Garfield Heights vs North Royalton

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

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

North Royalton has the higher population (31,013 vs 29,369 in Garfield Heights). North Royalton has the higher median household income ($81,810 vs $52,006 in Garfield Heights). North Royalton has the higher median home value ($276,300 vs $100,000 in Garfield Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
Population	29,369	31,013
Median age	39.0 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,006	$81,810
Median home value	$100,000	$276,300
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,061
Housing units	12,970	14,507
Homeownership rate	57.9%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	39.3%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
Population	27,814 → 29,369 (+5.6%)	30,252 → 31,013 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$43,971 → $52,006 (+18.3%)	$70,665 → $81,810 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$72,700 → $100,000 (+37.6%)	$208,600 → $276,300 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$932 → $1,085 (+16.4%)	$896 → $1,061 (+18.4%)

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 Royalton

Population

30,25231,013

Median household income

$70,665$81,810

Median home value

$208,600$276,300

Median gross rent

$896$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
Under 5	7.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	16.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	14.3%
75 and over	6.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	33.5%	87.0%
Black or African American	53.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
No high school diploma	11.1%	4.0%
High school graduate	36.8%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
Drove alone	81.4%	79.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.8%
Public transit	1.3%	0.6%
Walked	2.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	13.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
1-unit, detached	73.6%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	24.3%
20 or more units	4.1%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Garfield Heights	North Royalton
Poverty rate	21.4%	5.2%
Average household size	2.43	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1955	1983