About Grandview Heights

Grandview Heights is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,721 people and just one neighborhood, Grandview Heights is the 263rd largest community in Ohio.

Grandview Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Grandview Heights is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grandview Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.67%), sales jobs (13.74%), and management occupations (12.68%).

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

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

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Grandview Heights. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Grandview Heights.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Grandview Heights is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One of the benefits of Grandview Heights is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.87 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Grandview Heights Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Grandview Heights is a pretty powerful place. 47.93% of the adults in Grandview Heights have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Grandview Heights in 2000 was $27,495, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,980 for a family of four.

The people who call Grandview Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Grandview Heights is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grandview Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Grandview Heights is English. Some people also speak Spanish.