Cleveland, North Carolina

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Population in 2022: 867 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: +7.3%
 
Males: 407  (47.0%)
Females: 460  (53.0%)
Median resident age:

29.0 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 27013.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,751 (it was $38,456 in 2000)
Cleveland:

$57,751
NC:

$67,481

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,850 (it was $16,381 in 2000)

Cleveland town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $196,496 (it was $92,200 in 2000)
Cleveland:

$196,496
NC:

$280,600

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $201,189; detached houses: $213,784; mobile homes: $82,691

Median gross rent in 2022: $762.

March 2022 cost of living index in Cleveland: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.8%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.8% for Black residents, 34.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
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  • Races in Cleveland, NC (2022)
    • 70555.7%White alone
    • 33226.2%Black alone
    • 15212.0%Hispanic
    • 342.7%Two or more races
    • 50.4%Asian alone

Races in Cleveland detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Cleveland, North Carolina as of May 17, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Cleveland is 65 to 1.


Crime rates in Cleveland by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(114.9)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(113.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(228.8)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(113.4)
1
(114.4)
1
(114.0)
0
(0.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
3
(356.7)
0
(0.0)
4
(453.5)
3
(342.1)
1
(114.9)
6
(688.9)
1
(114.8)
2
(228.8)
0
(0.0)
2
(228.3)
2
(226.8)
1
(114.4)
0
(0.0)
1
(116.0)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
19
(2,259)
11
(1,263)
7
(793.7)
7
(798.2)
4
(459.8)
11
(1,263)
4
(459.2)
5
(572.1)
10
(1,138)
3
(342.5)
2
(226.8)
1
(114.4)
1
(114.0)
2
(232.0)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
24
(2,854)
24
(2,755)
18
(2,041)
14
(1,596)
15
(1,724)
7
(803.7)
11
(1,263)
14
(1,602)
16
(1,820)
17
(1,941)
11
(1,247)
8
(915.3)
6
(684.2)
7
(812.1)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
2
(237.8)
1
(114.8)
1
(113.4)
0
(0.0)
5
(574.7)
0
(0.0)
1
(114.8)
1
(114.4)
3
(341.3)
5
(570.8)
1
(113.4)
2
(228.8)
1
(114.0)
2
(232.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
2
(229.6)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(114.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
City-Data.com crime index362.7207.8237.0188.1262.1258.3114.8227.7179.7192.9244.9120.178.790.5

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Cleveland, NC

Crime rate in Cleveland detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 5 (5 officers - 5 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

5.70
North Carolina average:

2.27
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Ancestries: American (18.6%), German (11.0%), Irish (6.9%), Scottish (5.2%), English (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 819 feet

Land area: 1.49 square miles.

Population density: 581 people per square mile   (low).

Cleveland, North Carolina map

51 residents are foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).

This town:

4.0%
North Carolina:

8.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,390 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,216 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Concord, NC (23.0 miles , pop. 55,977).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (37.2 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (422.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Cooleemee, NC (3.0 miles ),
Statesville, NC (3.4 miles ),
Salisbury, NC (3.5 miles ),
Troutman, NC (3.5 miles ),
China Grove, NC (3.5 miles ),
Mooresville, NC (3.6 miles ),
Mocksville, NC (3.6 miles ),
Landis, NC (3.7 miles )

Latitude: 35.73 N, Longitude: 80.68 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,143 (+169.3%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 42 (7.8%)

Area code: 704

Distribution of median household income in Cleveland, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cleveland, NC in 2022

Property values in Cleveland, NC

Cleveland satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.1%
North Carolina:

3.2%
Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+13.5%).
Most common industries in Cleveland, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (8.5%)
  • Health care (8.2%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (6.6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.6%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.2%)
  • Wood products (4.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (12.7%)
  • Transportation equipment (10.0%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (6.3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.9%)
  • Truck transportation (5.4%)
  • Metal & metal products (4.5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (3.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (17.2%)
  • Food & beverage stores (7.6%)
  • Textile mills & textile products (7.0%)
  • Wood products (5.7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.1%)
  • Chemicals (4.5%)
  • Educational services (4.5%)
Most common occupations in Cleveland, NC (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.2%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5.0%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4.2%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (16.7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.0%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7.7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5.9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4.1%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Health technologists and technicians (10.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.0%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)

Average climate in Cleveland, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Cleveland, North Carolina average temperatures Cleveland, North Carolina average precipitation Cleveland, North Carolina humidity Cleveland, North Carolina wind speed Cleveland, North Carolina snowfall Cleveland, North Carolina sunshine Cleveland, North Carolina clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 85.7. This is about average.

