McDonald vs South Cleveland

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

McDonald 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 541 in McDonald). South Cleveland has the higher median household income ($64,607 vs $56,492 in McDonald). South Cleveland has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $180,900 in McDonald).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald	South Cleveland
Population	541	7,748
Median age	51.1 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,492	$64,607
Median home value	$180,900	$195,700
Median gross rent	—	$880
Housing units	247	3,341
Homeownership rate	83.8%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald	South Cleveland
Population	478 → 541 (+13.2%)	8,056 → 7,748 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$80,964 → $56,492 (-30.2%)	$53,942 → $64,607 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$253,800 → $180,900 (-28.7%)	$132,900 → $195,700 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$811 → $880 (+8.5%)

McDonald

Population

478541

Median household income

$80,964$56,492

Median home value

$253,800$180,900

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)

	McDonald	South Cleveland
Under 5	2.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	6.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	10.7%	5.6%
25 to 34	2.6%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	17.7%
45 to 54	33.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	17.6%	12.8%
75 and over	3.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald	South Cleveland
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	7.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald	South Cleveland
No high school diploma	4.6%	9.3%
High school graduate	44.1%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald	South Cleveland
Drove alone	86.9%	83.1%
Carpooled	5.9%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald	South Cleveland
1-unit, detached	98.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	McDonald	South Cleveland
Poverty rate	3.9%	9.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1953	1984