Highland Heights is a city of 8,623 people in Ohio. 96% of homes are owner-occupied. That is roughly 72% ahead of the Ohio median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 60% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. The median age is 44.9, about 6 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $122,863, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
60% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 6%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Highland Heights
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree28.4% → 59.6%(+31.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$307,689 → $371,400(+21%)US over the same years: +67%
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)2.2%(7)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.3%(87)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.5%(142)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 319 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
Highland Heights, decade by decade
Highland 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
6,249
$107,468
$307,689
28.4%
7.1
2000
8,082
$127,060
$394,935
41.2%
17.0
2010
8,345
$132,517
$417,761
49.9%
23.7
2020
8,719
$131,690
$356,824
56.5%
32.0
2024
8,623
$122,863
$371,400
59.6%
37.1
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.
