With 48,829 people, Cleveland is a city in Tennessee. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 31% since 2000. Density works out to 1,570 people per square mile. The median household earns $58,559, about 29% below the national median. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $272,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,559, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 55%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cleveland
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants55.2% → 48.0%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age34.3 → 36.4(+2.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population30,333 → 48,829(+61%)US over the same years: +35%
Cleveland's population equals 44% of Bradley County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 66% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 58% of the county's.
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)34.8%(872)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(694)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(616)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.2%(105)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,504 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
Cleveland, decade by decade
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
30,333
$54,947
$145,204
17.1%
20.3
2000
37,192
$54,828
$175,608
22.3%
28.1
2010
41,285
$52,177
$210,175
24.3%
40.7
2020
47,356
$53,987
$212,228
27.9%
57.0
2024
48,829
$58,559
$272,200
30.2%
54.8
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.
