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Middleburg HeightsOH

Middleburg Heights, OH is a 16K-resident city in Cuyahoga County with a median household income of $78,815.

Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Middleburg Heights, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Middleburg Heights has a population larger than 30% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $228,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 31%
By size
$78,815
Median income (place)
$228,400
Median home (place)
4.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Middleburg Heights

Middleburg Heights posts a median household income higher than 48% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Middleburg Heights area.

Bottom 49%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Middleburg Heights

Where Middleburg Heights income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$78,815 Bottom 48% higher than 48% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Middleburg Heights $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Middleburg Heights, OH beyond the headline numbers

Middleburg Heights sits inside Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at roughly 41.36°N, -81.81°W. Population 15,696, $78,815 median household income. Median home value $228,400, median rent $1,079. Poverty rate 4.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Middleburg Heights, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 4.7% of Middleburg Heights, OH residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Middleburg Heights runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 12.1% of Middleburg Heights workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.3% in Middleburg Heights, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.8% of Middleburg Heights workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 49.8 years, Middleburg Heights's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Middleburg Heights from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,696
Middleburg Heights · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$78,815
-12% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$228,400
-45% vs avg
Median Age (place)
49.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Cuyahoga County): Middleburg Heights's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.2M-2%
Median Income
$64,468+47%
Median Home Value
$195,400+55%
Poverty Rate
16.1%-12%
Unemployment
6.6%-45%

Economics

Economics indicators for Middleburg Heights, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,079/mo
Poverty Rate
4.7% -62% vs avg
Unemployment 2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 34.8%
Work From Home 12.1%
Public Transit 2.8%

Population

White 81.1%
African American 3.4%
Asian 8.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
35.3%
Short Sleep Duration
33.3%
Obesity
29.1%
Physical Inactivity
20.6%
Binge Drinking
18.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.3%
Current Smoking
12.2%
Diabetes
10.8%
Current Asthma
10.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 71.4%
Annual Checkup 80.1%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.3%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Middleburg Heights?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Middleburg Heights right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet OH-MIDDLEBURG-HEIGHTS · Middleburg Heights

Middleburg Heights: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Middleburg Heights, OH? ▼
Middleburg Heights, OH has a population of 15,696 people, located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Middleburg Heights? ▼
The median household income in Middleburg Heights, OH is $78,815 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 4.7%.
What is the median home value in Middleburg Heights? ▼
The median home value in Middleburg Heights, OH is $228,400. Median rent is $1,079/month.
What are the top health concerns in Middleburg Heights? ▼
The top health indicators in Middleburg Heights include High Blood Pressure (35.3%), Short Sleep Duration (33.3%), Obesity (29.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Middleburg Heights? ▼
Middleburg Heights has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Middleburg Heights? ▼
The median age in Middleburg Heights, OH is 49.8 years. 34.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Middleburg Heights, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (4.7% here).

Livonia, MI 4.7% Levittown, NY 4.7% The Villages, FL 4.7% Edina, MN 4.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($78,815 here).

Clayton, NC $78,822 Cheyenne, WY $78,839 Mount Vernon, NY $78,779 Estelle, LA $78,869

Compare Middleburg Heights with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Middleburg Heights's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Cuyahoga County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.