Garfield Heights, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

Back to: Garfield Heights, Ohio main profile, Ohio, Ohio smaller cities, Ohio small towns, Ohio forum, All US cities. Total population: 30,621 (All urban) Houses: 12,919 (12,377 occupied: 9,917 owner occupied, 2,460 renter occupied) % of renters here:   20% State:   31% Housing density: 1788 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Garfield Heights, Ohio on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: garfield heights  (7 replies) Good neighborhoods , Parma, Garfield Heights, Broadview heights?  (4 replies) What is Parma really like?  (31 replies) What makes an area unsafe?  (30 replies) CSU Law - Where from here?  (10 replies) Cleveland Neighborhood Boundaries - University Circle area  (2 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $78,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $500 Median gross rent in Garfield Heights, OH in 2000: $555 Housing units in Garfield Heights with a mortgage: 5,681 (771 second mortgage, 837 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,585 Household type by relationship Households: 30,201 In family households: 25,533 (5,787 male householders, 2,395 female householders) 5,924 spouses, 9,375 children (8,719 natural, 181 adopted, 475 stepchildren), 805 grandchildren, 245 brothers or sisters, 258 parents, 275 other relatives, 469 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,668 (1,551 male householders (1,318 living alone)), 2,600 female householders (2,382 living alone)), 517 nonrelatives In group quarters: 420 (223 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,522 2-persons, 1,948 3-persons, 1,574 4-persons, 739 5-persons, 279 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,700 1-person, 413 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 9 4-persons. 4,642 married couples with children. 1,926 single-parent households (378 men, 1,548 women). 91.7% of residents of Garfield Heights speak English at home. 1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 5.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). 0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well). Foreign born population: 1,357 (4.4%) (67.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Garfield Heights, OH: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 7 $20,000 to $24,999: 6 $25,000 to $29,999: 14 $30,000 to $34,999: 12 $35,000 to $39,999: 17 $40,000 to $49,999: 119 $50,000 to $59,999: 225 $60,000 to $69,999: 765 $70,000 to $79,999: 1263 $80,000 to $89,999: 2786 $90,000 to $99,999: 2006 $100,000 to $124,999: 1480 $125,000 to $149,999: 376 $150,000 to $174,999: 111 $175,000 to $199,999: 24 $200,000 to $249,999: 35 $250,000 to $299,999: 6 $300,000 to $399,999: 14 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Garfield Heights: Less than $100: 9 $100 to $149: 26 $150 to $199: 7 $200 to $249: 34 $250 to $299: 57 $300 to $349: 87 $350 to $399: 300 $400 to $449: 314 $450 to $499: 478 $500 to $549: 441 $550 to $599: 198 $600 to $649: 166 $650 to $699: 93 $700 to $749: 13 $750 to $799: 29 $800 to $899: 22 $900 to $999: 8 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 16 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 162

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.0%
Number of people working at home: 223 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 259 5 to 9 minutes: 1346 10 to 14 minutes: 1925 15 to 19 minutes: 2406 20 to 24 minutes: 2978 25 to 29 minutes: 1108 30 to 34 minutes: 2087 35 to 39 minutes: 325 40 to 44 minutes: 422 45 to 59 minutes: 437 60 to 89 minutes: 240 90 or more minutes: 293

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,710 (83%) Carpooled: 1,285 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 427 (3%) Subway or elevated: 6 (0%) Taxi: 20 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 280 (2%) Other means: 94 (1%) Worked at home: 223 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 949 $10,000 to $14,999: 925 $15,000 to $19,999: 874 $20,000 to $24,999: 913 $25,000 to $29,999: 884 $30,000 to $34,999: 829 $35,000 to $39,999: 927 $40,000 to $44,999: 716 $45,000 to $49,999: 784 $50,000 to $59,999: 1446 $60,000 to $74,999: 1392 $75,000 to $99,999: 1154 $100,000 to $124,999: 245 $125,000 to $149,999: 97 $150,000 to $199,999: 93 $200,000 or more: 105

First ancestries reported:

• Polish: 6724
• Other groups: 4972
• Italian: 3570
• German: 2627
• Irish: 1540
• Hungarian: 963
• Slovak: 896
• United States or American: 889
• Czech: 830
• English: 659
• Slovene: 489
• Russian: 249
• Subsaharan African:: 196
• Croatian: 193
• Ukrainian: 175
• African: 175
• Czechoslovakian: 154
• Scottish: 147
• Scotch-Irish: 143
• European: 121
• Dutch: 99
• French (except Basque): 97
• Welsh: 89
• Greek: 87
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 78
• Jamaican: 66
• French Canadian: 56
• Austrian: 55
• Armenian: 52
• Swedish: 52
• British: 52
• Arab:: 50
• Lithuanian: 47
• Yugoslavian: 39
• Serbian: 34
• Canadian: 33
• Norwegian: 27
• Arab/Arabic: 26
• Slavic: 19
• Swiss: 17
• Lebanese: 17
• Maltese: 16
• Eastern European: 15
• Romanian: 13
• Nigerian: 9
• Carpatho Rusyn: 7
• Jordanian: 7
• Ghanian: 6
• Liberian: 6
• Haitian: 6
• West Indian: 6
• Danish: 6
• Finnish: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 25052
• Northeast: 1588
• Midwest: 409
• South: 1906
• West: 260

70% of Garfield Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 23
• Nursery to 4th grade: 17
• 5th and 6th grade: 93
• 7th and 8th grade: 199
• 9th grade: 258
• 10th grade: 330
• 11th grade: 404
• 12th grade, no diploma: 466
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,093
• Less than 1 year of college: 650
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,251
• Associate degree: 416
• Bachelor's degree: 855
• Master's degree: 221
• Professional school degree: 74
• Doctorate degree: 36

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 53
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 106
• 7th and 8th grade: 281
• 9th grade: 475
• 10th grade: 553
• 11th grade: 414
• 12th grade, no diploma: 459
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,715
• Less than 1 year of college: 979
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,487
• Associate degree: 691
• Bachelor's degree: 961
• Master's degree: 264
• Professional school degree: 97
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 61.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 26.3%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 20.2%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $39,934
• Black householders: $36,098
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,906
• Asian householders: $51,989
• Some other race householders: $33,000
• Two or more races householders: $52,763
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $35,500

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,400
• Black or African American householders: $75,000
• Asian householders: $103,000
• Some other race householders: $80,600
• Two or more races householders: $92,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $87,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,355
• One, attached: 299
• Two: 1,087
• 3 or 4: 93
• 5 to 9: 437
• 10 to 19: 346
• 20 to 49: 133
• 50 or more: 150
• Mobile homes: 19

Here:	21.9%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	15.9%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	17.1%
Ohio:	23.4%

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