Garfield Heights vs North Olmsted

A side-by-side comparison of Garfield Heights and North Olmsted: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Olmsted has the higher population (32,031 vs 29,369 in Garfield Heights). North Olmsted has the higher median household income ($85,435 vs $52,006 in Garfield Heights). North Olmsted has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $100,000 in Garfield Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
Population	29,369	32,031
Median age	39.0 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,006	$85,435
Median home value	$100,000	$202,400
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,092
Housing units	12,970	13,953
Homeownership rate	57.9%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
Population	27,814 → 29,369 (+5.6%)	31,710 → 32,031 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$43,971 → $52,006 (+18.3%)	$64,236 → $85,435 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$72,700 → $100,000 (+37.6%)	$156,400 → $202,400 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $1,085 (+16.4%)	$902 → $1,092 (+21.1%)

Garfield Heights

Population

27,81429,369

Median household income

$43,971$52,006

Median home value

$72,700$100,000

Median gross rent

$932$1,085

North Olmsted

Population

31,71032,031

Median household income

$64,236$85,435

Median home value

$156,400$202,400

Median gross rent

$902$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
Under 5	7.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	13.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	12.2%
75 and over	6.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
White (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	84.7%
Black or African American	53.5%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
No high school diploma	11.1%	4.7%
High school graduate	36.8%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
Drove alone	81.4%	77.1%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.6%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	15.1%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
1-unit, detached	73.6%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	8.3%
20 or more units	4.1%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Garfield Heights	North Olmsted
Poverty rate	21.4%	10.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1955	1965