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
median household income $104,073, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Shaker Heights
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree61.0% → 69.3%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share1.1% → 4.3%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$122,711 → $104,073(−15%)US over the same years: +14%
Shaker Heights's population equals 2.3% of Cuyahoga County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 4.4% of the county's.
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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Over time
Shaker Heights, decade by decade
Shaker 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
30,831
$122,711
$333,610
61.0%
58.1
2000
29,405
$116,555
$330,630
61.7%
66.4
2010
28,448
$110,016
$336,338
64.5%
71.7
2020
29,439
$107,429
$293,192
69.9%
74.8
2024
28,922
$104,073
$303,200
69.3%
75.0
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.
