North Royalton vs Shaker Heights

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

North Royalton and Shaker Heights 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 29,004 in Shaker Heights). Shaker Heights has the higher median household income ($97,721 vs $81,810 in North Royalton). Shaker Heights has the higher median home value ($288,000 vs $276,300 in North Royalton).

Population, income & housing

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
Population	31,013	29,004
Median age	45.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,810	$97,721
Median home value	$276,300	$288,000
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,149
Housing units	14,507	14,205
Homeownership rate	71.1%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	69.7%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
Population	30,252 → 31,013 (+2.5%)	27,387 → 29,004 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$70,665 → $81,810 (+15.8%)	$87,235 → $97,721 (+12.0%)
Median home value	$208,600 → $276,300 (+32.5%)	$229,500 → $288,000 (+25.5%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,061 (+18.4%)	$1,026 → $1,149 (+12.0%)

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

Shaker Heights

Population

27,38729,004

Median household income

$87,235$97,721

Median home value

$229,500$288,000

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,149

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
Under 5	4.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.4%	11.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	12.8%
75 and over	8.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	54.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.7%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
No high school diploma	4.0%	1.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	8.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	41.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
Drove alone	79.4%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.6%	4.3%
Walked	0.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	13.2%	18.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
1-unit, detached	60.5%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	24.3%	11.3%
20 or more units	5.9%	20.8%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Royalton	Shaker Heights
Poverty rate	5.2%	7.1%
Average household size	2.24	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1983	1944