Independence vs Richmond Heights

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

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

Richmond Heights has the higher population (10,677 vs 7,543 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($114,049 vs $56,734 in Richmond Heights). Independence has the higher median home value ($305,500 vs $176,100 in Richmond Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	Richmond Heights
Population	7,543	10,677
Median age	48.7 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$114,049	$56,734
Median home value	$305,500	$176,100
Median gross rent	$1,547	$933
Housing units	3,250	5,526
Homeownership rate	94.8%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.3%	31.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	Richmond Heights
Population	7,169 → 7,543 (+5.2%)	10,406 → 10,677 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$106,413 → $114,049 (+7.2%)	$51,505 → $56,734 (+10.2%)
Median home value	$238,100 → $305,500 (+28.3%)	$141,100 → $176,100 (+24.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,287 → $1,547 (+20.2%)	$782 → $933 (+19.3%)

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

Richmond Heights

Population

10,40610,677

Median household income

$51,505$56,734

Median home value

$141,100$176,100

Median gross rent

$782$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Independence	Richmond Heights
Under 5	3.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.0%	9.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	18.9%	13.8%
75 and over	5.2%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	Richmond Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	30.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	62.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	2.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	Richmond Heights
No high school diploma	0.9%	8.2%
High school graduate	22.5%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.2%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	Richmond Heights
Drove alone	73.6%	73.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	15.1%
Other means	1.1%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	Richmond Heights
1-unit, detached	97.4%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	33.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Independence	Richmond Heights
Poverty rate	1.8%	10.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1960	1967