Cleveland

Population: 1,053
Median household income: $60,063
Median home value: $205,800

Cleveland, a community in Rowan County, North Carolina, has 1,053 residents. The median household income of $60,063 is below the Rowan County median ($63,196).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cleveland's population declined 11.6% from 1,191 to 1,053, while its median home value rose 71.4% from $120,100 to $205,800.

The median resident is 33.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,053
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,063
Median home value: $205,800
Median gross rent: $748
Housing units: 512
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1911,053

Median household income

$54,000$60,063

Median home value

$120,100$205,800

Median gross rent

$663$748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,191	$54,000	$120,100	$663
2020	1,147	$48,750	$137,100	$646
2021	1,111	$54,659	$149,800	$628
2022	1,244	$56,250	$171,900	$753
2023	1,053	$60,063	$205,800	$748

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3421.5%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	6.8%
5 to 17	181	17.2%
18 to 24	87	8.3%
25 to 34	226	21.5%
35 to 44	99	9.4%
45 to 54	123	11.7%
55 to 64	125	11.9%
65 to 74	65	6.2%
75 and over	75	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	588	55.8%
Black or African American	342	32.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	4.6%
High school graduate	251	35.2%
Some college or associate's	239	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	153	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	37	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled24.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	345	73.2%
Carpooled	116	24.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	2.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	45	9.8%
15 to 29 min	184	39.9%
30 to 44 min	99	21.5%
45 to 59 min	108	23.4%
60+ min	25	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 18.9% (199 of 1,052)

	Count	Share
Family households	301	71.8%
Nonfamily households	118	28.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	419	81.8%
Vacant	93	18.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	307	73.3%
Renter-occupied	112	26.7%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	389	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	6.3%
5 to 19 units	34	6.6%
20 or more units	3	0.6%
Mobile home & other	54	10.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3713000
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7331, -80.6815