Cleveland County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	100,991	10,730,404	334,922,499	614th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,534	$72,388	$80,734	2221st of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	39.1	38.9	1717th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.0%	35.7%	35.7%	1656th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$200,000	$288,900	$332,700	1403rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$914	$1,228	$1,413	1355th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.6%	13.0%	12.5%	987th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	4.7%	5.2%	1118th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	217.5	220.7	n/a	609th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	9.1%	14.1%	1514th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.7	n/a	n/a	2509th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	66.6%	65.2%	2181st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.3	25.1	26.4	1353rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.8%	16.3%	15.1%	2180th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.4%	n/a	n/a	956th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.1%	47.2%	46.9%	2031st of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.5%	n/a	n/a	2583rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.6%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.7%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	17.9%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	46.4	58.4	61.4

Age in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	38,850	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.9%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.8%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.3%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	30.2%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,294	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.6%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.6%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.3%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	44,304	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.2%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.3%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,286	$1,896	n/a

Education in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	11.6%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.2%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.3%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.0%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.7%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.2%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.4%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Cleveland County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cleveland County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.4%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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