Politics & Government
Beachwood's Population Drops by 2 Percent
U.S. Census numbers show city's population decreasing, racial landscape changing
Beachwood's population dropped by just under 2 percent and has become more diverse this decade, according to the U.S. Census.
The first race and population numbers were released this afternoon.
Beachwood's population, at 12,186 in 2000, has dropped by around 200 people to 11,953 in 2010, but that's compared to the county's 8 percent drop in total population. Ohio's overall population increased 1.6 percent.
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The city's racial landscape is seeing a bigger change, however: though nearly every minority population rose in the past 10 years, the number of whites dropped by 12.4 percent. Whites, who made up 86.5 percent of the population in 2000 now make up 77.3 percent. The city's Asian population, though still a vast minority, has doubled, and the black or African-American population has risen from 9.1 percent of the overall population to 13.7 percent.
The adult population – as compared to children – has not seen a dramatic change, though the median age and the over-65 population numbers are not yet available.
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The U.S. Census Changes: 2000 and 2010
Beachwood 2000 (%)
Cuyahoga County 2000 (%)
Cuyahoga County 2010 (%)Ohio 2000 (%)
10,541 (86.5)
9,237 (77.3) 938,863 (67.4) 814,103 (63.6) 9,645,453 (85) 9,539,437 (82.7) Black or African American alone 1,106 (9.1) 1,635 (13.7) 382,634 (27.4) 380,198 (29.7) 1,301,307 (11.5)1,407,681 (12.2)
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 10 (0.1) 5 (<0.1) 2,529 (0.2) 2,578 (0.2) 24,486 (0.2) 25,292 (0.2) Asian alone 391 (3.2) 886 (7.4) 25,245 (1.8) 32,883 (2.6) 132,633 (1.2) 192,233 (1.7) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 2 (<0.1) 2 (<0.1) 338 (<0.1) 285 (<0.1) 2,749 (<0.1) 4,066 (<0.1) Some other race alone 18 (0.1) 49 (0.4) 20,962 (1.5) 23,339 (1.8) 88,627 (0.8) 130,030 (1.1) Population of two or more races: 118 (1) 139 (1.2) 23,407 (1.7) 26,736 (2.1) 157,885 (1.4) 237,765 (2.1) Hispanic or Latino (cultural designation, may be any race) 95 (0.8) 229 (1.9) 47,078 (3.4) 61,270 (4.8) 217,123 (1.9) 354,674 (3.1) Age 18 or over (eligible to vote) 9,787 (80.3) 9,614 (80.4) 1,045,988 (75) 989,860 (77.3) 8,464,801 (74.6) 8,805,753 (76.3)The Census, held every 10 years, is designed to guide the reconfiguration of the nation's legislative districts, and will determine which areas of the country and state will gain representation in the halls of Congress – and who will lose influence.
Check back with Beachwood Patch for more Census updates as they become available.
Solon Editor Chris Mazzolini contributed to this article.
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