Shaker Heights

Population: 29,004
Median household income: $97,721
Median home value: $288,000

Shaker Heights is a community in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, home to 29,004 residents. At $97,721, its median household income sits above Cuyahoga County's $62,823.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shaker Heights's population grew 5.9% from 27,387 to 29,004, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $229,500 to $288,000.

Owners occupy 60.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,004
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $97,721
Median home value: $288,000
Median gross rent: $1,149
Housing units: 14,205
Homeownership rate: 60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,38729,004

Median household income

$87,235$97,721

Median home value

$229,500$288,000

Median gross rent

$1,026$1,149

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,387	$87,235	$229,500	$1,026
2020	27,148	$88,635	$241,900	$1,012
2021	29,197	$92,463	$252,100	$1,024
2022	29,157	$96,494	$273,300	$1,122
2023	29,004	$97,721	$288,000	$1,149

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,947	6.7%
5 to 17	4,838	16.7%
18 to 24	1,794	6.2%
25 to 34	3,004	10.4%
35 to 44	4,144	14.3%
45 to 54	3,726	12.8%
55 to 64	3,218	11.1%
65 to 74	3,705	12.8%
75 and over	2,628	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,726	54.2%
Black or African American	9,637	33.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	1,147	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	259	0.9%
Two or more races	1,322	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	891	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.5%

High school graduate8.6%

Some college or associate's20.3%

Bachelor's degree28.0%

Graduate or professional degree41.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	297	1.5%
High school graduate	1,751	8.6%
Some college or associate's	4,149	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,726	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8,502	41.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone68.8%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit4.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,810	68.8%
Carpooled	873	6.1%
Public transit	614	4.3%
Walked	187	1.3%
Bicycle	77	0.5%
Worked from home	2,572	18.0%
Other means	122	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,874	24.6%
15 to 29 min	5,534	47.4%
30 to 44 min	2,279	19.5%
45 to 59 min	614	5.3%
60+ min	382	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 7.1% (2,053 of 28,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,396	56.8%
Nonfamily households	5,633	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,029	91.7%
Vacant	1,176	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,842	60.2%
Renter-occupied	5,187	39.8%

1-unit, detached54.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units20.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,748	54.5%
1-unit, attached	423	3.0%
2 to 4 units	1,470	10.3%
5 to 19 units	1,605	11.3%
20 or more units	2,959	20.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3971682
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.4761, -81.5492