Parma

Population & Demographics

Parma, OH

Parma is home to 79,870 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 40,972 resident workers commute each day.

OhioCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
79,870
people
Population

79,870 residents

Median age 42.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Parma population & demographics

Who lives in Parma — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
79,870
Median age
42.4yrs
Median household income
$69,295
Median home value
$170,100
Median gross rent
$1,087/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.4%
Poverty rate
10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Parma

How Parma breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White79.8%
Hispanic or Latino8.4%
Black5.4%
Two or more races3.1%
Asian3.0%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Parma

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Parma.

Parma at a glance
Employed Residents
40,972
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Cleveland
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Parma proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Parma commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Parma

40,972 commutes, one dot at a time

Parma

Where 40,972 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Parma, by worker count.

1Cleveland6.9 mi10,828
2Parma0.0 mi4,011
3Middleburg Heights4.6 mi1,302
4Independence4.6 mi1,163
5Strongsville7.6 mi1,001
6Westlake11.3 mi807
7Brooklyn3.1 mi798
8Solon14.7 mi774

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Parma.

1Parma0.0 mi4,011
2Cleveland6.9 mi3,444
3Parma Heights1.9 mi759
4North Royalton5.0 mi751
5Strongsville7.6 mi720
6Lakewood7.3 mi483
7Brook Park4.8 mi422
8Broadview Heights5.6 mi415

Top industries

The sectors that employ Parma’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.5%
RTRetail Trade15.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services12.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.9%
MFManufacturing7.8%
EDEducational Services6.6%
INInformation4.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
WSWholesale Trade3.0%
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