CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Cleveland

Tennessee · 1,192 residents · 1.25 sq mi

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With 1,192 people, East Cleveland is a city in Tennessee. The poverty rate is 35.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 52% less than in Tennessee as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $28,100. The median household earns $11,932, about 60% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,192

−31%vs 2000

vs 1,729 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.1

−17%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(107)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(75)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.2%(122)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(221)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.8%(105)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(141)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(96)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,932

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,610 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,407

−30%vs 2000

vs $10,649 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.2%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,100

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $358 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.1%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.1% in 2000

38.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.4%(1,580)

Black5.3%(91)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(22)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(1,084)

Black7.6%(90)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(25)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.5%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(134)

Puerto Rican2.8%(54)

Ancestry

English20.7%(400)

Irish15%(290)

German9.6%(185)

American6.8%(131)

Scottish5.2%(100)

Italian1.5%(29)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(13)

Subsaharan African0.6%(12)

Dutch0.5%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

35.7%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married37.7%(310)

Married32.7%(269)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced29.6%(244)

Women 15+

Never married18.6%(131)

Married50.4%(356)

Widowed3.1%(22)

Divorced27.9%(197)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

25.2%

+9.1 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.6%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.9%

−15.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.1%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

−14.7 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)67.5%(79)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11.1%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 117 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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