Willoughby Hills, Ohio demographics

Willoughby Hills, OH demographics: median age 40.4; 41.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Willoughby Hills city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3985512. The survey estimates a population of 9,975 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Willoughby Hills is 40.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.4 years. There are 5,084 households (±380). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 40.4 ±3.4 39.7 ±0.2 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,975
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Under 18 1,739 ±369 17.4% ±3.7 pp 22.0% 22.0%
18–34 2,258 ±430 22.6% ±4.3 pp 22.1% 22.8%
35–64 3,987 ±492 40.0% ±4.9 pp 37.7% 38.0%
65 and older 1,991 ±309 20.0% ±3.1 pp 18.3% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,975
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Male 4,519 ±281 45.3% ±2.8 pp 49.3% 49.5%
Female 5,456 ±269 54.7% ±2.7 pp 50.7% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,975
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
White alone 7,043 ±555 70.6% ±5.6 pp 76.8% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 2,258 ±564 22.6% ±5.7 pp 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 16 ±29 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.9%
Asian alone 423 ±183 4.2% ±1.8 pp 2.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 80 ±106 · low precision 0.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision 1.8% 7.1%
Two or more races 155 ±94 · low precision 1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision 6.5% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,975
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 9,836 ±126 98.6% ±1.2 pp 95.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 139 ±119 · low precision 1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision 4.8% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,084
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Married-couple family 1,743 ±275 34.3% ±4.8 pp 44.4% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 283 ±142 · low precision 5.6% ±2.8 pp 4.8% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 693 ±306 13.6% ±5.9 pp 12.0% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 1,978 ±414 38.9% ±7.6 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 387 ±136 7.6% ±2.6 pp 6.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,084
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Households with people under 18 953 ±238 18.7% ±4.5 pp 28.0% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 4,131 ±533 81.3% ±8.5 pp 72.0% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,084
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 1,978 ±414 38.9% ±7.6 pp 32.0% 28.7%
Two-person households 2,098 ±374 41.3% ±6.7 pp 34.6% 33.8%
Three-person households 403 ±150 7.9% ±2.9 pp 14.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 436 ±180 8.6% ±3.5 pp 11.3% 12.6%
Five-person households 68 ±53 · low precision 1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.9%
Six-person households 42 ±44 · low precision 0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.2%
Seven or more people 59 ±84 · low precision 1.2% ±1.6 pp · low precision 1.1% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,975
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Native 9,116 ±229 91.4% ±2.3 pp 94.8% 85.9%
Foreign born 859 ±224 8.6% ±2.2 pp 5.2% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,461
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
English only 8,299 ±471 87.7% ±4.5 pp 92.0% 77.7%
Spanish 135 ±119 · low precision 1.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision 2.6% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 12 ±21 · low precision 0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 45 ±48 · low precision 0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 331 ±158 3.5% ±1.7 pp 0.4% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 223 ±137 · low precision 2.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision 1.2% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 187 ±144 · low precision 2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision 0.6% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±18 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 229 ±222 · low precision 2.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,277
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Less than high school graduate 392 ±170 5.4% ±2.3 pp 8.2% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,749 ±318 24.0% ±4.1 pp 32.1% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 1,429 ±334 19.6% ±4.4 pp 19.3% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 697 ±198 9.6% ±2.7 pp 9.0% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,916 ±312 26.3% ±4.0 pp 19.3% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 1,094 ±292 15.0% ±3.9 pp 12.2% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,905
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Ohio U.S.
Same house 8,338 ±467 84.2% ±4.6 pp 88.1% 87.7%
Moved within same county 419 ±201 4.2% ±2.0 pp 6.7% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 937 ±437 9.5% ±4.4 pp 3.2% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 162 ±159 · low precision 1.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 49 ±56 · low precision 0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.1% of Willoughby Hills residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 96.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Willoughby Hills Ohio U.S. Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision 6.4% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 96.4% ±10.2 pp 90.1% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.5% ±1.8 pp 6.6% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Willoughby Hills . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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