Shaker Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 29,415 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Shaker Heights is the 48th largest community in Ohio.

Shaker Heights is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.74% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Shaker Heights is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shaker Heights who work in management occupations (14.70%), teaching (11.90%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.71%).

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

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

Shaker Heights, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Shaker Heights is also home to many people who can 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.

As is often the case in a small city, Shaker Heights doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Shaker Heights Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shaker Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shaker Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.69% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Shaker Heights in 2000 was $41,354, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $165,416 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Shaker Heights is English.