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Garfield Heights city, Cuyahoga County, OH

29,269 Population
7.2 square miles 4,048.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Cuyahoga County: 40.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Ohio: 39.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,666 ±$1,785 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Cuyahoga County: $42,747 ±$403
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Ohio: $40,552 ±$167
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,593 ±$5,060 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Cuyahoga County: $64,468 ±$702
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Ohio: $71,389 ±$321
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22% ±5% (6,302  ±1,437) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Cuyahoga County: 16.1% 196,342 (±0.4% / ±5,333)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Ohio: 13.3% 1,529,692 (±0.2% / ±18,999)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.1 minutes ±1.1 (256,435  ±20,315) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cuyahoga County: 23.3 11,696,165 (±0.2 / ±158,136)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Ohio: 23.4 114,422,230 (±0.1 / ±513,925)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,946 ±672 Number of households
  • Cuyahoga County: 554,551 ±1,919
  • Ohio: 4,863,191 ±8,557
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (28,725  ±36) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Cuyahoga County: 2.2 1,218,751 (±0 / ±388)
  • about the same as the figure in Ohio: 2.4 11,519,651
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.5% ±2.9% (469  ±215) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Cuyahoga County: 5.1% 14,526 (±0.3% / ±859)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ohio: 5.4% 144,308 (±0.1% / ±3,283)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,000 ±631 Number of housing units
  • Cuyahoga County: 615,331 ±252
  • Ohio: 5,292,391 ±464
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$109,900 ±$3,994 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Cuyahoga County: $195,400 ±$1,919
  • about half the amount in Ohio: $214,800 ±$742
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.8% ±3.9% (4,561  ±1,115) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cuyahoga County: 13.3% 163,588 (±0.4% / ±5,260.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Ohio: 12% 1,396,093 (±0.1% / ±15,825.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.7% ±5% (17,893  ±1,213.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cuyahoga County: 91.5% 812,854 (±0.8% / ±6,716.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Ohio: 91.8% 7,495,699 (±0.3% / ±21,141.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.6% ±2% (2,917  ±415.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Cuyahoga County: 36.6% 324,673 (±0.5% / ±4,085.5)
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 31.5% 2,570,052 (±0.2% / ±13,133.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.7% ±0.7% (781  ±206) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Cuyahoga County: 7.7% 95,730
  • about half the rate in Ohio: 5.2% 616,102
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6% ±1.3% (1,355  ±289) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cuyahoga County: 5.5% 54,264 (±0.2% / ±1,607)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ohio: 6.6% 605,840 (±0.1% / ±5,765)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,355 Total veterans ±289 1,279 Male ±273 76 Female ±68

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