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Parma Heights, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Parma Heights is a Census city of 20,581 people across 4.20 square miles of land, in Cuyahoga County. Median household income is $61,009, 57.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 28 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Parma Heights
What Parma Heights is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,904
- 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 Parma Heights
- Population20,581
- Median age40.8
- Population under 184,053
- Share under 1819.7 percent
- Population 65 and over4,121
- Share 65 and over20.0 percent
- Households9,240
- Family households5,170
- Share of households that are families56.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Parma Heights
- Median household income$61,009
- Per capita income$37,555
- Civilian labor force11,237
- Employed10,771
- Unemployed466 plus or minus 166
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over15,049
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Parma Heights
- Housing units9,529
- Occupied units9,240
- Vacant units289 plus or minus 192
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied5,344
- Renter occupied3,896
- Ownership rate57.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,111
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.9 percent
- Single family units5,917
- Share single family62.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,612
- Share in buildings of two or more37.9 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Parma Heights gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,073
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,030
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,084
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.0 percent
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled8.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home14.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Parma Heights (7(a))
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$8,729,800
- Average approval$311,779
- Median approval$97,350
- Ninetieth percentile approval$928,200
- Largest approval$2,407,000
- Jobs supported262
- Jobs per approval9.4
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.9 percent
- Share to franchises7.1 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parma Heights, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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 Parma Heights (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,168,000
- Average approval$292,000
- Median approval$255,500
- Largest approval$495,000
- Jobs supported47
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parma Heights, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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 Parma Heights
- NFIP communityCity of Parma Heights
- NFIP community number390124
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/03/10
The City of Parma Heights participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390124 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 Parma Heights
Cuyahoga County context, not Parma 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 Parma 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
Parma Heights questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Parma Heights, Ohio?
20,581, in 9,240 households. Parma Heights city covers 4.20 square miles of land, which is 4,904 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Parma 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 Parma Heights?
$61,009. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,100. Median gross rent is $1,111 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Parma Heights businesses?
28 7(a) approvals totaling $8.7 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $97,350, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Parma Heights, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Parma Heights borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Parma Heights. Only 3 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 Parma Heights in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Parma Heights appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Parma Heights, city of, community 390124, 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 Parma 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 Parma Heights.
Is zoning published for Parma Heights?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.