About Cleveland

Cleveland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 821 people and just one neighborhood, Cleveland is the 389th largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Cleveland, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 48.7% of Cleveland's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Cleveland is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cleveland who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.55%), sales jobs (7.94%), and healthcare (5.03%).

Cleveland is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Cleveland, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.46% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Cleveland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Cleveland Information and Demographics

The citizens of Cleveland have a very low rate of college education: just 9.53% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Cleveland in 2000 was $16,381, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,524 for a family of four.

Cleveland is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cleveland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cleveland is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cleveland include German, Scotch-Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Cleveland is English. Some people also speak Spanish.