Overview
20,764
Total Population
40.7
Median age
51.23%
Female population %
95.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
57.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,391
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Parma Heights's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Parma Heights is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Parma Heights's population under 18 was 20.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Parma Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Parma Heights, 16.74% were under the age of 15, 19.47% aged 15 to 29, 43.89% aged 30 to 64, 17.19% aged 65 to 84, and 2.72% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 510 more females than males in Parma Heights:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.23% females and 48.77% males in Parma Heights, OH.
- The Parma Heights, OH gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 880.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 862.
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Race / Ethnicity
Parma Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Parma Heights population: 79.77% are White, 12.07% are Black or African American, 0.44% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.02% are Asian, 0.23% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.22% are some other race and 3.24% are multiracial.
- Parma Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 1,391 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,373 (93.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Parma Heights is White with a population of 16,564 (79.77% of the total population).
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Year by year
Parma Heights's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 21,630 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Parma Heights's population decreased by 945 (4.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Parma Heights's population increased by 126 (0.61%), 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, Parma Heights's population was lowest in year 2009 at 19,697.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)