East Cleveland vs South Cleveland

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

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

South Cleveland has the higher population (7,748 vs 2,207 in East Cleveland). South Cleveland has the higher median household income ($64,607 vs $46,968 in East Cleveland). South Cleveland has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $113,800 in East Cleveland).

Population, income & housing

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
Population	2,207	7,748
Median age	34.7 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,968	$64,607
Median home value	$113,800	$195,700
Median gross rent	$918	$880
Housing units	751	3,341
Homeownership rate	36.3%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.8%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
Population	2,019 → 2,207 (+9.3%)	8,056 → 7,748 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$26,317 → $46,968 (+78.5%)	$53,942 → $64,607 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$69,500 → $113,800 (+63.7%)	$132,900 → $195,700 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $918 (+28.4%)	$811 → $880 (+8.5%)

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

South Cleveland

Population

8,0567,748

Median household income

$53,942$64,607

Median home value

$132,900$195,700

Median gross rent

$811$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
Under 5	7.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	16.2%	22.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	20.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	17.7%
45 to 54	17.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.0%	12.8%
75 and over	1.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	80.6%
Black or African American	13.3%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
No high school diploma	20.2%	9.3%
High school graduate	54.4%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
Drove alone	62.9%	83.1%
Carpooled	21.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	7.1%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
1-unit, detached	43.5%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.1%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	East Cleveland	South Cleveland
Poverty rate	23.3%	9.0%
Average household size	3.28	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1983	1984