Cleveland Heights, OH Population

Overview

45,267

Total Population

36.5

Median age

54.37%

Female population %

83.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,301

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cleveland Heights's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cleveland Heights is 36.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cleveland Heights's population under 18 was 20.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cleveland Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cleveland Heights, 16.35% were under the age of 15, 23.50% aged 15 to 29, 41.21% aged 30 to 64, 17.11% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,955 more females than males in Cleveland Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.37% females and 45.63% males in Cleveland Heights, OH.
The Cleveland Heights, OH gender ratio is 83.9:100 i.e. 83.9 men to 100 women (0.839).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,969.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,333.

Cleveland Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cleveland Heights population: 49.09% are White, 40.91% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.05% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.29% are some other race and 3.42% are multiracial.
Cleveland Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,301 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 43,966 (97.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cleveland Heights is White with a population of 22,223 (49.09% of the total population).

Cleveland Heights's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 51,115 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cleveland Heights's population decreased by 5,068 (9.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cleveland Heights's population decreased by 832 (1.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cleveland Heights's population was lowest in year 2019 at 43,887.