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Cleveland Metro

Cleveland, OH · 6 counties · 2,165,775 residents (2025 est.) · 2,701 sq mi
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With 2,171,526 people, Cleveland is a metro area. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $213,567. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Renters pay $1,050 a month at the median. Density works out to 804 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,171,526
−4%since 2000
from 2,250,871 in 2000
2,165,775 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
804 / sq mi
−4%since 2000
from 833 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.6
+11%since 2000
from 37.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,701 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.1M2.2M2.2M2.2M2.3M19902000201020202024Cleveland
20242.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(114,205)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(123,825)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146%(129,487)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196%(130,596)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(127,114)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.1%(283,625)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(265,998)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(261,156)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(302,154)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.8%(255,931)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(125,242)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(52,193)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,710
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,685 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,135
+93%since 2000
from $22,321 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.5%
+18.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.477
+5%since 2010
from 0.456 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade5.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$213,567
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $116,132 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,050
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $551 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.7% in 2000
33.0% rent
Vacancy rate
8.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.29 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.5%
−10.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
−2%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.4%(1,697,660)
Black18.3%(412,782)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(74,862)
Asian1.4%(30,394)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic68.1%(1,479,674)
Black18.2%(394,925)
Hispanic / Latino6.8%(146,592)
Asian2.4%(51,505)
Other4.6%(98,830)
Diversity Score
58
+21%since 2009
from 48 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
54
−6%since 2020
from 58 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican3.6%(78,462)
Mexican1.6%(34,754)
Central American0.4%(9,396)
South American0.4%(8,440)
Dominican0.2%(3,818)
Cuban0.2%(3,170)
Guatemalan0.2%(3,130)
Colombian0.1%(2,563)
Salvadoran0.1%(2,526)
Spaniard0.1%(2,392)
Honduran0.1%(2,001)
Peruvian0.1%(1,667)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(1,210)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,204)
Argentine0%(800)
Chilean0%(732)
Panamanian0%(620)
Nicaraguan0%(599)
Uruguayan0%(129)
Bolivian0%(44)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(19,083)
Chinese0.5%(10,968)
Filipino0.2%(4,945)
Vietnamese0.2%(3,412)
Korean0.1%(2,412)
Nepalese0.1%(1,883)
Pakistani0.1%(1,613)
Japanese0.1%(1,075)
Cambodian0%(926)
Thai0%(630)
Taiwanese0%(507)
Kazakh0%(507)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(358)
Sri Lankan0%(240)
Laotian0%(227)
Bhutanese0%(166)
Hmong0%(86)
Uzbek0%(43)
Malaysian0%(26)
Mongolian0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(481)
Samoan0%(311)
Tongan0%(77)
Guamanian0%(28)
Ancestry
German18.4%(398,601)
Irish13.2%(286,952)
Italian9.1%(197,824)
English8.8%(190,615)
Polish6.6%(143,696)
American3.8%(82,713)
Hungarian2.9%(63,649)
Slovak2.1%(44,846)
Scottish1.6%(35,185)
Slovene1.5%(33,069)
French1.4%(29,736)
Arab1.2%(26,290)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian1%(22,072)
Czech0.9%(20,537)
Russian0.9%(19,646)
Croatian0.8%(16,652)
Welsh0.7%(14,307)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(13,944)
Dutch0.6%(13,560)
Swedish0.6%(13,412)
Greek0.5%(11,772)
Lebanese0.5%(10,212)
Romanian0.5%(10,066)
Lithuanian0.4%(9,482)
Swiss0.3%(7,486)
Finnish0.3%(7,435)
Norwegian0.3%(6,815)
British0.3%(6,455)
West Indian0.3%(6,273)
Austrian0.3%(5,946)
Serbian0.2%(5,130)
Palestinian0.2%(4,931)
Nigerian0.2%(4,518)
French Canadian0.2%(3,929)
Jamaican0.2%(3,587)
Danish0.2%(3,268)
Syrian0.1%(2,440)
Portuguese0.1%(2,360)
Canadian0.1%(2,269)
Egyptian0.1%(2,071)
Armenian0.1%(1,800)
Jordanian0.1%(1,455)
Iranian0.1%(1,178)
Belgian0.1%(1,116)
Latvian0%(1,081)
Turkish0.1%(1,047)
Macedonian0%(933)
Moroccan0%(855)
Ghanaian0%(804)
Brazilian0%(795)
Israeli0%(773)
Haitian0%(736)
Bulgarian0%(679)
Ethiopian0%(577)
Somali0%(568)
Guyanese0%(561)
Australian0%(465)
Iraqi0%(447)
Kenyan0%(394)
Barbadian0%(33)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.1%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.9%
+9.1 ptssince 2000
from 82.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.2 min
+55%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.6%
−9.0 ptssince 2009
from 81.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
9.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2011
from 10.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 75.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.4%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
5.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.2%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.0%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 13.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.0%
+13.1 ptssince 2017
from 76.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 90.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 87.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 90.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 3.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.5%(335,326)
Married47.5%(413,467)
Widowed3.3%(28,493)
Divorced10.7%(92,660)
Women 15+
Never married33.6%(313,530)
Married43.6%(406,788)
Widowed9.4%(87,439)
Divorced13.5%(126,306)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 58.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 20.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 68.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 39.0% 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)18.5%(19,806)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(19,071)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(37,901)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(5,858)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(1,424)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 107,298 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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In this metro

Largest cities

ClevelandCENTRAL363,608Parma78,581Lorain65,366Elyria53,634Lakewood49,027Euclid47,962Mentor47,010Strongsville45,629Cleveland Heights43,750North Ridgeville37,786Brunswick35,114Westlake33,904North Olmsted31,542North Royalton30,936Garfield Heights28,790Shaker Heights28,466Avon Lake26,486Medina25,692Avon25,611Wadsworth24,720Willoughby24,234Solon23,679Maple Heights22,902Rocky River21,397South Euclid21,248Painesville20,660Parma Heights20,327Broadview Heights19,755Mayfield Heights19,667Brook Park18,195

The 30 most populous of 129 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

6 component counties

Cuyahoga CountyCENTRAL1,232,925Lorain County323,219Lake CountyCENTRAL232,217Medina CountyCENTRAL185,025Ashtabula County96,713Geauga CountyCENTRAL95,676
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cleveland, OH?

Cleveland, OH has about 2,171,526 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cleveland, OH?

The typical household in Cleveland, OH earns about $71,710 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cleveland, OH expensive?

In Cleveland, OH, the median home is worth about $213,567, and the typical rent is about $1,050 a month.

How educated are people in Cleveland, OH?

About 34.1% of adults age 25 and over in Cleveland, OH hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cleveland, OH?

About 13.4% of people in Cleveland, OH live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cleveland, OH grown since 1990?

Yes, Cleveland, OH has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 30,543 residents, a change of about -1 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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