Cleveland County vs Nash County

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

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

Cleveland County has the higher population (100,170 vs 95,451 in Nash County). Nash County has the higher median household income ($60,704 vs $55,769 in Cleveland County). Cleveland County has the higher median home value ($180,200 vs $171,100 in Nash County).

Population, income & housing

	Cleveland County	Nash County
Population	100,170	95,451
Median age	41.2 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,769	$60,704
Median home value	$180,200	$171,100
Median gross rent	$835	$924
Housing units	43,999	43,537
Homeownership rate	70.7%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cleveland County	Nash County
Population	97,282 → 100,170 (+3.0%)	94,030 → 95,451 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$42,247 → $55,769 (+32.0%)	$49,537 → $60,704 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$120,100 → $180,200 (+50.0%)	$128,200 → $171,100 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $835 (+20.0%)	$799 → $924 (+15.6%)

Cleveland County

Population

97,282100,170

Median household income

$42,247$55,769

Median home value

$120,100$180,200

Median gross rent

$696$835

Nash County

Population

94,03095,451

Median household income

$49,537$60,704

Median home value

$128,200$171,100

Median gross rent

$799$924

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cleveland County	Nash County
Under 5	5.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	8.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.7%
75 and over	7.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cleveland County	Nash County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	46.9%
Black or African American	18.4%	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cleveland County	Nash County
No high school diploma	12.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	33.8%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cleveland County	Nash County
Drove alone	82.2%	81.5%
Carpooled	8.7%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	9.6%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cleveland County	Nash County
1-unit, detached	70.2%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	6.8%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Cleveland County	Nash County
Poverty rate	17.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1979	1985