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Parma

Ohio · 78,581 residents (2025 est.) · 20.0 sq mi
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Parma is home to 79,870 people in Ohio. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $170,100. There are 3,989 people per square mile. The median age is 42.4, about 3 years above the US median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 18%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
79,870
−7%since 2000
from 85,655 in 2000
78,581 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,989 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 3,932 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.4
+8%since 2000
from 39.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
20.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
78K81K83K86K89K19902000201020202024Parma
202480K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(4,052)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.2%(3,387)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(4,281)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.4%(4,349)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(5,054)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.4%(12,318)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.3%(9,060)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(9,905)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.6%(11,669)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(9,472)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(4,641)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(1,682)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$69,295
−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,920 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,896
+73%since 2000
from $21,293 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.2%
+17.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.1%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.397
+4%since 2010
from 0.381 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information13.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance7.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration6.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$170,100
−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,087
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $592 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
72.4%
−5.1 ptssince 2000
from 77.5% in 2000
27.6% rent
Vacancy rate
5.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.30 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.42 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.2%
−9.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
40.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 41.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.5
−6%since 2009
from 2.6 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
36
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.7%(81,102)
Black1.1%(901)
Hispanic / Latino1.5%(1,323)
Asian1.6%(1,346)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.8%(63,718)
Black5.4%(4,328)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(6,710)
Asian3%(2,380)
Other3.4%(2,734)
Diversity Score
44
+196%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 Rican5.6%(4,489)
Mexican0.9%(681)
Peruvian0.4%(302)
Dominican0.3%(234)
Guatemalan0.2%(134)
Salvadoran0.2%(134)
Cuban0.1%(109)
Honduran0.1%(101)
Ecuadorian0.1%(94)
Colombian0.1%(71)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(45)
Uruguayan0%(24)
Spaniard0%(21)
Argentine0%(16)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(534)
Nepalese0.5%(379)
Pakistani0.4%(353)
Filipino0.4%(348)
Vietnamese0.2%(174)
Cambodian0.2%(127)
Chinese0.1%(97)
Kazakh0.1%(81)
Thai0%(19)
Taiwanese0%(13)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(13)
Guamanian0%(13)
Samoan0%(10)
Tongan0%(9)
Ancestry
German19.9%(15,889)
Irish14.2%(11,328)
Polish12.4%(9,885)
Italian11.4%(9,128)
English6.9%(5,503)
Ukrainian5.1%(4,102)
Slovak4.7%(3,758)
Hungarian4%(3,206)
American3%(2,370)
Arab1.9%(1,519)
Scottish1.4%(1,108)
Czech1.2%(958)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Romanian1.2%(958)
French1.2%(951)
Slovene1.2%(929)
Russian1%(807)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(665)
Greek0.8%(623)
Croatian0.7%(523)
Serbian0.6%(518)
Welsh0.6%(510)
Dutch0.6%(450)
Lebanese0.5%(438)
Egyptian0.5%(405)
Swedish0.4%(315)
Norwegian0.4%(296)
Lithuanian0.3%(227)
Nigerian0.3%(212)
Jordanian0.2%(174)
British0.2%(168)
Palestinian0.2%(162)
West Indian0.2%(155)
Danish0.2%(153)
Somali0.2%(125)
Jamaican0.1%(119)
Austrian0.1%(118)
Finnish0.1%(91)
Syrian0.1%(80)
Macedonian0.1%(76)
Guyanese0.1%(75)
Moroccan0.1%(73)
Swiss0.1%(68)
Canadian0.1%(64)
Armenian0.1%(52)
Latvian0.1%(49)
Ghanaian0.1%(43)
Iranian0%(30)
Haitian0%(25)
Kenyan0%(12)
Turkish0%(10)
Belgian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
24.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 17.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.1%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.7%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.2 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.9%
−8.9 ptssince 2009
from 85.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.7%
+10.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.6%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 79.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.1%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
11.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.3%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 13.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+12.1 ptssince 2017
from 79.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 90.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
83.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 84.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 3.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.6%(14,307)
Married43.4%(14,550)
Widowed3.2%(1,089)
Divorced10.8%(3,611)
Women 15+
Never married33%(11,424)
Married42%(14,513)
Widowed9.8%(3,404)
Divorced15.2%(5,252)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.5%
−4.3 ptssince 2020
from 58.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.3%
−4.6 ptssince 2020
from 67.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.9%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 38.6% 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)16.1%(561)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(624)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.4%(1,374)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(156)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(21)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,491 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 Parma, Ohio?

Parma, Ohio has about 79,870 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Parma, Ohio?

The typical household in Parma, Ohio earns about $69,295 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Parma, Ohio expensive?

In Parma, Ohio, the median home is worth about $170,100, and the typical rent is about $1,087 a month.

How educated are people in Parma, Ohio?

About 24.4% of adults age 25 and over in Parma, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Parma, Ohio?

About 10.1% of people in Parma, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Parma, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Parma, Ohio has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 8,006 residents, a change of about -9 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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