Parma Heights vs South Euclid

A side-by-side comparison of Parma Heights and South Euclid: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Euclid has the higher population (21,606 vs 20,616 in Parma Heights). South Euclid has the higher median household income ($78,782 vs $59,218 in Parma Heights). Parma Heights has the higher median home value ($165,800 vs $134,800 in South Euclid).

Population, income & housing

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
Population	20,616	21,606
Median age	40.7 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,218	$78,782
Median home value	$165,800	$134,800
Median gross rent	$1,072	$1,298
Housing units	9,599	9,363
Homeownership rate	58.1%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
Population	20,045 → 20,616 (+2.8%)	21,572 → 21,606 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$52,068 → $59,218 (+13.7%)	$61,078 → $78,782 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $165,800 (+42.3%)	$100,200 → $134,800 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,072 (+27.9%)	$1,082 → $1,298 (+20.0%)

Parma Heights

Population

20,04520,616

Median household income

$52,068$59,218

Median home value

$116,500$165,800

Median gross rent

$838$1,072

South Euclid

Population

21,57221,606

Median household income

$61,078$78,782

Median home value

$100,200$134,800

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,298

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
Under 5	5.4%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	10.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.2%
75 and over	7.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	38.3%
Black or African American	14.0%	53.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
No high school diploma	9.8%	3.3%
High school graduate	33.1%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
Drove alone	74.9%	71.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	6.2%
Public transit	1.6%	2.8%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.7%	16.9%
Other means	2.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
1-unit, detached	62.3%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	4.8%
20 or more units	20.3%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Parma Heights	South Euclid
Poverty rate	16.1%	6.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1959	1953