Parma Heights

Population: 20,616
Median household income: $59,218
Median home value: $165,800

Parma Heights is a community in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, home to 20,616 residents. At $59,218, its median household income sits below Cuyahoga County's $62,823.

From 2019 to 2023, Parma Heights's population grew 2.8% from 20,045 to 20,616, while its median home value rose 42.3% from $116,500 to $165,800.

Owners occupy 58.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,616
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $59,218
Median home value: $165,800
Median gross rent: $1,072
Housing units: 9,599
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,04520,616

Median household income

$52,068$59,218

Median home value

$116,500$165,800

Median gross rent

$838$1,072

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,045	$52,068	$116,500	$838
2020	19,916	$51,328	$120,400	$850
2021	20,764	$53,642	$129,300	$921
2022	20,706	$57,197	$150,300	$986
2023	20,616	$59,218	$165,800	$1,072

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,111	5.4%
5 to 17	3,004	14.6%
18 to 24	1,703	8.3%
25 to 34	3,032	14.7%
35 to 44	2,646	12.8%
45 to 54	2,652	12.9%
55 to 64	2,310	11.2%
65 to 74	2,656	12.9%
75 and over	1,502	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,308	74.3%
Black or African American	2,888	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	117	0.6%
Asian	430	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.1%
Some other race	111	0.5%
Two or more races	724	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,011	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,445	9.8%
High school graduate	4,895	33.1%
Some college or associate's	4,408	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,932	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,118	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,646	74.9%
Carpooled	674	6.6%
Public transit	168	1.6%
Walked	138	1.4%
Bicycle	17	0.2%
Worked from home	1,294	12.7%
Other means	276	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,006	22.5%
15 to 29 min	3,875	43.4%
30 to 44 min	2,042	22.9%
45 to 59 min	568	6.4%
60+ min	428	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 16.1% (3,285 of 20,352)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,143	55.9%
Nonfamily households	4,050	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,193	95.8%
Vacant	406	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,340	58.1%
Renter-occupied	3,853	41.9%

1-unit, detached62.3%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units20.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,984	62.3%
1-unit, attached	236	2.5%
2 to 4 units	261	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1,157	12.1%
20 or more units	1,946	20.3%
Mobile home & other	15	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3961028
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3834, -81.7613