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Cleveland, Cleveland County, NC

100,170 Population
464.2 square miles 215.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Cleveland County: 41.2 ±0.5
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,849 ±$1,433 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Cleveland County: $29,849 ±$1,433
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$55,769 ±$2,864 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Cleveland County: $55,769 ±$2,864
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

17.2% ±1.6% (16,925  ±1,531) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Cleveland County: 17.2% 16,925 (±1.6% / ±1,531)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

25.1 minutes ±1 (1,029,360  ±53,130) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Cleveland County: 25.1 1,029,360 (±1 / ±53,130)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

37,218 ±633 Number of households
  • Cleveland County: 37,218 ±633
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.6 ±0 (98,361  ±44) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Cleveland County: 2.6 98,361 (±0 / ±44)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

6.7% ±1.7% (1,456  ±365) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Cleveland County: 6.7% † 1,456 (±1.7% / ±365)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

43,999 ±76 Number of housing units
  • Cleveland County: 43,999 ±76
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$180,200 ±$7,563 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Cleveland County: $180,200 ±$7,563
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

8.9% ±1.2% (8,793  ±1,224) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Cleveland County: 8.9% † 8,793 (±1.2% / ±1,224)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

87.5% ±2.7% (60,499  ±1,860.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cleveland County: 87.5% 60,499 (±2.7% / ±1,860.2)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
21.1% ±1.4% (14,575  ±936.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cleveland County: 21.1% 14,575 (±1.4% / ±936.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3% (2,957  ±385) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Cleveland County: 3% 2,957
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

7.4% ±0.8% (5,717  ±654) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Cleveland County: 7.4% † 5,717 (±0.8% / ±654)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
5,717 Total veterans ±654 4,981 Male ±562 736 Female ±323

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