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Shaker Heights

Ohio · 28,466 residents (2025 est.) · 6.29 sq mi
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Shaker Heights is home to 28,922 people in Ohio. 69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 46% more than in Ohio as a whole. There are 4,597 people per square mile. Households take in $104,073 a year at the median, 27% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
28,922
−2%since 2000
from 29,405 in 2000
28,466 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,597 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 4,254 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.8
+6%since 2000
from 39.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6.29 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
26K28K29K30K31K19902000201020202024Shaker Heights
202429K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(1,761)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(2,012)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.5%(1,878)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(1,529)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.2%(1,208)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.3%(3,266)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.5%(4,193)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(3,794)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.5%(3,048)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.1%(3,501)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(1,891)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.9%(841)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$104,073
−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $63,983 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$72,806
+76%since 2000
from $41,354 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.5%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 6.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.528
+2%since 2010
from 0.520 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services8.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade6.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Public administration6.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Information5.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance3.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade2.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$303,200
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $181,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,168
−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $747 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.3%
−4.6 ptssince 2000
from 64.9% in 2000
39.7% rent
Vacancy rate
8.2%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.24 people
−10%since 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.2%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
36.6%
−12.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
−1%since 2009
from 2.9 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-Hispanic59.3%(17,434)
Black34%(9,985)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(339)
Asian3.1%(926)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic53.4%(15,438)
Black32.9%(9,529)
Hispanic / Latino4.3%(1,248)
Asian3.8%(1,090)
Other5.6%(1,617)
Diversity Score
75
+7%since 2009
from 70 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
Mexican1.9%(547)
Chilean0.5%(133)
Ecuadorian0.4%(124)
Salvadoran0.4%(108)
Puerto Rican0.2%(68)
Peruvian0.1%(39)
Dominican0.1%(37)
Spaniard0.1%(26)
Guatemalan0.1%(23)
Cuban0.1%(18)
+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data
Argentine0%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese1.2%(345)
Asian Indian1.1%(322)
Japanese0.5%(140)
Korean0.2%(45)
Pakistani0.2%(45)
Filipino0.1%(38)
Burmese0.1%(34)
Taiwanese0.1%(33)
Thai0.1%(29)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(5)
Ancestry
German13%(3,773)
Irish10.1%(2,927)
English9.5%(2,760)
Italian6.3%(1,824)
Polish4.9%(1,418)
American3.4%(996)
French2.3%(670)
Russian1.9%(563)
Scottish1.7%(484)
Arab1.5%(443)
Swedish1.3%(365)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian1.2%(348)
Nigerian1%(281)
Dutch0.9%(247)
Welsh0.7%(190)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(189)
Austrian0.6%(181)
West Indian0.6%(164)
Ukrainian0.6%(163)
Greek0.5%(151)
Slovene0.5%(149)
Czech0.5%(145)
Norwegian0.5%(140)
Slovak0.5%(139)
Danish0.4%(119)
Lithuanian0.4%(109)
Romanian0.3%(99)
Lebanese0.3%(96)
British0.3%(89)
Jamaican0.3%(88)
Swiss0.3%(80)
Canadian0.2%(72)
Croatian0.2%(70)
Egyptian0.2%(51)
Guyanese0.2%(51)
Portuguese0.2%(48)
Israeli0.2%(45)
Finnish0.1%(39)
Cape Verdean0.1%(33)
Moroccan0.1%(23)
Iranian0.1%(22)
Turkish0.1%(21)
Serbian0.1%(19)
Ghanaian0%(13)
Armenian0%(10)
Bulgarian0%(10)
Haitian0%(8)
Belgian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
69.3%
+7.6 ptssince 2000
from 61.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.7%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 94.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
40.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 35.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.2 min
+62%since 2000
from 13.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
63.6%
−13.0 ptssince 2009
from 76.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.6%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.4%
+17.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 6.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 67.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
21.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
65.8%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 60.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 45.3% in 2009
Female
53.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 54.7% in 2009
Foreign born
10.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 8.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 6.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+6.8 ptssince 2017
from 85.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 94.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.2%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 83.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
87.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 89.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 2.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.6%(3,321)
Married58%(6,091)
Widowed3.6%(383)
Divorced6.7%(702)
Women 15+
Never married34.5%(4,406)
Married46.3%(5,910)
Widowed5.3%(683)
Divorced13.9%(1,775)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.8%
−3.5 ptssince 2013
from 6.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
71.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 71.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
10.8%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 79.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 30.2% 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)14.9%(171)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(148)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(369)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(86)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(9)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,147 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 Shaker Heights, Ohio?

Shaker Heights, Ohio has about 28,922 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Shaker Heights, Ohio?

The typical household in Shaker Heights, Ohio earns about $104,073 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Shaker Heights, Ohio expensive?

In Shaker Heights, Ohio, the median home is worth about $303,200, and the typical rent is about $1,168 a month.

How educated are people in Shaker Heights, Ohio?

About 69.3% of adults age 25 and over in Shaker Heights, Ohio hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Shaker Heights, Ohio?

About 8.4% of people in Shaker Heights, Ohio live below the federal poverty line.

Has Shaker Heights, Ohio grown since 1990?

Yes, Shaker Heights, Ohio has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 1,909 residents, a change of about -6 percent over that period.

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