Willoughby Hills is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States, along the Chagrin River. The population was 10,019 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Willoughby Hills borders Euclid and Richmond Heights on the west, Gates Mills, Highland Heights, and Mayfield Village on the south, Kirtland and Waite Hill on the east, and Wickliffe and Willoughby to the north.
Demographics
88.3% spoke English, 3.7% Slovene, 3.1% Croatian, 1.1% Spanish, 1.1% Italian, and 1.1% Russian.
Of the city's population over the age of 25, 35.5% held a bachelor's degree or higher.
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 6,725 || 67.1%
|-
| Black or African American || 2,239 || 22.3%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 15 || 0.1%
|-
| Asian || 543 || 5.4%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 40 || 0.4%
|-
| Two or more races || 455 || 4.5%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 189 || 1.9%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Willoughby Hills had a population of 10,019. The median age was 45.0 years, with 16.3% of residents under the age of 18 and 22.8% of residents 65 years of age or older.
For every 100 females there were 89.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.6 males age 18 and over.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,485 people, 4,398 households, and 2,602 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,929 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.6% White, 16.1% African American, 4.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 4,398 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.80.
The median age in the city was 44.4 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 31.1% were from 45 to 64; and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.
2000 census
As of the census The City Council consists of seven members, who are elected for four-year terms. Four members are elected by the city at-large, and three members are elected from districts. As of 2024, the members of the City Council are as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Willoughby Hills City Council
|-
! Seat
! Name
! Party
|-
| Council-at-Large 1
| Julie A. Belich
| Republican
|-
| Council-at-Large 2
| Joseph Jarmuszkiewicz
| Republican
|-
| Council-at-Large 3
| Daniel L. Knecht
| Unaffiliated
|-
| Council-at-Large 4
| Vicki Miller
| Republican
|-
| District 1
| Mike Kline
| Unaffiliated
|-
| District 2
| Tanya Taylor Draper
| Democrat
|-
| District 3
| Kathleen Sivo
| Unaffiliated
|}
Culture
Two notable buildings in Willoughby Hills are the Squire's Castle in the Cleveland Metroparks' North Chagrin Reservation and the Louis Penfield House, a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Education
The city is served by the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District.
Willoughby Hills has a public library, a branch of Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library.