Willoughby Hills

Population: 9,979
Median household income: $61,641
Median home value: $305,800

Willoughby Hills, a community in Lake County, Ohio, has 9,979 residents. At $61,641, its median household income sits below Lake County's $77,952.

From 2019 to 2023, Willoughby Hills's population grew 4.7% from 9,527 to 9,979, while its median home value rose 20.1% from $254,700 to $305,800.

Owners occupy 42.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,979
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $61,641
Median home value: $305,800
Median gross rent: $1,091
Housing units: 5,355
Homeownership rate: 42.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5279,979

Median household income

$59,328$61,641

Median home value

$254,700$305,800

Median gross rent

$925$1,091

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,527	$59,328	$254,700	$925
2020	9,545	$57,331	$287,500	$932
2021	9,929	$61,185	$274,300	$955
2022	9,972	$63,438	$307,000	$1,057
2023	9,979	$61,641	$305,800	$1,091

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	546	5.5%
5 to 17	1,203	12.1%
18 to 24	750	7.5%
25 to 34	1,693	17.0%
35 to 44	1,542	15.5%
45 to 54	936	9.4%
55 to 64	1,462	14.7%
65 to 74	985	9.9%
75 and over	862	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,830	68.4%
Black or African American	2,374	23.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.2%
Asian	450	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	229	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree25.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	424	5.7%
High school graduate	1,808	24.2%
Some college or associate's	2,264	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,892	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,092	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,273	75.0%
Carpooled	395	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	1,023	18.0%
Other means	2	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	831	17.8%
15 to 29 min	2,712	58.0%
30 to 44 min	1,018	21.8%
45 to 59 min	69	1.5%
60+ min	45	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 8.7% (865 of 9,927)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,771	54.2%
Nonfamily households	2,342	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,113	95.5%
Vacant	242	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,167	42.4%
Renter-occupied	2,946	57.6%

1-unit, detached41.9%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units50.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,244	41.9%
1-unit, attached	126	2.4%
2 to 4 units	52	1.0%
5 to 19 units	217	4.1%
20 or more units	2,716	50.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3985512
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 41.5842, -81.4330