CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cleveland

Tennessee · 30,333 residents · 31.1 sq mi

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With 30,333 people, Cleveland is a city in Tennessee. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $60,500. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. There are 6,859 fewer people here than in 2000. Renters pay $319 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,333

−18%vs 2000

vs 37,192 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

+1%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

31.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202449K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,854)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(1,690)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(2,015)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,526)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(2,670)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(4,703)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(4,111)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(3,340)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(2,928)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(2,500)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,660)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(336)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,894

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,098 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,265

−33%vs 2000

vs $18,316 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $457 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.2%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.8% in 2000

44.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(32,611)

Black7%(2,588)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(1,066)

Asian1%(355)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92%(27,904)

Black7.4%(2,243)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(319)

Asian0.3%(83)

Other0.3%(103)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(3,152)

Central American1.8%(886)

Guatemalan1.4%(673)

Puerto Rican1.3%(620)

South American0.6%(299)

Colombian0.5%(230)

Dominican0.4%(182)

Cuban0.3%(138)

Salvadoran0.2%(121)

Honduran0.1%(50)

Chilean0.1%(41)

Spaniard0.1%(35)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(28)

Panamanian0%(14)

Ecuadorian0%(14)

Venezuelan0%(11)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(482)

Filipino0.4%(201)

Vietnamese0.2%(113)

Chinese0.2%(103)

Korean0.2%(85)

Pakistani0.1%(72)

Thai0%(16)

Sri Lankan0%(15)

Indonesian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(53)

Ancestry

English12.6%(6,162)

Irish12.4%(6,043)

German10.5%(5,119)

American6.2%(3,035)

Scottish2.8%(1,370)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(903)

Italian1.6%(772)

French1.2%(587)

Ukrainian1%(499)

Polish0.9%(455)

Subsaharan African0.9%(449)

Welsh0.8%(415)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(411)

Russian0.8%(390)

Dutch0.7%(339)

British0.5%(240)

French Canadian0.4%(188)

Nigerian0.4%(181)

Norwegian0.3%(145)

Greek0.3%(135)

West Indian0.3%(132)

Hungarian0.2%(112)

Swiss0.2%(110)

Haitian0.2%(101)

Portuguese0.2%(93)

Danish0.2%(82)

Brazilian0.2%(79)

Czech0.2%(79)

Arab0.1%(68)

Egyptian0.1%(68)

Slovak0.1%(47)

Belgian0.1%(42)

Bulgarian0.1%(39)

Jamaican0.1%(30)

Romanian0%(24)

Finnish0%(16)

Australian0%(11)

Canadian0%(7)

Turkish0%(4)

Austrian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.1%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.2%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.8%(6,980)

Married48.5%(9,178)

Widowed3.3%(621)

Divorced11.4%(2,163)

Women 15+

Never married30%(6,339)

Married43.1%(9,099)

Widowed12.5%(2,644)

Divorced14.3%(3,029)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.5%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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