CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rocky River

Ohio · 20,410 residents · 4.73 sq mi

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Rocky River is home to 20,410 people in Ohio. At a median age of 43.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. That is roughly 41% ahead of the Ohio median. The poverty rate is 3.7%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $40,385 a year at the median, 34% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

41% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,410

−2%vs 2000

vs 20,735 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.4

−2%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(1,070)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(1,037)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(953)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(979)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(987)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(2,735)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(2,964)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(2,455)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.1%(2,460)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.9%(2,626)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(1,690)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(454)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,385

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,636 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$25,585

−26%vs 2000

vs $34,663 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.7%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$122,100

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $175,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$522

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $671 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(19,891)

Black0.4%(80)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(248)

Asian1.3%(273)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(20,013)

Black0.3%(58)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(81)

Asian1.5%(313)

Other0.1%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(156)

Dominican0.7%(149)

Puerto Rican0.6%(122)

Cuban0.2%(52)

South American0.2%(49)

Colombian0.2%(49)

Spaniard0.2%(35)

Central American0.1%(20)

Salvadoran0.1%(19)

Nicaraguan0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(237)

Asian Indian0.9%(183)

Korean0.2%(38)

Filipino0.1%(22)

Ancestry

German22.8%(4,903)

Irish22%(4,730)

Italian11.5%(2,480)

English10.7%(2,294)

Polish5.3%(1,140)

Arab4.9%(1,062)

French2.8%(593)

Lebanese2.5%(546)

Slovak2.1%(442)

Hungarian1.8%(397)

Greek1.7%(363)

Lithuanian1.7%(361)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.5%(312)

Slovene1.5%(312)

American1.4%(304)

Romanian1.4%(294)

Ukrainian1.1%(232)

Czech1%(207)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(182)

Russian0.8%(179)

Swedish0.7%(159)

British0.7%(156)

Croatian0.7%(149)

Syrian0.7%(147)

Dutch0.6%(131)

French Canadian0.4%(86)

Finnish0.4%(84)

Norwegian0.3%(74)

Swiss0.3%(67)

Welsh0.3%(65)

Egyptian0.3%(64)

Brazilian0.3%(58)

Austrian0.2%(50)

Bulgarian0.2%(47)

Jordanian0.2%(44)

Turkish0.2%(36)

Palestinian0.2%(34)

Guyanese0.2%(34)

Canadian0.1%(27)

Danish0.1%(14)

Portuguese0.1%(14)

Latvian0.1%(12)

Serbian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

40.6%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.6%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.3%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+66%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.5%(2,305)

Married60.3%(4,881)

Widowed3.2%(255)

Divorced8%(648)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(2,909)

Married51.1%(4,868)

Widowed9.4%(895)

Divorced8.9%(851)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.9%

−7.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.7%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 87.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% 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)16.3%(165)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(258)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.3%(551)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,014 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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