Moving to Cleveland, Ohio

by btobers · Published June 25, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 478,403. Estimated population in July 2024: 452,208 (-5.5% change)
Males: 226,550 (47.4%), Females: 251,853 (52.6%)

Zip codes: 44102, 44103, 44104, 44105, 44106, 44108, 44109, 44110, 44111, 44112, 44113, 44114, 44115, 44118, 44119, 44120, 44121, 44124, 44125, 44126, 44127, 44128, 44129, 44130, 44134, 44135, 44143, 44144.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $25,928
Median house value: $72,100

Population by Race

Races in Cleveland:

Black (51.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (38.8%)
Hispanic (7.3%)
Other race (3.6%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (9.2%), Irish (8.2%), Polish (4.8%), Italian (4.6%), English (2.8%), United States (2.7%).

Elevation: 690 feet

Land area: 77.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cleveland

High school or higher: 69.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 11.2%
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cleveland city

Never married: 38.9%
Now married: 34.9%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 13.9%

4.5% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -27,269 (-5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Cleveland:

CLEV CLINIC CHILDREN’S HOSP FO (2801 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR DRIVE)
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION (9500 EUCLID AVE)
DEACONESS HOSPITAL (4229 PEARL RD)
FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (18101 LORAIN AVE)
GRACE HOSPITAL (2307 W 14TH ST)
HURON HOSPITAL (13951 TERRACE RD)
KINDRED HOSPITAL – CLEVELAND (2351 E 22ND ST, 7TH FL)
LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (1730 WEST 25TH STREET)
METRO HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (2500 METROHEALTH DRIVE)
OVERLOOK HOUSE (2187 OVERLOOK ROAD)
RAINBOW BABIES AND CHILDRENS HOSP UOC (11100 EUCLID AVENUE)
ST VINCENT CHARITY HOSPITAL (2351 E 22ND ST)
UNIV HOSP HEALTH SYS ST MICHAEL HOSP (5163 BROADWAY)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND (11100 EUCLID AVENUE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cleveland:

BURKE LAKEFRONT (about 3 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: BKL)
CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 13 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: CLE)
CUYAHOGA COUNTY (about 14 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: CGF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cleveland:

COLUMBIA (about 23 miles; COLUMBIA STATION, OH; Abbreviation: 4G8)
SCHMELTZER (about 25 miles; AKRON, OH; Abbreviation: 6D5)
WILLOUGHBY LOST NATION MUNI (about 25 miles; WILLOUGHBY, OH; Abbreviation: LNN)

Amtrak station:
CLEVELAND (200 CLEVELAND MEMORIAL SHOREWAY). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Cleveland:

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 11,000; Location: E 24TH AND EUCLID AVE; Public; Website: www.csuohio.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (Full-time enrollment: 10,927; Location: 700 CARNEGIE AVE; Public; Website: www.tri-c.cc.oh.us)
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 7,729; Location: 10900 EUCLID AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cwru.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 3,861; Location: 20700 N PARK BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.jcu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
DAVID N MYERS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 850; Location: 112 PROSPECT AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.dnmyers.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART (Full-time enrollment: 532; Location: 11141 EAST BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cia.edu)
OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 518; Location: 1374 E 51ST ST; Private, for-profit; Website: Ohiotechnicalcollege.com)
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC (Full-time enrollment: 376; Location: 11021 EAST BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cim.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
OHIO COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE (Full-time enrollment: 359; Location: 10515 CARNEGIE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ocpm.edu)
EDUCATION AMERICA-REMINGTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 324; Location: 14445 BROADWAY AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.EducationAmerica.com)
CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ADULT AND CONT (Full-time enrollment: 268; Location: 4600 DETROIT AVE; Public; Website: www.cmsdnet.net)
WEST SIDE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Full-time enrollment: 206; Location: 9801 WALFORD AVE; Private, for-profit)
ACADEMY OF COURT REPORTING (Full-time enrollment: 162; Location: 614 SUPERIOR AVE NW; Private, for-profit)
BRYANT AND STRATTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 141; Location: 1700 E 13TH ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.bryantstratton.edu)
MERIDIA HURON SCHOOL OF NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 116; Location: 13951 TERRACE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.meridia.com/student.htm)
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF DENTAL-MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (Full-time enrollment: 92; Location: 1836 EUCLID AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.cidma.com)
VOGUE BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 89; Location: 2051 E 4TH ST; Private, for-profit)
CENTRAL SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 68; Location: 4600 CARNEGIE AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
BEATRICE ACADEMY OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 16; Location: 10500-04 CEDAR AVE; Private, for-profit)
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FDTN-DIETETIC INTERNSHIP (Full-time enrollment: 6; Location: 9500 EUCLID AVE STE M17; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG/EDUCATION/DIET; Offers Master’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Cleveland:

BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BEREA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,849)
LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; KIRTLAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,119)
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; AKRON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 16,801)
LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ELYRIA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,008)
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 40 miles; KENT, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,677)
OBERLIN COLLEGE (about 41 miles; OBERLIN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,899)
STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 45 miles; CANTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)

Biggest public high schools in Cleveland:

JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,046; Location: 3952 W 140TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,041; Location: 6116 WILSON MILLS RD; Grades: 08 – 12)
JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,014; Location: 17100 HARVARD AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
JAMES FORD RHODES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,758; Location: 5100 BIDDULPH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,712; Location: 7415 BROADWAY AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
GLENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,663; Location: 650 E 113TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
LINCOLN-WEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,571; Location: 3202 W 30TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
MIDPARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,339; Location: 7000 PAULA DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
EAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,315; Location: 2439 E 55TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
EAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,242; Location: 1349 E 79TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Biggest private high schools in Cleveland:

ST IGNATIUS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,347; Location: 1911 WEST 30TH STREET; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
PADUA FRANCISCAN HIGH SCH (Students: 1,095; Location: 6740 STATE ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)
TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 669; Location: 12425 GRANGER ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)
SAINT JOSEPH ACADEMY (Students: 571; Location: 3430 ROCKY RIVER DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
CLEVELAND CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIG (Students: 512; Location: 6550 BAXTER AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
VILLA ANGELA – ST JOSEPH HIGH (Students: 509; Location: 18491 LAKE SHORE BLVD; Grades: 9 – 12)
BENEDICTINE (Students: 342; Location: 2900 MLK JR DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
REGINA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 1857 S GREEN ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: 8607 SAUR AVE; Grades: KG – 12)
ENTERPRISE CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 84; Location: 5022 BRIDGE AVE; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cleveland:

COLLINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,933; Location: 15210 SAINT CLAIR AVE; Grades: 06 – 12)
WILBUR WRIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,095; Location: 11005 PARKHURST DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 949; Location: 1651 E 71ST ST; Grades: 06 – 12)
CHARLES A MOONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 945; Location: 3213 MONTCLAIR AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
ALBERT B HART MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 895; Location: 3901 E 74TH ST; Grades: 06 – 09)
THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 875; Location: 3145 W 46TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
LUIS MUNOZ MARIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 839; Location: 1701 CASTLE AVE; Grades: 06 – 09)
INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY (Students: 838; Location: 10701 SHAKER BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)
JOSEPH M GALLAGHER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 826; Location: 6601 FRANKLIN BLVD; Grades: 06 – 09)
CHARLES W ELIOT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 786; Location: 15700 LOTUS DR; Grades: 06 – 09)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Cleveland:

ST GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL (Students: 813; Location: 4478 RUSHTON ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
GESU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 812; Location: 2450 MIRAMAR BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
STS JOSEPH AND JOHN INTERPAROC (Students: 792; Location: 12580 PEARL ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
METRO CATHOLIC PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 624; Location: 1910 WEST 54TH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
ST PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 623; Location: 17720 PURITAS AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
ST LEO THE GREAT ELEMENTRY (Students: 588; Location: 4900 BROADVIEW RD; Grades: PK – 8)
OUR LADY OF ANGELS (Students: 579; Location: 3644 ROCKY RIVER DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)
ST ANTHONY PADUA SCHOOL (Students: 503; Location: 6800 STATE ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 467; Location: 13442 LORAIN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
ST THOMAS MORE ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 466; Location: 4180 NORTH AMBER DRIVE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Cleveland:

CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $54,685,708; Location: 325 SUPERIOR AVE.; 2,919,036 books; 137,048 audio materials; 92,654 video materials; 7,419 serial subscriptions)