Cleveland is a large city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 361,607 people and 159 associated neighborhoods, Cleveland is the second largest community in Ohio. Cleveland has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cleveland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cleveland is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cleveland who work in office and administrative support (12.55%), sales jobs (8.18%), and food service (7.21%). Also of interest is that Cleveland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Cleveland is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Cleveland really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Cleveland citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Cleveland ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Cleveland a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.The education level of Cleveland citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.28% of adults 25 and older in Cleveland have a college degree. The per capita income in Cleveland in 2022 was $26,040, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,160 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 31.17% of its population below the federal poverty line.Cleveland is an extremely 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Cleveland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cleveland include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Cleveland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
