Cleveland Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 49,984 people and 21 constituent neighborhoods, Cleveland Heights is the 19th largest community in Ohio. Cleveland Heights has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Cleveland Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.06% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cleveland Heights is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cleveland Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.88%), management occupations (10.40%), and teaching (10.24%).

Of important note, Cleveland Heights is also a city of artists. Cleveland Heights has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cleveland Heights's character.

Also of interest is that Cleveland Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Cleveland Heights is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Cleveland Heights Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cleveland Heights. 50.00% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Cleveland Heights in 2000 was $25,804, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,216 for a family of four.

Cleveland Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cleveland Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cleveland Heights is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cleveland Heights include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Cleveland Heights is English. Some people also speak Russian.