Demographics of Parma city, Ohio

Parma city, Ohio had 78,581 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,374 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Parma city, in four figures

78,581
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 79,870 ±45.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −2,374 people.; 42.4 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,295 ±$3,216
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Parma city, Ohio's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Parma city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Parma city, Ohio's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Parma city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	80,955	100.0	100.0
2021	80,087	98.9	100.2
2022	79,315	98.0	100.7
2023	79,004	97.6	101.6
2024	78,801	97.3	102.5
2025	78,581	97.1	103.1

Population of Parma city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	80,955	—
2021	80,087	−868
2022	79,315	−772
2023	79,004	−311
2024	78,801	−203
2025	78,581	−220

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±1.4: for men 40.2 ±2.2 and for women 43.9 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Parma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	4,052 ±466	5.1% ±0.6	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,879 ±737	12.4% ±0.9	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,192 ±797	9.0% ±1.0	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	21,378 ±1,051	26.8% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	21,574 ±1,082	27.0% ±1.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,795 ±835	19.8% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,295 ±$3,216, and income per person $36,896 ±$1,260, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Parma city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	4,485 ±589	13.1% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,471 ±604	18.9% ±1.7	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,844 ±738	22.9% ±2.1	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,443 ±516	15.9% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,041 ±449	17.6% ±1.3	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,420 ±341	7.1% ±1.0	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,583 ±270	4.6% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Parma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	7,961 ±1,160	10.1% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,156 ±560	15.8% ±4.0	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,137 ±566	9.4% ±1.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,668 ±323	7.9% ±1.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Parma city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Parma city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	36,157 ±718	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±2.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±1.2	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.4% ±2.2	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.6% ±2.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$170,100 ±$2,385	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,087 ±$33	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Parma city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,710 ±959	8.4% ±1.2	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	63,718 ±1,737	79.8% ±2.2	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,328 ±1,459	5.4% ±1.8	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,380 ±566	3.0% ±0.7	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	47 to 417	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,465 ±465	3.1% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Parma city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	60,283 ±1,160	75.5% ±1.5	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,266 ±746	11.6% ±0.9	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,565 ±555	2.0% ±0.7	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,756 ±867	11.0% ±1.1	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,668 ±635	7.1% ±0.8	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,088 ±594	3.9% ±0.7	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Parma city among the places of Ohio

7th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Parma city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cleveland city	366,097 ±76
Cincinnati city	311,224 ±60
Toledo city	267,463 ±87
Akron city	189,247 ±87
Dayton city	136,579 ±56
Parma city	79,870 ±45
Canton city	69,755 ±48
Lorain city	65,395 ±103
Hamilton city	63,468 ±91
Youngstown city	59,331 ±33
Springfield city	58,190 ±75

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Parma city, Ohio

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026