Parma vs Westlake

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

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

Parma has the higher population (80,131 vs 34,036 in Westlake). Westlake has the higher median household income ($110,101 vs $67,425 in Parma). Westlake has the higher median home value ($336,100 vs $157,600 in Parma).

Population, income & housing

	Parma	Westlake
Population	80,131	34,036
Median age	43.2 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,425	$110,101
Median home value	$157,600	$336,100
Median gross rent	$1,053	$1,480
Housing units	36,478	15,781
Homeownership rate	72.8%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	58.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parma	Westlake
Population	79,091 → 80,131 (+1.3%)	32,275 → 34,036 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$57,120 → $67,425 (+18.0%)	$86,008 → $110,101 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$115,500 → $157,600 (+36.5%)	$258,600 → $336,100 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$865 → $1,053 (+21.7%)	$1,174 → $1,480 (+26.1%)

Parma

Population

79,09180,131

Median household income

$57,120$67,425

Median home value

$115,500$157,600

Median gross rent

$865$1,053

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)

	Parma	Westlake
Under 5	5.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.9%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.1%
75 and over	8.1%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parma	Westlake
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	84.6%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parma	Westlake
No high school diploma	7.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	35.9%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parma	Westlake
Drove alone	79.0%	73.4%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.4%	19.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parma	Westlake
1-unit, detached	77.7%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	16.4%
20 or more units	7.6%	12.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Parma	Westlake
Poverty rate	9.8%	5.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1958	1983