People QuickFacts Garfield Heights Ohio Population, 2006 estimate 28,518 11,478,006 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -7.2% 1.1% Population, 2000 30,734 11,353,140 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.3% 6.6% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.1% 25.4% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 18.6% 13.3% Female persons, percent, 2000 53.3% 51.4%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 80.7% 85.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 16.8% 11.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.3% 1.9%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 69.5% 57.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.4% 3.0% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.3% 6.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.2% 83.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 12.0% 21.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.4 22.9  Housing units, 2000 12,998 4,783,051 Homeownership rate, 2000 79.9% 69.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $87,900 $103,700  Households, 2000 12,452 4,445,773 Persons per household, 2000 2.43 2.49 Median household income, 1999 $39,278 $40,956 Per capita money income, 1999 $18,988 $21,003 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 8.5% 10.6%     Business QuickFacts Garfield Heights Ohio Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 208,021 166,446,529 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 174,795 119,778,409 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $5,809 $10,503 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 27,409 14,875,890 Total number of firms, 2002 1,616 817,693 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 4.4% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.7% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F S Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 18.9% 28.1%      Geography QuickFacts Garfield Heights Ohio Land area, 2000 (square miles) 7 40,948 Persons per square mile, 2000 4,250.9 277.3 FIPS Code 29428 39 Counties Cuyahoga County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts