Cleveland Heights

Population: 44,694
Median household income: $72,302
Median home value: $176,700

Cleveland Heights is a community in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, home to 44,694 residents. At $72,302, its median household income sits above Cuyahoga County's $62,823.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cleveland Heights's population held roughly steady from 44,571 to 44,694, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $128,700 to $176,700.

Households average 2.23 people. The median gross rent is $1,139.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,694
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,302
Median home value: $176,700
Median gross rent: $1,139
Housing units: 21,902
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,57144,694

Median household income

$57,768$72,302

Median home value

$128,700$176,700

Median gross rent

$965$1,139

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,571	$57,768	$128,700	$965
2020	44,176	$59,086	$133,700	$1,005
2021	45,267	$62,823	$140,900	$1,005
2022	45,002	$69,155	$164,400	$1,091
2023	44,694	$72,302	$176,700	$1,139

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,976	4.4%
5 to 17	7,524	16.8%
18 to 24	4,435	9.9%
25 to 34	7,236	16.2%
35 to 44	6,012	13.5%
45 to 54	4,292	9.6%
55 to 64	4,794	10.7%
65 to 74	5,065	11.3%
75 and over	3,360	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,413	47.9%
Black or African American	17,542	39.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.1%
Asian	2,465	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.1%
Some other race	487	1.1%
Two or more races	1,495	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,233	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree31.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,177	3.8%
High school graduate	4,580	14.9%
Some college or associate's	7,322	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	7,893	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9,787	31.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit3.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,885	66.8%
Carpooled	1,532	6.9%
Public transit	674	3.0%
Walked	990	4.4%
Bicycle	247	1.1%
Worked from home	3,643	16.4%
Other means	305	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,548	24.4%
15 to 29 min	8,905	47.8%
30 to 44 min	3,895	20.9%
45 to 59 min	662	3.6%
60+ min	623	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 14.7% (6,468 of 43,952)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,022	51.0%
Nonfamily households	9,647	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,669	89.8%
Vacant	2,233	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,400	58.0%
Renter-occupied	8,269	42.0%

1-unit, detached61.3%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,433	61.3%
1-unit, attached	1,041	4.8%
2 to 4 units	2,361	10.8%
5 to 19 units	2,672	12.2%
20 or more units	2,359	10.8%
Mobile home & other	36	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3916014
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.5111, -81.5618