Ohio · Census place 71682
Shaker Heights city, OH
Quick answer
Shaker Heights city has 29,004 residents, ranking #52 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $97,721, the median home is worth $288,000 and median gross rent runs $1,149 a month.
- Population
- 29,004Shaker Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $97,721Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $288,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,149Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shaker Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shaker Heights city median would spend about 14.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 60.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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