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Compare Shaker Heights to Lakewood

This post compares Shaker Heights, Ohio to Lakewood, Ohio across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Shaker Heights (city) Lakewood (city)
Population 27,749 50,778
Income (median) $68,038 $46,035
Home Value (median) $218,500 $140,300
White 56% 87%
Black 33% 6%
Asian 5% 1%
With Kids 34% 20%
Age (median) 40 35
Rentals 35% 55%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Shaker Heights or Lakewood?
A: Shaker Heights has a smaller population count than Lakewood: 27749 compared with 50778 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Shaker Heights or in Lakewood?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Shaker Heights.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Shaker Heights or Lakewood?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in Shaker Heights.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Lakewood does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 35% for Shaker Heights versus 55% for Lakewood.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Shaker Heights may include: Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, and Cleveland-Heights.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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