METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS
Cleveland Metro
Cleveland, OH · 6 counties · 2,202,069 residents · 2,701 sq mi
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Cleveland is a metro area of 2,202,069 people. Median home value sits at $71,612. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $30,375, close to the national figure.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 34.5
US median: 33.0
Average education
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 19%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
2,701 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.2M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.2%(157,689)
5 to 97.1%(156,636)
10 to 146.8%(149,080)
15 to 196.7%(148,535)
20 to 246.5%(142,263)
25 to 3416.7%(366,728)
35 to 4415%(329,336)
45 to 5410.5%(230,560)
55 to 649.5%(208,371)
65 to 748.5%(188,044)
75 to 844.4%(96,543)
85 and over1.3%(28,284)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$30,375
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $42,685 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$71,612
−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $116,132 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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%
1990
White, non-Hispanic80.5%(1,773,198)
Black17.2%(379,276)
Hispanic / Latino2.3%(49,617)
Asian1%(21,946)
Other1.3%(27,649)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
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)
Costa Rican0%(484)
Uruguayan0%(129)
Paraguayan0%(69)
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
Bangladeshi0%(475)
Burmese0%(358)
Sri Lankan0%(240)
Laotian0%(227)
Bhutanese0%(166)
Indonesian0%(99)
Hmong0%(86)
Uzbek0%(43)
Malaysian0%(26)
Mongolian0%(12)
Singaporean0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(980)
Chamorro0%(481)
Samoan0%(311)
Tongan0%(77)
Marshallese0%(40)
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
Subsaharan African1%(22,396)
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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(569)
Somali0%(568)
Guyanese0%(561)
Australian0%(465)
Iraqi0%(447)
Kenyan0%(394)
Cape Verdean0%(52)
Barbadian0%(33)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
75.5%
−7.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 82.9% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 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
Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
Direct-purchase
12.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
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)
Gulf War (1990s)17.8%(19,071)
Vietnam era35.3%(37,901)
Korean War5.5%(5,858)
World War II1.3%(1,424)
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
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Cleveland, OH?
Cleveland, OH has about 2,202,069 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Cleveland, OH?
The typical household in Cleveland, OH earns about $30,375 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 $71,612, and the typical rent is about $404 a month.
How educated are people in Cleveland, OH?
About 18.5% 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 12.0% of people in Cleveland, OH live below the federal poverty line.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024