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. Much of the housing stock in Cleveland was built prior to World War II, 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.74% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One of the benefits of being a big city like Cleveland is having a public transportation system, but in Cleveland the transit system is the mode of choice for lots of people getting to and from work every day. You will find many people using the bus for their daily commute, even though other transportation options exist. If you ask these commuters, many will tell you that not having to drive in the snarl of big city traffic is one of main reasons for leaving the car at home, or even not owning a car at all. With so many people taking the bus Cleveland benefits from a reduction in air pollution and traffic.In terms of college education, Cleveland is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.28% of adults 25 and older in Cleveland have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
