Moving to Olmsted Falls, Ohio

Population: 7,962. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,437 (+6.0% change)
Males: 3,833 (48.1%), Females: 4,129 (51.9%)

Cuyahoga County

Zip code: 44138

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $57,826
Median house value: $142,200

Population by Race

Races in Olmsted Falls:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (31.8%), Irish (20.9%), Italian (12.7%), English (11.8%), Polish (10.0%), Hungarian (5.1%).

Elevation: 774 feet

Land area: 4.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Olmsted Falls

  • High school or higher: 93.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Olmsted Falls city

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

2.4% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.2% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,226 (+18.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Olmsted Falls:

  • COLUMBIA ST JOHN WEST SHORE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WESTLAKE, OH)
  • SOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER (about 9 miles; MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH)
  • FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CLEVELAND, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Olmsted Falls:

  • CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 6 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: CLE)
  • LORAIN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; LORAIN/ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: LPR)
  • BURKE LAKEFRONT (about 19 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: BKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Olmsted Falls:

  • COLUMBIA (about 5 miles; COLUMBIA STATION, OH; Abbreviation: 4G8)
  • ELYRIA (about 14 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Abbreviation: 1G1)
  • HARLAN AIRFIELD (about 18 miles; LAGRANGE, OH; Abbreviation: 92D)

Amtrak stations near Olmsted Falls:

  • 14 miles: ELYRIA (410 E. RIVER RD.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: CLEVELAND (200 CLEVELAND MEMORIAL SHOREWAY). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Olmsted Falls:

  • BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BEREA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,849)
  • LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
  • CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,000)
  • CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 19 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,927)
  • OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; OBERLIN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
  • CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,729)
  • JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,861)

Schools

Public high school in Olmsted Falls:

  • OLMSTED FALLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,096; Location: 26939 BAGLEY RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Olmsted Falls:

  • FALLS-LENOX PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 950; Location: 26450 BAGLEY RD; Grades: PK – 03)
  • OLMSTED FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 810; Location: 27045 BAGLEY RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FITCH INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 484; Location: 7105 FITCH RD; Grades: 04 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Olmsted Falls:

  • ST MARY OF THE FALLS SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 8262 COLUMBIA ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)