Westlake

Population: 34,036
Median household income: $110,101
Median home value: $336,100

Westlake, a community in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, has 34,036 residents. Its median household income of $110,101 runs above the Cuyahoga County figure of $62,823.

From 2019 to 2023, Westlake's population grew 5.5% from 32,275 to 34,036, while its median home value rose 30.0% from $258,600 to $336,100.

The median gross rent is $1,480. 58.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,036
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $110,101
Median home value: $336,100
Median gross rent: $1,480
Housing units: 15,781
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,275	$86,008	$258,600	$1,174
2020	32,154	$92,917	$263,500	$1,223
2021	34,049	$98,285	$275,300	$1,262
2022	34,027	$103,658	$310,600	$1,387
2023	34,036	$110,101	$336,100	$1,480

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,361	4.0%
5 to 17	5,627	16.5%
18 to 24	2,281	6.7%
25 to 34	3,081	9.1%
35 to 44	3,749	11.0%
45 to 54	4,449	13.1%
55 to 64	5,265	15.5%
65 to 74	4,454	13.1%
75 and over	3,769	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,779	84.6%
Black or African American	642	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	2,307	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	960	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,320	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate14.6%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree26.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,105	4.5%
High school graduate	3,625	14.6%
Some college or associate's	5,576	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	7,921	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6,540	26.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,833	73.4%
Carpooled	867	5.4%
Public transit	37	0.2%
Walked	177	1.1%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	3,094	19.2%
Other means	102	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,477	26.7%
15 to 29 min	5,395	41.4%
30 to 44 min	2,775	21.3%
45 to 59 min	638	4.9%
60+ min	740	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 5.1% (1,677 of 33,112)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,852	60.7%
Nonfamily households	5,722	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,574	92.4%
Vacant	1,207	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,613	72.8%
Renter-occupied	3,961	27.2%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units12.9%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,182	58.2%
1-unit, attached	1,449	9.2%
2 to 4 units	454	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2,587	16.4%
20 or more units	2,041	12.9%
Mobile home & other	68	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3983622
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4495, -81.9302