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Pepper Pike, Ohio

Pepper Pike, city, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Pepper Pike had 6,886 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 6,796 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 6,840 (±21). GEOID 3961686.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

6,886

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 6,796 · ACS 2020-2024: 6,840 ±21

Median household income

$227,813

±$44,982 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$579,600

±$39,546 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$3,500 or more

The survey's top or bottom value; no margin is published
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Pepper Pike and what county is it in?

Pepper Pike is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It covers 7.1 square miles of land, 954 residents per square mile in 2020.

Pepper Pike is in the Cleveland, OH metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 6 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Pepper Pike (marked with a dot) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Pepper Pike, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 6,886 people lived in Pepper Pike on July 1, 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, faster than Ohio (+0.9%). The 2020 Census counted 6,796 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 6,840 (±21).

  • July 2020→2021 +15 (6,783)
  • 2021→2022 −11 (6,772)
  • 2022→2023 +14 (6,786)
  • 2023→2024 +16 (6,802)
  • 2024→2025 +84 (6,886)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure Pepper PikeCuyahoga CountyOhio Change since 2015-2019
Total population 6,840 ±21 1,245,873 11,810,293 +571
Households 2,699 ±158 554,551 4,863,191 +471
Average household size 2.45 ±0.14 2.20 2.37 −0.21
Housing units 2,763 ±148 615,331 5,292,391 +374

Pepper Pike's population since 2000

From 6,040 in 2000 to 6,886 in 2025: up 14.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Pepper Pike as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 6,040
  • 2005 (estimate) 5,963
  • 2010 Census 5,979
  • 2015 (estimate) 6,227
  • 2020 Census 6,796
  • 2025 (estimate) 6,886

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Pepper Pike?

The median resident of Pepper Pike is 51.6 years old; 18.7% are under 18 and 24.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 72.1%, then non-Hispanic Asian residents at 11.3%. 16.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Pepper PikeCuyahoga CountyOhio Change since 2015-2019
Median age 51.6 ±4.4 40.4 39.7 no clear change
Under 18 years 18.7% ±2.8 pts 20.5% 22.0% –
65 years and over 24.7% ±3.6 pts 19.5% 18.3% –
Male 49.4% ±2.4 pts 48.0% 49.3% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0% ±1.8 pts 7.0% 4.8% no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic 72.1% ±6.0 pts 56.5% 75.8% −11.0 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 4.2% ±3.3 pts 28.5% 12.0% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 11.3% ±4.2 pts 3.3% 2.5% no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.1% ±0.1 pts 0.1% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.6% ±0.8 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 7.9% ±3.3 pts 4.1% 4.3% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.8% ±0.9 pts 0.5% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 16.0% ±3.9 pts 7.7% 5.2% no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 21.4% ±5.6 pts 12.3% 8.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 4.0% ±1.5 pts 5.5% 6.6% –
With a disability 7.1% ±2.1 pts 15.6% 14.4% –
No health insurance coverage 2.3% ±2.0 pts 5.7% 6.4% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 99.2% ±1.1 pts 91.5% 91.8% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 81.1% ±3.7 pts 36.5% 31.5% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 53.3% ±4.9 pts 15.7% 12.2% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 93.0% ±2.1 pts 86.7% 88.1% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.5% ±0.5 pts 1.7% 1.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Pepper Pike earn?

Half of Pepper Pike's 2,699 households earn less than $227,813 a year (±$44,982), against $64,468 in Cuyahoga County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 it was $234,671 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure Pepper PikeCuyahoga CountyOhio Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $227,813 ±$44,982 $64,468 $71,389 no clear change
Mean household income $297,622 ±$33,910 $94,341 $96,990 –
Per capita income $120,653 ±$13,513 $42,747 $40,552 no clear change
People below the poverty line 1.8% ±1.7 pts 16.1% 13.3% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±2.9 pts 22.9% 17.8% –
Households receiving SNAP 1.6% ±1.7 pts 16.3% 12.5% –
Households with a computer 98.3% ±1.4 pts 94.0% 94.4% –
Households with a broadband subscription 97.0% ±2.3 pts 89.5% 90.1% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Pepper Pike?

