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North Olmsted

Ohio · 31,542 residents (2025 est.) · 11.7 sq mi
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North Olmsted is home to 31,924 people in Ohio. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Density works out to 2,735 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $219,800, having risen by half since 2000. 7% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
31,924
−6%since 2000
from 34,113 in 2000
31,542 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,735 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 2,708 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.5
+12%since 2000
from 39.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
11.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
31K32K33K34K34K19902000201020202024North Olmsted
202432K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(1,635)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(1,782)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(1,950)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(2,203)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.5%(1,105)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.8%(3,760)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(3,672)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(4,032)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.3%(4,899)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.4%(3,962)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.8%(2,173)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(751)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$84,363
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,542 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,490
+91%since 2000
from $24,329 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
55.1%
+19.0 ptssince 2009
from 36.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.3%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.432
+13%since 2010
from 0.381 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade4.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$219,800
−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $139,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,141
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $634 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
78.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2000
from 79.7% in 2000
21.1% rent
Vacancy rate
4.1%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.8%
−11.9 ptssince 2009
from 29.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 40.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.6
−4%since 2009
from 2.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
34
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.8%(31,666)
Black1%(341)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(575)
Asian2.7%(935)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic83.6%(26,698)
Black2.8%(893)
Hispanic / Latino7.5%(2,380)
Asian1.9%(618)
Other4.2%(1,335)
Diversity Score
37
+138%since 2009
from 15 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.2%(1,021)
Mexican2.5%(800)
Salvadoran0.7%(239)
Dominican0.3%(91)
Guatemalan0.1%(38)
Cuban0.1%(36)
Ecuadorian0.1%(23)
Peruvian0.1%(17)
Colombian0%(11)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(260)
Chinese0.3%(111)
Filipino0.3%(97)
Korean0.2%(71)
Vietnamese0.1%(40)
Japanese0.1%(21)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese0.1%(17)
Samoan0%(10)
Ancestry
German23.7%(7,552)
Irish19.8%(6,309)
English11.2%(3,566)
Polish8.2%(2,608)
Italian7.8%(2,490)
Slovak4.5%(1,440)
Hungarian4.2%(1,350)
Arab3.5%(1,123)
American2.9%(937)
Scottish2.2%(713)
Slovene2%(629)
Czech1.7%(551)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Lebanese1.5%(478)
French1.4%(459)
Austrian1.1%(362)
Romanian1%(332)
Dutch1%(331)
Swedish0.8%(263)
Welsh0.7%(236)
Norwegian0.7%(229)
Palestinian0.7%(210)
Greek0.6%(204)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(203)
Jordanian0.6%(192)
Ukrainian0.6%(184)
Croatian0.5%(175)
Iraqi0.5%(172)
Somali0.5%(168)
Russian0.5%(163)
British0.5%(159)
Lithuanian0.5%(153)
Finnish0.3%(86)
Brazilian0.2%(69)
Egyptian0.2%(63)
Canadian0.2%(63)
Danish0.2%(58)
Swiss0.2%(56)
Macedonian0.1%(46)
Portuguese0.1%(46)
Latvian0.1%(29)
Moroccan0.1%(25)
Belgian0.1%(23)
West Indian0.1%(23)
Israeli0%(13)
Jamaican0%(11)
Iranian0%(9)
Serbian0%(7)
Turkish0%(6)
Syrian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.3%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 27.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.6%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 90.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.2%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 9.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.9 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.0%
−13.1 ptssince 2009
from 87.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.2%
+15.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 67.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
83.3%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 78.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.3%
+8.8 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.5%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
48.5%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
6.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 11.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.4%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.4%
+8.7 ptssince 2017
from 83.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 92.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
94.0%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2016
from 87.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 2.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.8%(4,742)
Married53.2%(7,250)
Widowed2.9%(389)
Divorced9.1%(1,245)
Women 15+
Never married25%(3,228)
Married53.3%(6,896)
Widowed10.2%(1,319)
Divorced11.5%(1,488)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.4%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
63.4%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 65.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.7%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 75.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 33.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)15.9%(295)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(407)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.9%(779)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(70)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,857 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in North Olmsted, Ohio?

North Olmsted, Ohio has about 31,924 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in North Olmsted, Ohio?

The typical household in North Olmsted, Ohio earns about $84,363 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is North Olmsted, Ohio expensive?

In North Olmsted, Ohio, the median home is worth about $219,800, and the typical rent is about $1,141 a month.

How educated are people in North Olmsted, Ohio?

About 32.3% of adults age 25 and over in North Olmsted, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in North Olmsted, Ohio?

About 8.3% of people in North Olmsted, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has North Olmsted, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, North Olmsted, Ohio has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 2,280 residents, a change of about -7 percent over that period.

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