Cleveland vs East Spencer

A side-by-side comparison of Cleveland and East Spencer: population, income, housing, and more.

Cleveland and East Spencer are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Spencer has the higher population (1,309 vs 1,053 in Cleveland). Cleveland has the higher median household income ($60,063 vs $34,696 in East Spencer). Cleveland has the higher median home value ($205,800 vs $108,500 in East Spencer).

Population, income & housing

	Cleveland	East Spencer
Population	1,053	1,309
Median age	33.3 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,063	$34,696
Median home value	$205,800	$108,500
Median gross rent	$748	$733
Housing units	512	786
Homeownership rate	73.3%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cleveland	East Spencer
Population	1,191 → 1,053 (-11.6%)	1,336 → 1,309 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$54,000 → $60,063 (+11.2%)	$33,633 → $34,696 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $205,800 (+71.4%)	$79,500 → $108,500 (+36.5%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $748 (+12.8%)	$507 → $733 (+44.6%)

Cleveland

Population

1,1911,053

Median household income

$54,000$60,063

Median home value

$120,100$205,800

Median gross rent

$663$748

East Spencer

Population

1,3361,309

Median household income

$33,633$34,696

Median home value

$79,500$108,500

Median gross rent

$507$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cleveland	East Spencer
Under 5	6.8%	3.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	7.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.0%
25 to 34	21.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.9%	16.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	28.0%
75 and over	7.1%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cleveland	East Spencer
White (non-Hispanic)	55.8%	9.3%
Black or African American	32.5%	78.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cleveland	East Spencer
No high school diploma	4.6%	13.2%
High school graduate	35.2%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cleveland	East Spencer
Drove alone	73.2%	84.7%
Carpooled	24.6%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cleveland	East Spencer
1-unit, detached	76.0%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	10.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Cleveland	East Spencer
Poverty rate	18.9%	28.9%
Average household size	2.51	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1981	1965