Politics & Government

Strongsville's New Diversity and Other Facts from the U.S. Census

White residents have decreased, city got older and a lot of people have German heritage

Here are some facts from the 2010 U.S. Census and the newly released estimates from 2008-2010 from the American Community Survey.

1. Strongsville has German roots.

Residents reported more German ancestry than any other, with 30 percent of people here saying their forefathers were from Germany. 

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Next-highest was Irish (16 percent), followed by Polish (13 percent), Italian (12.4 percent), English (9.6 percent) and Slovak (7.3 percent).

2. The .

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The  by 892 people (about 2 percent) between 2000 and 2010, the census says, bringing the population to 44,750.

All of the growth -- and then some -- came in the form of minorities. The white population here went down by more than 1,000, while African American, hispanic and Asian residents jumped in size.

The same is true for all of Ohio.

In Strongsville, the African American/black population increased 53 percent (there are now 845 African American/black residents here); the hispanic and Latino population jumped 64 percent (912 residents now); and the Asian population went up 30 percent (1,833 residents now).

White people now make up about 92 percent of the city's population, followed by Asian (4.1 percent), hispanic or Latino (2 percent), black or African American (1.9 percent) and people who list themselves as being two or more races (1.4 percent).

3. Strongsville got older.

The  leaped from 39.1 in 2000 to 45.2 in 2010.

There are now nearly as many homes in Strongsville with senior citizens as with kids. About 31 percent of the city's households have kids under 18, while about 29 percent of households have people 65 and older. 

4. Strongsville is educated.

Nearly 95 percent of the population here has a high school diploma, and 41 percent have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.

5. Strongville stays close to home.

Nearly 75 percent of the city's residents were born in Ohio.

6. Although some have moved a long way to be here.

More than 11 percent of the population speaks a language other than English at home.

7. Poverty does hit close to home.

About 5 percent of the city's households are below poverty level.

 


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