Bedford vs East Cleveland

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

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

East Cleveland has the higher population (13,666 vs 12,960 in Bedford). Bedford has the higher median household income ($56,563 vs $22,883 in East Cleveland). Bedford has the higher median home value ($124,900 vs $68,900 in East Cleveland).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford	East Cleveland
Population	12,960	13,666
Median age	42.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,563	$22,883
Median home value	$124,900	$68,900
Median gross rent	$1,061	$761
Housing units	6,941	9,548
Homeownership rate	56.4%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	17.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford	East Cleveland
Population	12,631 → 12,960 (+2.6%)	17,200 → 13,666 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$46,020 → $56,563 (+22.9%)	$20,743 → $22,883 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$91,400 → $124,900 (+36.7%)	$58,100 → $68,900 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,061 (+24.8%)	$638 → $761 (+19.3%)

Bedford

Population

12,63112,960

Median household income

$46,020$56,563

Median home value

$91,400$124,900

Median gross rent

$850$1,061

East Cleveland

Population

17,20013,666

Median household income

$20,743$22,883

Median home value

$58,100$68,900

Median gross rent

$638$761

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bedford	East Cleveland
Under 5	5.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.0%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.1%	11.7%
75 and over	9.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford	East Cleveland
White (non-Hispanic)	38.8%	7.4%
Black or African American	54.1%	87.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford	East Cleveland
No high school diploma	7.7%	15.1%
High school graduate	38.0%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford	East Cleveland
Drove alone	82.3%	62.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	10.7%
Public transit	3.0%	16.4%
Walked	1.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	6.5%
Other means	0.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford	East Cleveland
1-unit, detached	61.5%	31.7%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	9.3%
20 or more units	11.8%	31.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Bedford	East Cleveland
Poverty rate	11.8%	44.3%
Average household size	2.15	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1958	1938