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Cleveland Heights, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Cleveland Heights is a Census city of 44,497 people across 8.07 square miles of land, in Cuyahoga County. Median household income is $72,826, 58.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cleveland Heights
What Cleveland Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.07 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,517
- County holding the largest share of its areaCuyahoga County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cleveland Heights
- Population44,497
- Median age35.9
- Population under 189,635
- Share under 1821.7 percent
- Population 65 and over8,543
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households19,323
- Family households9,872
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cleveland Heights
- Median household income$72,826
- Per capita income$46,521
- Civilian labor force24,107
- Employed22,473
- Unemployed1,634 plus or minus 340
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over29,982
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher58.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree32.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cleveland Heights
- Housing units21,420
- Occupied units19,323
- Vacant units2,097
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent
- Owner occupied11,239
- Renter occupied8,084
- Ownership rate58.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,216
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent
- Single family units14,187
- Share single family66.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,210
- Share in buildings of two or more33.7 percent
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cleveland Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18,071
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,672
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,069
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.1 percent
- Drove alone63.1 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport3.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked4.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home18.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cleveland Heights (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$7,085,600
- Average approval$214,715
- Median approval$89,600
- Ninetieth percentile approval$625,380
- Largest approval$1,473,000
- Jobs supported355
- Jobs per approval10.8
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full7
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.1 percent
- Share to franchises6.1 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cleveland Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Cleveland Heights (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$269,000
- Average approval$269,000
- Median approval$269,000
- Largest approval$269,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cleveland Heights, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Cleveland Heights
- NFIP communityCity of Cleveland Heights
- NFIP community number390105
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/10
The City of Cleveland Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390105 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cuyahoga County, not Cleveland Heights
Cuyahoga County context, not Cleveland Heights figures
- Establishments in Cuyahoga County31,496
- Covered employment, Cuyahoga County705,152
- Average annual pay, Cuyahoga County$75,134
- Housing units permitted, Cuyahoga County1,685
Every figure in this section is published for Cuyahoga County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cleveland Heights.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Cleveland Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cleveland Heights, Ohio?
44,497, in 19,323 households. Cleveland Heights city covers 8.07 square miles of land, which is 5,517 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cleveland Heights in?
Cuyahoga County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cleveland Heights?
$72,826. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,100. Median gross rent is $1,216 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cleveland Heights businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $7.1 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $89,600, plus 1 504 approvals worth $269,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cleveland Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cleveland Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cleveland Heights. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cleveland Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cleveland Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cleveland Heights, city of, community 390105, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cleveland Heights figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cuyahoga County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cleveland Heights.
Is zoning published for Cleveland Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.