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Cleveland Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cleveland Area is $22,085, which is lower than the state average of $24,811 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cleveland Area median household income is $41,301. On average Cleveland Area residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #563

Cleveland Area	22,085 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cleveland Area	25,141 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cleveland Area	29,503 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cleveland Area	20,358 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #637

Cleveland Area	41,301 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cleveland Area	56,418 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Cleveland Area	5.43%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Cleveland Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cleveland Area		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.84%	$13,749, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.13%	$17,926, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.71%	$3,823, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.35%	$17,679, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cleveland Area	50,581 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cleveland Area	65,971 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cleveland Area	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$41,590, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$33,333, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,750, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
Asian	$46,538, see rank	$66,243	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,983, see rank	$37,160	$37,170
One Race, Other	$40,750, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,773, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cleveland Area	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$21,569, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,383, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,931, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$30,008, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cleveland Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	94,198, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	45,300, 48.09%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	29,255, 64.58%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.03%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	29,243, 64.55%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	26,095, 89.24%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,148, 10.76%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,045, 35.42%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	48,898, 51.91%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	26,647, 54.50%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.05%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	26,624, 54.45%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,441, 88.04%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,183, 11.96%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	22,251, 45.50%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cleveland Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	48,593, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	41,013, 84.40%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,150, 8.54%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	58, 0.12%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	1,076, 2.21%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	775, 1.59%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,521, 3.13%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cleveland Area	22.5 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cleveland Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	49,536	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	26,095, 52.68%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,433, 24.65%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,564, 13.66%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,414, 16.92%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	261, 1.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,488, 9.53%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,893, 26.42%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	23,441, 47.32%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,424, 31.67%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,101, 21.76%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,160, 34.81%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 0.15%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	57, 0.24%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,633, 11.23%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cleveland Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	49,536, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	644, 1.30%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	2,974, 6.00%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9,187, 18.55%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,242, 2.51%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,217, 12.55%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,106, 6.27%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	672, 1.36%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,135, 4.31%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,490, 7.05%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,112, 22.43%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,498, 9.08%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,174, 2.37%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,085, 6.23%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cleveland Area	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22,367	19.64%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,642	15.05%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.