Owners occupy 95.3% of Pepper Pike's occupied homes and renters 4.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $579,600 by its owner (±$39,546). The median renter pays $3,500 or more a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure Pepper PikeCuyahoga CountyOhio Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $579,600 ±$39,546 $195,400 $214,800 no clear change
Median gross rent $3,500 or more $1,060 $1,034 +$1,363
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±38.3 pts 38.8% 37.3% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $3,593 ±$249 $1,570 $1,517 –
Owner-occupied homes 95.3% ±3.6 pts 59.4% 67.2% no clear change
Renter-occupied homes 4.7% ±3.6 pts 40.6% 32.8% –
Housing units 2,763 ±148 615,331 5,292,391 +374
Homeowner vacancy rate 1.0% ±1.5 pts 1.0% 0.8% –
Rental vacancy rate 5.2% ±9.5 pts 5.3% 4.4% –
Single-family detached homes 93.8% ±3.3 pts 59.4% 68.8% –
Mobile homes 0.4% ±0.6 pts 0.5% 3.4% –
Built 2020 or later 2.2% ±1.6 pts 0.6% 1.1% –
Built 2010 to 2019 6.6% ±2.5 pts 3.1% 5.6% –
Built 1939 or earlier 2.4% ±3.1 pts 27.8% 19.0% –
Households with no vehicle 0.2% ±0.4 pts 12.2% 7.5% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Pepper Pike building?

Builders took permits for 11 new housing units in Pepper Pike in 2025 (11 in single-family houses), 1.6 per 1,000 residents against 2.8 across Ohio.

  • 2019 57 units
  • 2020 32 units
  • 2021 22 units
  • 2022 20 units
  • 2023 13 units
  • 2024 37 units
  • 2025 11 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Pepper Pike work and get to work?

72.5% of Pepper Pike's workers drive alone and 18.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.8 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure Pepper PikeCuyahoga CountyOhio Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 64.5% ±4.4 pts 63.8% 63.1% –
Unemployment rate 2.2% ±1.7 pts 6.6% 4.8% –
Drove alone to work 72.5% ±4.1 pts 69.7% 75.1% –
Carpooled 5.7% ±3.4 pts 7.3% 7.5% –
Public transportation 1.6% ±2.1 pts 3.0% 1.0% –
Walked 1.0% ±1.0 pts 2.7% 2.0% –
Worked from home 18.5% ±3.6 pts 15.5% 13.0% +5.8 pts
Mean travel time to work 22.8 min ±1.9 23.3 min 23.4 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Pepper Pike?

2 census tracts lie mostly in Pepper Pike (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $170,000 (Tract 1791.01) to $250,000 or more (Tract 1791.02).

Census tracts in Pepper Pike, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Pepper Pike
Tract 1791.01Cuyahoga County4,077 $170,000 $524,000100%
Tract 1791.02Cuyahoga County2,763 $250,000 or more $652,400100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Pepper Pike) · Census block assignment files

How does Pepper Pike compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Pepper Pike is the 4,109th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 218th-most populous of 923 in Ohio.

Pepper Pike ranks 6th of 1,699 places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Pepper Pike's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate218th923
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)343rd1,589
Residents per square mile582nd1,734
Median household income6th1,699
Per capita income3rd1,729
Median home value17th1,707
Median gross rent1st1,453
Bachelor's degree or higher5th1,613
Median age142nd1,727
Owner-occupied share107th1,732
Work from home198th990
Travel time to work1,088th1,731

Pepper Pike's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

Every place in Ohio, sortable · Compare Pepper Pike with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Pepper Pike?

20 of the 57 figures for Pepper Pike on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Pepper Pike are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Pepper Pike.