Cleveland-Elyria, OH

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

2.08M

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.4

0.242% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.6%

0.464% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$66,481

8.42% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$189,800

15.5% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

1.02M

0.312% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cleveland-Elyria, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Cleveland-Elyria, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cleveland-Elyria, OH are Inner State Beauty School (102 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2022, the median property value in Cleveland-Elyria, OH was $189,800, and the homeownership rate was 65.2%.

Most people in Cleveland-Elyria, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Cleveland-Elyria, OH was 2 cars per household.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH borders Akron, OH, Ashland, OH, Ashtabula, OH, Norwalk, OH, Sandusky, OH, Wooster, OH, and Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA.

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United States Ohio

Population & Diversity

Cleveland-Elyria, OH is home to a population of 2.08M people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 5.83% of Cleveland-Elyria, OH residents were born outside of the country (121k people).

In 2022, there were 3.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.42M people) in Cleveland-Elyria, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 397k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 57.8k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

97.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.8% of Cleveland-Elyria, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Cleveland-Elyria, OH was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cleveland-Elyria, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cleveland-Elyria, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.42M ± 1.38k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
397k ± 2.5k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
57.8k ± 2.71k

6.38%

Hispanic Population

133k people

6.38% of the people in Cleveland-Elyria, OH are hispanic (133k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cleveland-Elyria, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

5.83%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

121k people

2021 Foreign-Born Population

125k people

As of 2022, 5.83% of Cleveland-Elyria, OH residents (121k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cleveland-Elyria, OH was 6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cleveland-Elyria, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
38,196 ± 1,235
Gulf War (2001-)
16,740 ± 1,054
Gulf War (1990s)
13,625 ± 1,055

Cleveland-Elyria, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.28 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cleveland-Elyria, OH.

Health

94.5% of the population of Cleveland-Elyria, OH has health coverage, with 50.3% on employee plans, 18.5% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 1.09% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

1,328 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Ohio

Primary care physicians in Ohio see an average of 1,328 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.47%

Uninsured

50.3%

Employer Coverage

18.5%

Medicaid

14.6%

Medicare

10%

Non-Group

1.09%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cleveland-Elyria, OH grew by 1.83% from 5.37% to 5.47%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cleveland-Elyria, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Cleveland-Elyria, OH employs 1.02M people. In 2022, the largest industries in Cleveland-Elyria, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (172,701 people), Manufacturing (141,323 people), and Retail Trade (109,258 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($81,517), Utilities ($79,574), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($74,375).

Employment

Occupations

1.02M

2022 Value

± 7,956

0.312%

1 Year growth

± 1.07%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cleveland-Elyria, OH grew at a rate of 0.312%, from 1.01M employees to 1.02M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (120,899 people), Management Occupations (111,984 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (97,356 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cleveland-Elyria, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.02M

2022 Value

± 7,956

0.312%

1 Year growth

± 1.07%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cleveland-Elyria, OH grew at a rate of 0.312%, from 1.01M employees to 1.02M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (172,701 people), Manufacturing (141,323 people), and Retail Trade (109,258 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cleveland-Elyria, OH, though some of these residents may live in Cleveland-Elyria, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,103

Median earning men ± $596

$39,071

Median earning women ± $426

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,424), Public Administration ($73,334), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,972).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,970), Public Administration ($52,250), and Wholesale Trade ($48,841).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

3,775
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
3,030
Other Services (except Public Administration)
2,628
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$11.2M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7.34M
Manufacturing
$5.68M
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Cleveland-Elyria, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2021, universities in Cleveland-Elyria, OH awarded 102 degrees. The student population of Cleveland-Elyria, OH in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 3 male students and 76 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cleveland-Elyria, OH are Black or African American (82 and 80.4%), Asian (8 and 7.84%), White (6 and 5.88%), and Hispanic or Latino (5 and 4.9%).

The largest universities in Cleveland-Elyria, OH by number of degrees awarded are Inner State Beauty School (102 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Cleveland-Elyria, OH are Nail Specialist & Manicurist (87 and 85.3%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (9 and 8.82%), and General Cosmetology (6 and 5.88%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2015 in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 62.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 45.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 79 (3.8% men and 96.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 79 students enrolled in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, 3.8% men and 96.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 66 records, of which 98.5% were women and 1.52% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Nail Specialist & Manicurist

Most Common

87 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Certificate of less than 1 academic year recipients in Cleveland-Elyria, OH was Nail Specialist & Manicurist with 87 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of less than 1 academic year from schools in Cleveland-Elyria, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Inner State Beauty School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

102 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Inner State Beauty School with 102 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 6 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cleveland-Elyria, OH, which is 0.0625 times less than the 96 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 82 degrees mean that there were 10.3 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 8 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($16,920) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2019.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($94) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2019.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cleveland-Elyria, OH was $189,800 in 2022, which is 0.57 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $164,400 to $189,800, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Cleveland-Elyria, OH is 65.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cleveland-Elyria, OH have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cleveland-Elyria, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$189,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$1,212

$576,104

Median Property Taxes

±$5,007

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cleveland-Elyria, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cleveland-Elyria, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.2%

Homeownership

2022

61.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 65.2% of the housing units in Cleveland-Elyria, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cleveland-Elyria, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,481

Median Household Income

± $605

884k

Number of Households

± 7,210

In 2022, the median household income of the 884k households in Cleveland-Elyria, OH grew to $66,481 from the previous year's value of $61,320.

The following chart displays the households in Cleveland-Elyria, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cleveland-Elyria, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76%)
Worked At Home (11%)
Carpooled (7.28%)

In 2022, 76% of workers in Cleveland-Elyria, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (7.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cleveland-Elyria, OH have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Cleveland-Elyria, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cleveland-Elyria, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cleveland-Elyria, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cleveland-Elyria, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cleveland-Elyria, OH (278k out of 2.04M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cleveland-Elyria, OH is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.