Lyndhurst vs University Heights

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

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

Lyndhurst has the higher population (13,854 vs 13,508 in University Heights). University Heights has the higher median household income ($98,474 vs $88,701 in Lyndhurst). University Heights has the higher median home value ($224,900 vs $198,900 in Lyndhurst).

Population, income & housing

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
Population	13,854	13,508
Median age	46.8 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$88,701	$98,474
Median home value	$198,900	$224,900
Median gross rent	$1,327	$1,445
Housing units	7,373	5,035
Homeownership rate	77.7%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.5%	66.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
Population	13,533 → 13,854 (+2.4%)	13,025 → 13,508 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$73,164 → $88,701 (+21.2%)	$77,256 → $98,474 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$143,600 → $198,900 (+38.5%)	$164,300 → $224,900 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,257 → $1,327 (+5.6%)	$1,017 → $1,445 (+42.1%)

Lyndhurst

Population

13,53313,854

Median household income

$73,164$88,701

Median home value

$143,600$198,900

Median gross rent

$1,257$1,327

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)

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
Under 5	6.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	8.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	4.0%	19.7%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.3%	8.0%
65 to 74	14.8%	7.6%
75 and over	14.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	69.6%
Black or African American	12.7%	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
No high school diploma	2.8%	3.0%
High school graduate	17.1%	9.0%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	35.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
Drove alone	75.0%	60.6%
Carpooled	4.6%	5.0%
Public transit	0.6%	2.5%
Walked	0.1%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	19.1%	22.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
1-unit, detached	81.7%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	3.5%
20 or more units	9.7%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Lyndhurst	University Heights
Poverty rate	3.2%	12.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1957	1948