Bedford Heights is a city of 10,847 people in Ohio. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median home value sits at $156,500. The foreign-born share is 3%. Households here earn about 30% less than in Ohio as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,269, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 19%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bedford Heights
What changed most since 1990
Black share52.2% → 74.3%(+22.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share44.9% → 12.6%(−32.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population12,131 → 10,847(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17%(95)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.9%(22)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.3%(236)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 558 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bedford Heights, decade by decade
Bedford Heights population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,131
$69,297
$164,645
12.8%
65.7
2000
11,375
$68,970
$193,278
16.1%
59.5
2010
10,751
$55,542
$181,260
13.9%
48.0
2020
11,020
$53,223
$131,506
15.7%
48.3
2024
10,847
$50,269
$156,500
21.7%
53.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
