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Shaker Heights, OH
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Shaker Heights profile


Living in Shaker Heights



Shaker Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 28,723 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Shaker Heights is the 52nd largest community in Ohio.

Shaker Heights real estate is some of the most expensive in Ohio, although Shaker Heights house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Shaker Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.56% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Shaker Heights is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Shaker Heights, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shaker Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shaker Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.15% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Shaker Heights in 2018 was $69,086, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $276,344 for a family of four. However, Shaker Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shaker Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shaker Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shaker Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shaker Heights include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Shaker Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.