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 an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Cleveland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. A relatively large number of people in Cleveland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.74% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, like many big cities in America, has a public transportation system, but the citizens of Cleveland are lucky because theirs is one of the most extensive and widely used. Many commuters choose to leave their cars at home and instead use the bus to get to and from work. In fact, for some people it is feasible to forgo car ownership entirely, avoiding the cost and headache of driving in heavy traffic. The benefits include reduced air pollution and load on the road network.The percentage of adults in Cleveland who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.28% of the adults 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.
