METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS
Cleveland Metro
Cleveland, OH · 6 counties · 2,250,871 residents · 2,701.447 sq mi
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Cleveland has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $42,685. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value has risen by half since 1990, reaching $116,132.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $42,589
Older
median age 37.4
US median: 35.2
Average education
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.2M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.6%(148,150)
5 to 97.3%(164,872)
10 to 147.3%(164,207)
15 to 196.6%(149,349)
20 to 245.4%(121,813)
25 to 3413.1%(295,398)
35 to 4416.1%(363,179)
45 to 5413.9%(313,916)
55 to 649%(203,357)
65 to 747.4%(165,665)
75 to 845.4%(121,616)
85 and over1.7%(39,349)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$42,685
+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $30,375 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$116,132
+23%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $71,612 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic80.5%(1,773,198)
Black17.2%(379,276)
Hispanic / Latino2.3%(49,617)
Asian1%(21,946)
2000
White, non-Hispanic75.4%(1,697,660)
Black18.3%(412,782)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(74,862)
Asian1.4%(30,394)
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
82.9%
+7.3 ptssince 1990
from 75.5% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
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
Men 15+
Never married30.6%(254,624)
Married56.7%(472,745)
Widowed3.2%(26,835)
Divorced9.5%(78,951)
Women 15+
Never married25.3%(237,468)
Married50.7%(476,444)
Widowed12.3%(115,689)
Divorced11.8%(110,491)
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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.
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Cleveland, OH?
Cleveland, OH has about 2,250,871 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Cleveland, OH?
The typical household in Cleveland, OH earns about $42,685 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 $116,132, and the typical rent is about $551 a month.
How educated are people in Cleveland, OH?
About 23.3% 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 10.8% of people in Cleveland, OH live below the federal poverty line.
Has Cleveland, OH grown since 1990?
Yes, Cleveland, OH has grown since 1990. The population has added about 48,802 residents, a change of about 2 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024