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.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cleveland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.7% of the Cleveland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. 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.

Cleveland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Cleveland Information and Demographics

The population of Cleveland has a very low overall level of education: only 9.53% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

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.