Highland Heights vs Independence

A side-by-side comparison of Highland Heights and Independence: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Highland Heights has the higher population (8,619 vs 7,543 in Independence). Highland Heights has the higher median household income ($117,820 vs $114,049 in Independence). Highland Heights has the higher median home value ($342,400 vs $305,500 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Heights	Independence
Population	8,619	7,543
Median age	44.6 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$117,820	$114,049
Median home value	$342,400	$305,500
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,547
Housing units	3,595	3,250
Homeownership rate	95.6%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	51.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Heights	Independence
Population	8,390 → 8,619 (+2.7%)	7,169 → 7,543 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$109,818 → $117,820 (+7.3%)	$106,413 → $114,049 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$280,700 → $342,400 (+22.0%)	$238,100 → $305,500 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,665 (+11.0%)	$1,287 → $1,547 (+20.2%)

Highland Heights

Population

8,3908,619

Median household income

$109,818$117,820

Median home value

$280,700$342,400

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,665

Independence

Population

7,1697,543

Median household income

$106,413$114,049

Median home value

$238,100$305,500

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Heights	Independence
Under 5	4.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	19.6%	16.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	16.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	18.3%
65 to 74	15.8%	18.9%
75 and over	10.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Heights	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Heights	Independence
No high school diploma	3.1%	0.9%
High school graduate	18.6%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	28.7%	22.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Heights	Independence
Drove alone	72.5%	73.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	17.1%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Heights	Independence
1-unit, detached	88.1%	97.4%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland Heights	Independence
Poverty rate	1.9%	1.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1978	1960