Cleveland County, North Carolina

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 100,170
Median household income: $55,769
Median home value: $180,200

Cleveland County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 100,170. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $55,769 runs below the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

From 2019 to 2023, Cleveland County's population grew 3.0% from 97,282 to 100,170, while its median household income rose 32.0% from $42,247 to $55,769.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 100,170
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,769
Median home value: $180,200
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 43,999
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

97,282100,170

Median household income

$42,247$55,769

Median home value

$120,100$180,200

Median gross rent

$696$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	97,282	$42,247	$120,100	$696
2020	97,765	$43,512	$130,000	$694
2021	98,898	$45,646	$135,700	$731
2022	99,527	$50,723	$155,000	$794
2023	100,170	$55,769	$180,200	$835

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,807	5.8%
5 to 17	16,559	16.5%
18 to 24	8,634	8.6%
25 to 34	12,854	12.8%
35 to 44	10,867	10.8%
45 to 54	12,631	12.6%
55 to 64	14,044	14.0%
65 to 74	11,367	11.3%
75 and over	7,407	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	71,127	71.0%
Black or African American	18,385	18.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	219	0.2%
Asian	910	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	67	0.1%
Some other race	243	0.2%
Two or more races	4,793	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,426	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,671	12.5%
High school graduate	23,396	33.8%
Some college or associate's	22,528	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	9,312	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,263	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,899	82.2%
Carpooled	3,817	8.7%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	874	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,705	6.2%
Other means	352	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,077	31.9%
15 to 29 min	14,547	35.5%
30 to 44 min	6,620	16.2%
45 to 59 min	3,382	8.3%
60+ min	3,317	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 17.2% (16,925 of 98,200)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,449	68.4%
Nonfamily households	11,769	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	37,218	84.6%
Vacant	6,781	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,296	70.7%
Renter-occupied	10,922	29.3%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,885	70.2%
1-unit, attached	499	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2,312	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,649	3.7%
20 or more units	624	1.4%
Mobile home & other	8,030	18.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 37045
State: North Carolina
Land area: 464 sq mi
Water area: 3.93 sq mi
Center point: 35.3346, -81.5571