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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Cleveland Metro

Cleveland, OH · 6 counties · 2,185,825 residents · 2,701 sq mi
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Cleveland is home to 2,185,825 people. Median home value sits at $152,400. 6% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Renters pay $833 a month at the median. The median household earns $57,649, about 13% below the national median. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.8
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
More affordable
home values down 13%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,185,825
−3%since 2000
from 2,250,871 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
809 / sq mi
−3%since 2000
from 833 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
41.8
+12%since 2000
from 37.4 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
2,701 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.1M2.2M2.2M2.2M2.3M19902000201020202024Cleveland
20242.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.2%(114,082)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(123,659)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.1%(132,296)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.1%(134,287)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(131,452)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.8%(278,835)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4411.7%(254,915)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.4%(270,676)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.7%(321,081)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.3%(248,062)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.6%(122,814)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.5%(53,666)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,649
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,685 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,336
+54%since 2000
from $22,321 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
38.0%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
14.3%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade14.4%
US avg: 10%
Information10.6%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration5.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade5.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$152,400
−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $116,132 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$833
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $551 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
65.0%
−3.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.7% in 2000
35.0% rent
Persons per household
2.32 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.6
−13%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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic68.3%(1,492,007)
Black18.6%(405,786)
Hispanic / Latino6.3%(138,351)
Asian2.5%(53,751)
Other3.2%(69,134)
Segregation Score
58
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 Rican3.5%(74,434)
Mexican1.3%(28,038)
Central American0.3%(6,932)
South American0.3%(5,917)
Salvadoran0.1%(2,658)
Dominican0.1%(2,565)
Spaniard0.1%(2,550)
Cuban0.1%(2,395)
Guatemalan0.1%(2,046)
Peruvian0.1%(1,605)
Colombian0.1%(1,571)
Honduran0%(896)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0%(774)
Nicaraguan0%(720)
Ecuadorian0%(657)
Argentine0%(529)
Chilean0%(365)
Panamanian0%(347)
Uruguayan0%(207)
Bolivian0%(115)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(16,910)
Chinese0.5%(11,549)
Filipino0.2%(4,512)
Korean0.2%(3,226)
Vietnamese0.1%(3,053)
Nepalese0.1%(1,647)
Japanese0.1%(1,130)
Pakistani0%(836)
Laotian0%(633)
Bhutanese0%(606)
Cambodian0%(577)
Thai0%(476)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(391)
Burmese0%(158)
Sri Lankan0%(126)
Indonesian0%(123)
Mongolian0%(36)
Hmong0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(313)
Chamorro0%(250)
Fijian0%(42)
Ancestry
German18.9%(406,810)
Irish13.3%(286,518)
Italian9.7%(208,400)
Polish7.5%(161,142)
English7.4%(159,370)
American4.5%(97,967)
Hungarian3.4%(73,463)
Slovak2.3%(49,830)
Slovene1.7%(37,337)
French1.5%(32,669)
Scottish1.4%(30,562)
Czech1.2%(24,729)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(23,035)
Ukrainian0.9%(19,922)
Dutch0.9%(19,541)
Subsaharan African0.8%(18,017)
Croatian0.8%(17,381)
Welsh0.8%(16,995)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(16,314)
Swedish0.7%(14,322)
Greek0.6%(12,577)
British0.5%(10,756)
Romanian0.5%(10,357)
Lithuanian0.5%(9,795)
Lebanese0.4%(8,955)
Swiss0.4%(8,108)
Finnish0.4%(7,868)
Serbian0.3%(7,115)
Norwegian0.3%(7,078)
Austrian0.3%(6,634)
West Indian0.2%(5,336)
Palestinian0.3%(5,189)
French Canadian0.2%(5,100)
Danish0.2%(3,336)
Arab0.2%(3,274)
Jamaican0.2%(3,248)
Canadian0.1%(2,991)
Syrian0.1%(2,526)
Nigerian0.1%(2,097)
Portuguese0.1%(1,889)
Egyptian0.1%(1,781)
Armenian0.1%(1,732)
Iranian0.1%(1,410)
Belgian0.1%(1,183)
Macedonian0.1%(1,152)
Latvian0.1%(1,078)
Jordanian0%(811)
Turkish0%(807)
Moroccan0%(716)
Bulgarian0%(691)
Brazilian0%(668)
Israeli0%(667)
Somali0%(638)
Ghanaian0%(593)
Guyanese0%(527)
Haitian0%(363)
Australian0%(332)
Iraqi0%(255)
Ethiopian0%(249)
Kenyan0%(147)
Barbadian0%(92)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.1%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.3% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.8%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 82.9% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
12.3%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.8 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
79.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 81.5% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
9.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.2%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 10.0% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
63.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
39.7%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.1% in 2009
Female
51.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
Foreign born
5.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
90.3%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.0%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
5.5%
−5.4 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
58.5%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.5%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
20.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
21.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.2%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
68.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
39.0%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.3%(15,736)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(18,214)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.2%(42,898)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8.4%(9,961)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.1%(4,816)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 118,514 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 2,185,825 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cleveland, OH?

The typical household in Cleveland, OH earns about $57,649 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 $152,400, and the typical rent is about $833 a month.

How educated are people in Cleveland, OH?

About 31.1% 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 14.3% 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 16,244 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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