City:

85.7
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2012 was 0.284. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.284
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 4.34. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

4.34
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 4.24. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

4.24
U.S.:

1.51
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2014 was 34.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

34.1
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 9.87. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

9.87
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Cleveland-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.2 miles away from the Cleveland town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 41.8 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cleveland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from Cleveland center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 213.9 miles away from Cleveland center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 164.6 miles away from Cleveland center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 248.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 184.3 miles away from Cleveland center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 198.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Rowan County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Droughts: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Cleveland topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers in Cleveland:

  • SMITH STREET HOME (112 SMITH STREET)

Other hospitals and medical centers near Cleveland:

  • THE LAURELS OF SALISBURY (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; SALISBURY, NC)
  • HOLLINGSWOOD GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 10 miles away; STATESVILLE, NC)
  • DAL-WAN HEIGHTS GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 10 miles away; STATESVILLE, NC)
  • HOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; SALISBURY, NC)
  • PINEWOOD GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 11 miles away; STATESVILLE, NC)
  • DIALYSIS CARE OF ROWAN COUNTY INC (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; SALISBURY, NC)
  • HOSPICE OF IREDELL COUNTY (Hospital, about 11 miles away; STATESVILLE, NC)

Airports located in Cleveland:

Amtrak stations near Cleveland:

  • 14 miles: SALISBURY (DEPOT & LIBERTY STS.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: KANNAPOLIS (306 N. MAIN ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cleveland:

  • Mitchell Community College (about 13 miles; Statesville, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,458)
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (about 13 miles; Salisbury, NC; FT enrollment: 5,749)
  • NASCAR Technical Institute (about 14 miles; Mooresville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,350)
  • Davidson County Community College (about 30 miles; Thomasville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,581)
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (about 30 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 22,807)
  • Forsyth Technical Community College (about 33 miles; Winston Salem, NC; FT enrollment: 7,190)
  • Catawba Valley Community College (about 35 miles; Hickory, NC; FT enrollment: 3,785)

Private high school in Cleveland:

  • CLEARVIEW CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 74, Location: 200 CLEAR VIEW RD, Grades: PK-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Cleveland:

  • COOL SPRING ELEMENTARY (Location: 1969 MOCKSVILLE HWY, Grades: PK-5)
  • CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY (Location: 107 SCHOOL ST, Grades: KG-5)
See full list of schools located in Cleveland

Points of interest:

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Tourist attraction: Cross Roads Charter & Tours (Tours & Charters; 275 Barber Junction Road).

Rowan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cleveland and their reported violations in the past:

CLEVELAND, TOWN OF (Population served: 835, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2006), St Compliance achieved (DEC-28-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-20-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2006), St Compliance achieved (DEC-28-2006)
CEDAR GLENN MHP (Population served: 198, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2013 and DEC-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-07-2014), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-07-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-07-2014), St Public Notif received (APR-11-2014), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2014)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2013 and JUN-2013, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2013), St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2013), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-24-2013), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-24-2013), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2013)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2012 and MAR-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2012), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-15-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-15-2012), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2013)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2011 and JUN-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-2011), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-21-2011), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-21-2011), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2013)
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-09-2011), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-09-2011), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-09-2011), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-2011), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2012)
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 90 regular monitoring violations
  • 6 other older monitoring violations
MORNINGSTAR BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 175, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2013 and MAR-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2013), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2013), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (FEB-04-2013), St Public Notif received (FEB-05-2013), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2013)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2012 and DEC-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2012), St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-19-2012), St Public Notif received (FEB-05-2013), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2013)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
LEBANON LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
ROCKHILL CH OF CHRIST (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2014 and MAR-2014, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-26-2014), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-26-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-26-2014), St Public Notif received (APR-22-2014), St Compliance achieved (APR-30-2014)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
WOODLEAF BP (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2008 and MAR-2008, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2008), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-17-2008), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2010)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
KNOX CHAPEL METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
OLD PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2013 and SEP-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-17-2013), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-17-2013), St Public Notif requested (SEP-17-2013), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2013)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Cleveland that have no violations reported:

