 (+42.1%)

East Cleveland

Population

17,20013,666

Median household income

$20,743$22,883

Median home value

$58,100$68,900

Median gross rent

$638$761

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)

	East Cleveland	University Heights
Under 5	7.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.0%
18 to 24	9.4%	19.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.9%	8.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	7.6%
75 and over	9.6%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cleveland	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	69.6%
Black or African American	87.7%	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cleveland	University Heights
No high school diploma	15.1%	3.0%
High school graduate	33.3%	9.0%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	35.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cleveland	University Heights
Drove alone	62.7%	60.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.0%
Public transit	16.4%	2.5%
Walked	1.7%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.5%	22.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cleveland	University Heights
1-unit, detached	31.7%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	3.5%
20 or more units	31.4%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	East Cleveland	University Heights
Poverty rate	44.3%	12.3%
Average household size	1.97	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1938	1948