Demographics of Parma Heights city, Ohio

Parma Heights city, Ohio had 20,327 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −481 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 Heights city, in four figures

20,327
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,581 ±25.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −481 people.; 40.8 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,009 ±$6,194
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 Heights city, Ohio's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Parma Heights 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Parma Heights city, Ohio's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Parma Heights 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	20,808	100.0	100.0
2021	20,583	98.9	100.2
2022	20,390	98.0	100.7
2023	20,439	98.2	101.6
2024	20,391	98.0	102.5
2025	20,327	97.7	103.1

Population of Parma Heights city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,808	—
2021	20,583	−225
2022	20,390	−193
2023	20,439	+49
2024	20,391	−48
2025	20,327	−64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±3.1: for men 39.7 ±3.7 and for women 42.5 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Parma Heights city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	456 to 1,546	2.2% to 7.5%	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,052 ±572	14.8% ±2.8	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,479 ±346	7.2% ±1.7	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,061 ±661	29.4% ±3.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,867 ±519	23.6% ±2.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,121 ±439	20.0% ±2.1	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,009 ±$6,194, and income per person $37,555 ±$3,772, 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 Heights city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,550 ±340	16.8% ±3.6	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,034 ±377	22.0% ±4.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,005 ±346	21.7% ±3.6	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,163 ±301	12.6% ±3.2	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,498 ±258	16.2% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	528 ±169	5.7% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	462 ±176	5.0% ±1.9	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 Heights city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,829 ±1,171	13.9% ±5.7	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	375 to 1,661	10.2% to 40.7%	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,140 ±396	10.3% ±3.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	671 ±204	12.6% ±3.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Parma Heights city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Parma Heights city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	9,529 ±477	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.0% ±6.6	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 5.0%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.8% ±4.1	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.2% ±3.2	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,100 ±$5,588	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,111 ±$41	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Heights city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	887 ±364	4.3% ±1.8	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,875 ±1,188	72.3% ±5.8	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,319 ±1,228	16.1% ±6.0	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	189 to 1,111	0.9% to 5.4%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	105 ±34	0.5% ±0.2	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 88	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	713 ±293	3.5% ±1.4	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 Heights city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	15,447 ±707	75.1% ±3.4	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,403 ±387	11.7% ±1.9	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	118 to 382	0.6% to 1.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,481 ±562	12.1% ±2.7	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,439 ±377	7.0% ±1.8	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,042 ±414	5.1% ±2.0	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Parma Heights city among the places of Ohio

83rd 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 Heights city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Euclid city	21,534 ±36
Lebanon city	21,501 ±27
Rocky River city	21,490 ±27
Alliance city	21,478 ±42
Piqua city	20,646 ±20
Parma Heights city	20,581 ±25
Painesville city	20,548 ±36
Sidney city	20,501 ±439
Forest Park city	20,025 ±30
Mayfield Heights city	20,022 ±30
Whitehall city	20,019 ±47

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Ohio by foreign-born share
No. 25 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 29 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 34 Places in Ohio by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 61 Places in Ohio by median rent
No. 91 Places in Ohio by per capita income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026