Cleveland, Ohio Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Cleveland	Ohio	National
Population	389,165	11,689,100	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	5,009	288	91
Median age	35.8	39.3	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	34%	56%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	42%	43%
Speak English	87%	93%	79%
Speak Spanish	8%	2%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Cleveland is 1639% higher than Ohio
The median age in Cleveland is 9% lower than Ohio
In Cleveland 40.32% of the population is White
In Cleveland 50.82% of the population is Black
In Cleveland 1.99% of the population is Asian

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Cleveland population breakdown by race

Race	Cleveland	Ohio	National
White	40.32%	82.16%	73.35%
Black	50.82%	12.27%	12.63%
Asian	1.99%	1.94%	5.22%
American Indian	0.47%	0.19%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.02%	0.03%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.54%	2.57%	3.06%
Other race	2.84%	0.85%	4.75%

In Cleveland, 10.8% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Cleveland age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Cleveland, OH demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).