Because there are quite a few people attending college in Cleveland, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Cleveland provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Cleveland is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Cleveland are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.75% of adults in Cleveland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Cleveland in 2018 was $24,086, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,344 for a family of four. However, Cleveland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cleveland also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.64% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Cleveland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cleveland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cleveland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cleveland include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Cleveland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
