Cleveland

Population: 367,523
Median household income: $39,187
Median home value: $94,100

Cleveland, a community in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, has 367,523 residents. The median household income of $39,187 is below the Cuyahoga County median ($62,823).

From 2019 to 2023, Cleveland's population declined 4.6% from 385,282 to 367,523, while its median home value rose 35.2% from $69,600 to $94,100.

46.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1940.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 367,523
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,187
Median home value: $94,100
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 200,542
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

385,282367,523

Median household income

$30,907$39,187

Median home value

$69,600$94,100

Median gross rent

$719$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	385,282	$30,907	$69,600	$719
2020	383,331	$31,838	$73,400	$735
2021	374,861	$33,678	$74,700	$774
2022	370,365	$37,271	$87,400	$851
2023	367,523	$39,187	$94,100	$894

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20,696	5.6%
5 to 17	57,181	15.6%
18 to 24	35,243	9.6%
25 to 34	63,832	17.4%
35 to 44	44,705	12.2%
45 to 54	41,195	11.2%
55 to 64	49,383	13.4%
65 to 74	34,155	9.3%
75 and over	21,133	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	124,183	33.8%
Black or African American	169,138	46.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	399	0.1%
Asian	8,356	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	61	0.0%
Some other race	2,144	0.6%
Two or more races	16,110	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47,132	12.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41,979	16.5%
High school graduate	85,205	33.5%
Some college or associate's	72,961	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	31,914	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22,344	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.4%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit6.9%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	100,983	65.4%
Carpooled	15,473	10.0%
Public transit	10,643	6.9%
Walked	8,127	5.3%
Bicycle	799	0.5%
Worked from home	15,586	10.1%
Other means	2,717	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	34,958	25.2%
15 to 29 min	66,042	47.6%
30 to 44 min	26,908	19.4%
45 to 59 min	4,587	3.3%
60+ min	6,247	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 30.8% (110,170 of 357,560)

	Count	Share
Family households	76,164	45.2%
Nonfamily households	92,488	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	168,652	84.1%
Vacant	31,890	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69,432	41.2%
Renter-occupied	99,220	58.8%

1-unit, detached46.6%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units21.0%

5 to 19 units8.2%

20 or more units17.0%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	93,546	46.6%
1-unit, attached	13,226	6.6%
2 to 4 units	42,036	21.0%
5 to 19 units	16,450	8.2%
20 or more units	34,078	17.0%
Mobile home & other	1,206	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3916000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 78 sq mi
Water area: 4.75 sq mi
Center point: 41.4785, -81.6794