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.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.95 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Cleveland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Cleveland citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.22% of adults in Cleveland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cleveland in 2022 was $26,483, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,932 for a family of four. However, Cleveland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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. Important ancestries of people in Cleveland include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Cleveland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Arabic.
