Population

78,581

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$170,100

Owner-occupied units

Parma, OH

Ohio · 41.384° N, 81.729° W · 20 sq mi

Parma is a city in Ohio, with a population of 78,581 and about 3,925 residents per square mile. The median household earns $69,295 a year, and the median home is worth $170,100.

Conditions

Humidity & wind

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

20 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,925

People per square mile

Rank by population

#505

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#642

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$69,295

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,087

Per month

Homeownership

72.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

24.2 min

One way

People

Median age

42.4

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

24.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

11%

Households

34,287

2.3 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 20.2^%

Manufacturing 13.8^%

Retail trade 13.6^%

Professional & business services 10^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Ohio

Name

Les Wexner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$7.8B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

New Albany

Source of wealth

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Ohio · private sector

Employer

Cleveland Clinic

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Ohio

Company

Cardinal Health

Revenue

$226.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Dublin

Ticker

CAH

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Ohio

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Scarlet Carnation

State capital

Columbus

Nickname

The Buckeye State

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