East Cleveland

Population: 13,666
Median household income: $22,883
Median home value: $68,900

Located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, East Cleveland is a community with a population of 13,666. Its median household income of $22,883 runs below the Cuyahoga County figure of $62,823.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Cleveland's population declined 20.5% from 17,200 to 13,666, while its median home value rose 18.6% from $58,100 to $68,900.

15.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 33.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,666
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $22,883
Median home value: $68,900
Median gross rent: $761
Housing units: 9,548
Homeownership rate: 33.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 17.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,20013,666

Median household income

$20,743$22,883

Median home value

$58,100$68,900

Median gross rent

$638$761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,200	$20,743	$58,100	$638
2020	17,047	$22,426	$57,800	$644
2021	14,212	$21,699	$59,800	$680
2022	13,926	$23,004	$71,800	$721
2023	13,666	$22,883	$68,900	$761

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,038	7.6%
5 to 17	2,324	17.0%
18 to 24	1,286	9.4%
25 to 34	1,738	12.7%
35 to 44	1,412	10.3%
45 to 54	1,339	9.8%
55 to 64	1,621	11.9%
65 to 74	1,597	11.7%
75 and over	1,311	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,018	7.4%
Black or African American	11,982	87.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.2%
Asian	91	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	95	0.7%
Two or more races	288	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	153	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,365	15.1%
High school graduate	3,007	33.3%
Some college or associate's	3,221	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	866	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	559	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone62.7%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit16.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,832	62.7%
Carpooled	482	10.7%
Public transit	739	16.4%
Walked	77	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	293	6.5%
Other means	92	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	955	22.6%
15 to 29 min	1,861	44.1%
30 to 44 min	980	23.2%
45 to 59 min	233	5.5%
60+ min	193	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 44.3% (5,882 of 13,275)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,726	40.4%
Nonfamily households	4,020	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,746	70.7%
Vacant	2,802	29.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,271	33.7%
Renter-occupied	4,475	66.3%

1-unit, detached31.7%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units19.4%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units31.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,027	31.7%
1-unit, attached	773	8.1%
2 to 4 units	1,848	19.4%
5 to 19 units	887	9.3%
20 or more units	3,002	31.4%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3923380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 41.5307, -81.5785