North Royalton vs Westlake

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

North Royalton 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 31,013 in North Royalton). Westlake has the higher median household income ($110,101 vs $81,810 in North Royalton). Westlake has the higher median home value ($336,100 vs $276,300 in North Royalton).

Population, income & housing

	North Royalton	Westlake
Population	31,013	34,036
Median age	45.3 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,810	$110,101
Median home value	$276,300	$336,100
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,480
Housing units	14,507	15,781
Homeownership rate	71.1%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.3%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Royalton	Westlake
Population	30,252 → 31,013 (+2.5%)	32,275 → 34,036 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$70,665 → $81,810 (+15.8%)	$86,008 → $110,101 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$208,600 → $276,300 (+32.5%)	$258,600 → $336,100 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,061 (+18.4%)	$1,174 → $1,480 (+26.1%)

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

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 Royalton	Westlake
Under 5	4.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	14.3%	13.1%
75 and over	8.0%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Royalton	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	84.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Royalton	Westlake
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	29.8%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Royalton	Westlake
Drove alone	79.4%	73.4%
Carpooled	4.8%	5.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	0.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.2%	19.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Royalton	Westlake
1-unit, detached	60.5%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	24.3%	16.4%
20 or more units	5.9%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	North Royalton	Westlake
Poverty rate	5.2%	5.1%
Average household size	2.24	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1983	1983