Brecksville, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

13,692

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

49.4

0.604% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.48%

16.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$135,000

6.39% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Brecksville, OH is home to a population of 13.7k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.92% of Brecksville, OH residents were born outside of the country (811 people).

In 2024, there were 25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.9k people) in Brecksville, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 476 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 471 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Brecksville, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Brecksville, OH was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Brecksville, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brecksville, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.9k ± 446
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
476 ± 388
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
471 ± 218

2.41%

Hispanic Population

330 people

2.41% of the people in Brecksville, OH are hispanic (330 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Brecksville, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

5.92%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

811 people

7.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

957 people

As of 2024, 5.92% of Brecksville, OH residents (811 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brecksville, OH was 7.01%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Brecksville, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
168 ± 87
Gulf War (1990s)
116 ± 119
Gulf War (2001-)
50 ± 43

Brecksville, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Brecksville, OH.

Economy

The economy of Brecksville, OH employs 7.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Brecksville, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,409 people), Manufacturing (873 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (857 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($125,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,274), and Manufacturing ($107,629).

Employment

Occupations

7.1k

2024 Value

± 567

−2.34%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brecksville, OH declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 7.27k employees to 7.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brecksville, OH, are Management Occupations (924 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (842 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (758 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brecksville, 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

7.1k

2024 Value

± 567

−2.34%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Brecksville, OH declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 7.27k employees to 7.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brecksville, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,409 people), Manufacturing (873 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (857 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brecksville, OH, though some of these residents may live in Brecksville, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$94,263

Median earning men ± $10,818

$65,842

Median earning women ± $6,777

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($131,974), Wholesale Trade ($116,111), and Manufacturing ($109,009).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($117,750), Manufacturing ($101,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($95,486).

Education

The student population of Brecksville, OH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 51 male students and 142 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Brecksville, OH are White (97 and 47.8%), Black or African American (68 and 33.5%), Unknown (25 and 12.3%), and Hispanic or Latino (7 and 3.45%).

The largest universities in Brecksville, OH by number of degrees awarded are Cuyahoga Valley Career Center (134 and 66%) and Stautzenberger College-Brecksville (69 and 34%).

The most popular majors in Brecksville, OH are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (35 and 17.2%), HVAC Maintenance (26 and 12.8%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (20 and 9.85%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2015 in Brecksville, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 100%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 92.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 193 (26.4% men and 73.6% 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 193 students enrolled in Brecksville, OH, 26.4% men and 73.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 94 records, of which 73.4% were women and 26.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

HVAC Maintenance
26 degrees awarded
Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
20 degrees awarded
Lineworker
12 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Brecksville, OH was HVAC Maintenance with 26 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Brecksville, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
134 degrees awarded
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville
69 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Cuyahoga Valley Career Center with 134 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 57 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Brecksville, OH, which is 0.39 times less than the 146 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 97 degrees mean that there were 1.43 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 68 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 for-profit, 2-year ($16,249) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($450) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($630) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Brecksville, OH was $371,900 in 2024, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $360,100 to $371,900, a 3.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Brecksville, OH is 85.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Brecksville, OH have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brecksville, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$371,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,206

$4,657

Median Property Taxes

±$342

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 Brecksville, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Brecksville, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.2%

Homeownership

2024

57.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.2% of the housing units in Brecksville, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Brecksville, 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.

$135,000

Median Household Income

± $7,709

5.47k

Number of Households

± 478

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.47k households in Brecksville, OH grew to $135,000 from the previous year's value of $126,888.

The following chart displays the households in Brecksville, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brecksville, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.1%)
Worked At Home (21.6%)
Carpooled (5.64%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Brecksville, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.64%).

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

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brecksville, OH have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.24% of the workforce in Brecksville, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Brecksville, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Brecksville, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brecksville, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.48% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brecksville, OH (472 out of 13.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brecksville, OH is White, followed by Asian 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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