Richmond Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 10,801 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
History
Originally a part of Euclid Township, Richmond Heights was founded as the Village of Claribel in 1917, but was later renamed as Richmond Heights in 1918.
Geography
Richmond Heights is located at (41.558183, -81.503651). Richmond Heights borders Euclid on the west, Lyndhurst and South Euclid on the south, Highland Heights on the east, and Willoughby Hills to the north.
Some popular developments include the Richmond Bluffs, near the Cuyahoga County Airport, off Richmond Road, the Rushmore Subdivision, off of Highland Road, and Richwood, south of the Richmond-Highland Roads intersection. The largest residential area in Richmond Heights is the Scottish Highlands, off of Highland Road. Many ranch-style homes are found throughout the area. Many apartments are also located in Richmond Heights. Some major complexes are located throughout the Loganberry section of Richmond Heights (between Brush Road and Chestnut Lane on Chardon Road, or Route 6).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
82.7% spoke English, 4.8% Russian, 3.1% Spanish, 1.9% Slovene, 1.7% Italian, 1.2% Chinese, and 1.1% Croatian.
Of the city's population over the age of 25, 38.5% held a bachelor's degree or higher.
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Richmond Heights city, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|7,472
|5,012
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,474
|68.27%
|47.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.16%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|2,582
|4,693
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,361
|23.59%
|44.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.89%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|6
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.05%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.06%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|513
|449
|style='background: #ffffe6; |343
|4.69%
|4.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.18%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|4
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.04%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|21
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|0.19%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|173
|176
|style='background: #ffffe6; |310
|1.58%
|1.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.87%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|173
|189
|style='background: #ffffe6; |258
|1.58%
|1.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.39%
|-
|Total
|10,944
|10,546
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,801
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Richmond Heights had a population of 10,801. The median age was 49.2 years. 16.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 82.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 80.1 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,824 households in Richmond Heights, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.5% were married-couple households, 20.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 3,527 || 32.7%
|-
| Black or African American || 6,395 || 59.2%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 10 || 0.1%
|-
| Asian || 347 || 3.2%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 91 || 0.8%
|-
| Two or more races || 429 || 4.0%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 258 || 2.4%
|}
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 10,546 people, 4,766 households, and 2,812 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 5,370 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 48.5% White, 44.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 4.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.
There were 4,766 households, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.0% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.84.
The median age in the city was 46.1 years. 18.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female.
2000 census
As of the census