Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

103,753

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.498% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.3%

0.551% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,904

3.24% 1-year growth

Health

93.5% of the population of Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH has health coverage, with 38.8% on employee plans, 29% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 9.49% on non-group plans, and 1.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

1,328 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,328 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.54%

Uninsured

38.8%

Employer Coverage

29%

Medicaid

14.9%

Medicare

9.49%

Non-Group

1.32%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH grew by 8.83% from 6.01% to 6.54%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH employs 46.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH were General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,219 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,023 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,379 people), and the highest paying industries were Administration of economic programs & space research ($124,291), Computer Systems Design ($105,805), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($105,398).

Males in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH have an average income that is 1.14 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,815. The income inequality in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH (measured using the Gini index) is 0.379, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

25,568

Women

55.1%

20,841

Men

44.9%

The workforce of Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH in 2024 was 46,409 people, with 55.1% woman, and 44.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

46.4k

2024 Value

0.177%

1 Year growth

± 0.177%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH grew at a rate of 0.177%, from 46.3k employees to 46.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,994 people), Cashiers (1,807 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (1,687 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

46.4k

2024 Value

0.177%

1 Year growth

± 0.177%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH grew at a rate of 0.177%, from 46.3k employees to 46.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,219 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,023 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,379 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH, though some of these residents may live in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,840

Median earning men ± $2,473

$38,405

Median earning women ± $2,831

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,980), Information ($68,571), and Public Administration ($64,091).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($56,250), Construction ($49,191), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,807).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Education

The student population of Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 142 male students and 143 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH are Black or African American (152 and 61.8%), White (60 and 24.4%), Hispanic or Latino (20 and 8.13%), and Two or More Races (13 and 5.28%).

The largest universities in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH by number of degrees awarded are Ohio Media School-Valley View (162 and 65.9%) and Remington College-Cleveland Campus (84 and 34.1%).

The most popular majors in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH are Radio & Television (86 and 35%), Digital Communication & Multimedia (33 and 13.4%), and Dental Assisting (29 and 11.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2019 in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 80%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 285 (49.8% men and 50.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 285 students enrolled in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH, 49.8% men and 50.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 220 records, of which 47.3% were women and 52.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Dental Assisting
29 degrees awarded
Building & Property Maintenance
25 degrees awarded
Recording Arts Technology
24 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH was Dental Assisting with 29 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Ohio Media School-Valley View
162 degrees awarded
Remington College-Cleveland Campus
84 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ohio Media School-Valley View with 162 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 133 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH, which is 1.18 times more than the 113 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 152 degrees mean that there were 2.53 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 60 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 2-year ($15,876) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.793% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.572% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (30.1k), Some college (21k), and Secondary Education (10.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH was $120,600 in 2024, which is 0.362 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $111,400 to $120,600, a 8.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH is 57.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$120,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,969

$25,793

Median Property Taxes

±$1,286

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.3%

Homeownership

2024

62.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57.3% of the housing units in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,904

Median Household Income

± $2,958

45k

Number of Households

± 1,985

In 2024, the median household income of the 45k households in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH grew to $54,904 from the previous year's value of $53,181.

The following chart displays the households in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.379

2024 Wage GINI in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH

0.368

2023 Wage GINI in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH

In 2024, the income inequality in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH was 0.379 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.99% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.4%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)
Carpooled (8.19%)

In 2024, 75.4% of workers in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.94% of the workforce in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH (19.7k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cuyahoga County (Southeast)--Garfield Heights, Maple Heights & Bedford Cities PUMA, OH is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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