East Cleveland is home to 13,534 people in Ohio. The poverty rate is 40.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. That trails the Ohio median by roughly 69%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The population has fallen 50% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $22,116, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Cleveland
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$99,603 → $68,800(−31%)US over the same years: +67%
Population33,096 → 13,534(−59%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate27.8% → 40.7%(+12.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)36.5%(203)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(57)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(210)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 556 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Cleveland, decade by decade
East Cleveland population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
33,096
$39,308
$99,603
7.1%
14.7
2000
27,217
$37,420
$122,415
8.5%
16.8
2010
17,843
$30,525
$112,496
10.6%
17.4
2020
13,792
$27,181
$70,056
13.9%
25.0
2024
13,534
$22,116
$68,800
17.3%
28.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
