North Olmsted vs Westlake

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

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

Westlake has the higher population (34,036 vs 32,031 in North Olmsted). Westlake has the higher median household income ($110,101 vs $85,435 in North Olmsted). Westlake has the higher median home value ($336,100 vs $202,400 in North Olmsted).

Population, income & housing

	North Olmsted	Westlake
Population	32,031	34,036
Median age	44.5 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,435	$110,101
Median home value	$202,400	$336,100
Median gross rent	$1,092	$1,480
Housing units	13,953	15,781
Homeownership rate	77.4%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Olmsted	Westlake
Population	31,710 → 32,031 (+1.0%)	32,275 → 34,036 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$64,236 → $85,435 (+33.0%)	$86,008 → $110,101 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$156,400 → $202,400 (+29.4%)	$258,600 → $336,100 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,092 (+21.1%)	$1,174 → $1,480 (+26.1%)

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

Westlake

Population

32,27534,036

Median household income

$86,008$110,101

Median home value

$258,600$336,100

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,480

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Olmsted	Westlake
Under 5	4.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	13.1%
75 and over	9.0%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Olmsted	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	84.7%	84.6%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Olmsted	Westlake
No high school diploma	4.7%	4.5%
High school graduate	28.8%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Olmsted	Westlake
Drove alone	77.1%	73.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.1%	19.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Olmsted	Westlake
1-unit, detached	70.8%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	16.4%
20 or more units	11.4%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	North Olmsted	Westlake
Poverty rate	10.1%	5.1%
Average household size	2.36	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1965	1983