Cleveland vs East Cleveland

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

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

Cleveland has the higher population (48,185 vs 2,207 in East Cleveland). Cleveland has the higher median household income ($55,904 vs $46,968 in East Cleveland). Cleveland has the higher median home value ($241,800 vs $113,800 in East Cleveland).

Population, income & housing

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
Population	48,185	2,207
Median age	36.1 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,904	$46,968
Median home value	$241,800	$113,800
Median gross rent	$966	$918
Housing units	19,908	751
Homeownership rate	50.3%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	0.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
Population	44,595 → 48,185 (+8.1%)	2,019 → 2,207 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$44,633 → $55,904 (+25.3%)	$26,317 → $46,968 (+78.5%)
Median home value	$171,500 → $241,800 (+41.0%)	$69,500 → $113,800 (+63.7%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $966 (+25.8%)	$715 → $918 (+28.4%)

Cleveland

Population

44,59548,185

Median household income

$44,633$55,904

Median home value

$171,500$241,800

Median gross rent

$768$966

East Cleveland

Population

2,0192,207

Median household income

$26,317$46,968

Median home value

$69,500$113,800

Median gross rent

$715$918

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
Under 5	6.9%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	13.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	20.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	17.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	10.1%	5.0%
75 and over	7.6%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
White (non-Hispanic)	74.5%	81.2%
Black or African American	7.6%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
No high school diploma	13.0%	20.2%
High school graduate	25.5%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.5%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
Drove alone	77.7%	62.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	21.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	12.4%
Other means	0.8%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
1-unit, detached	56.7%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	1.3%
20 or more units	6.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Cleveland	East Cleveland
Poverty rate	17.4%	23.3%
Average household size	2.47	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1982	1983