What percentage of people rent in Shaker Heights, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Shaker Heights, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.7% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Shaker Heights, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,081 renting households against 7,725 that own their home.

In Shaker Heights, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.7% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 5,081 (±519)
Median renter income: $52,487 (±$8,035)

Who rents and who owns in Shaker Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shaker Heights	Cuyahoga County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.7% (±3.3 points)	40.6% (±0.5 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,081 (±519)	225,378 (±2,877)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,725 (±389)	329,173 (±2,737)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,487 (±$8,035)	$40,410 (±$888)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$161,250 (±$8,451)	$88,703 (±$992)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Shaker Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Cuyahoga County (40.6%).

It is also higher than in Ohio (32.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cuyahoga County, Shaker Heights ranks 19 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 269 of 2,382.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Shaker Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.9% (±1.9 points)	39.7% (±3.3 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,026 (±$33)	$1,168 (±$68)	+13.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$87,235 (±$3,713)	$104,073 (±$7,996)	+19.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Shaker Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shaker Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shaker Heights	—	39.7% (±3.3 points)	—
University Heights	1.5 mi	32.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Beachwood	2.4 mi	46.3% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Highland Hills	2.4 mi	67.8% (±15.5 points)	Higher
Cleveland Heights	2.5 mi	41.8% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Warrensville Heights	3.0 mi	57.1% (±5.1 points)	Higher
North Randall	3.2 mi	72.2% (±11.6 points)	Higher
South Euclid	3.5 mi	18.3% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Woodmere	3.8 mi	60.5% (±11.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: University Heights, OH (32.3%), South Euclid, OH (18.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beachwood, OH (46.3%), Highland Hills, OH (67.8%), Warrensville Heights, OH (57.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Cuyahoga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Beachwood	46.3% (±4.7 points)
14	Parma Heights	42.2% (±3.6 points)
15	Cleveland Heights	41.8% (±2.4 points)
16	Garfield Heights	41.5% (±4.0 points)
17	Bedford	40.8% (±5.5 points)
18	Brooklyn	40.5% (±4.8 points)
19	Shaker Heights	39.7% (±3.3 points)
20	Maple Heights	37.3% (±5.0 points)
21	Richmond Heights	34.1% (±4.6 points)
22	University Heights	32.3% (±5.1 points)
23	Cuyahoga Heights	31.3% (±9.3 points)
24 (tie)	Fairview Park	30.3% (±3.0 points)
24 (tie)	Rocky River	30.3% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Cuyahoga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Shaker Heights

How many renters are there in Shaker Heights?

Shaker Heights has an estimated 5,081 (±519) renting households, 39.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shaker Heights?

In Shaker Heights, the share of households that rent went from 36.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shaker Heights?

A renting household in Shaker Heights has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shaker Heights?

The median renting household in Shaker Heights, OH has an income of $52,487 (±$8,035) a year, against $161,250 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Shaker Heights city, Ohio (place:71682, in state:39).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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