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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.


Cleveland Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Cleveland Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

365,379

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
15.4%
18 - 24:
9.6%
25 - 34:
17.4%
35 - 54:
23.8%
55 - 64:
13.0%
Over 65 Years:
15.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.7%
4.7%
84.3%
84.3%
22.4%
22.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Cleveland
USA
$28,266
$28,266
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Cleveland
USA
$40,801
$40,801
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

30.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Finance
Other
Construction
Public Service
Arts
Wholesale
19.6%
19.6%
11.9%
11.9%
10.5%
10.5%
8.2%
8.2%
6.8%
6.8%
6.3%
6.3%
5.8%
5.8%
5.6%
5.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
3.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
45.1%
45.1%
33.7%
33.7%
13.2%
13.2%
5.2%
5.2%
2.6%
2.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Italian
English
Polish
Hungarian
African
Slovak
French
Scottish
Slovene
European
Czech
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Russian
Nigerian
Ukrainian
Palestinian
Romanian
9.5%
9.5%
8.5%
8.5%
4.4%
4.4%
3.7%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Arabic
Chinese
Langs. of India
Other Indo-European
French
Slavic languages
African languages
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Native American languages
Polish
Serbo-Croatian
Korean
Italian
Other Asian languages
Russian
Hungarian
85.4%
85.4%
9.0%
9.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Cleveland Residents

6.3%