  • MT TABOR UNITED PRESBYTERIAN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
This town:

2.7 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

72.0%
Whole state:

66.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

6.7%
Whole state:

5.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000

Banks with branches in Cleveland (2011 data):

  • Bank of the Carolinas: Cleveland Branch at 11713 Statesville Boulevard, branch established on 2003/05/19. Info updated 2006/08/21: Bank assets: $485.8 mil, Deposits: $416.8 mil, headquarters in Mocksville, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of The Carolinas Corporation

For population 15 years and over in Cleveland:

Marital status in Cleveland, NC
  • Never married: 27.4%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 7.7%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

For population 25 years and over in Cleveland:

  • High school or higher: 95.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 9.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.1
North Carolina average:

11.7

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Cleveland
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Cleveland, NC (based on Rowan County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant36,841151
Mainline Protestant22,33983
Catholic3,1331
Black Protestant1,89913
Other5155
None74,457-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 23
Rowan County:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
Rowan County:

0.95 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 59
This county:

4.31 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 91
Here:

6.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.8%
North Carolina:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Rowan County:

29.7%
North Carolina:

28.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Rowan County:

15.1%
State:

15.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Cleveland:

52.1%
State:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

50.7%
State:

46.1%

Average BMI:
Cleveland:

28.7
North Carolina:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

20.0%
North Carolina:

20.7%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

9.6%
North Carolina:

10.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
North Carolina:

6.8

Overweight people:
Cleveland:

33.9%
North Carolina:

33.7%

General health condition:
This city:

58.7%
North Carolina:

55.8%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

82.1%
North Carolina:

79.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Cleveland, NC Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 5$17,293$41,5036$9,395
Streets and Highways 3$21,966$87,8643$981
Financial Administration 2$13,881$83,2860$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$4,600
Totals for Government 10$53,140$63,76815$14,976

Cleveland government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Sewerage: $137,000 ($158.02)
    Water Utilities: $95,000 ($109.57)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $343,000 ($395.62)
    Central Staff Services: $201,000 ($231.83)
    Sewerage: $182,000 ($209.92)
    General - Other: $147,000 ($169.55)
    Water Utilities: $74,000 ($85.35)
    Solid Waste Management: $56,000 ($64.59)
    Local Fire Protection: $30,000 ($34.60)
    Regular Highways: $20,000 ($23.07)
    Parks and Recreation: $4,000 ($4.61)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($6.92)
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Financial Administration: $5,000 ($5.77)
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $132,000 ($152.25)
    Police Protection: $37,000 ($42.68)

Cleveland government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $482,000 ($555.94)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $95,000 ($109.57)
    Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $132,000 ($152.25)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $193,000 ($222.61)
    Highways: $29,000 ($33.45)
  • Tax - Property: $450,000 ($519.03)
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $187,000 ($215.69)
    Other License: $1,000 ($1.15)

Cleveland government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $145,000 ($167.24)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $106,000 ($122.26)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,000 ($44.98)

Businesses in Cleveland, NC

  • FedEx: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Cleveland:

  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WDSL (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MOCKSVILLE, NC)
  • WSGH (1040 AM; 9 kW; LEWISVILLE, NC; Owner: WINSTON-SALEM, GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT AREA RADIO)
  • WCXN (1170 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLAREMONT, NC; Owner: WCXN, INC.)
  • WLTC (1370 AM; 20 kW; GASTONIA, NC)
  • WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WQIS (1130 AM; 1 kW; CAMDEN, SC)
  • WSJS (600 AM; 5 kW; WINSTON-SALEM, NC)
  • WSAT (1280 AM; 1 kW; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFNZ (610 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WAME (550 AM; 0 kW; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: STATESVILLE FAMILY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cleveland:

  • WEND (106.5 FM; SALISBURY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTHZ (94.1 FM; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: DAVIDSON COUNTY BROADCASTING CO, INC)
  • WFMX (105.7 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFAE (90.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WLYT (102.9 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAV (89.9 FM; DAVIDSON, NC; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF DAVIDSON COLLEGE)
  • WWMG (96.1 FM; SHELBY, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPEG (97.9 FM; CONCORD, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSOC-FM (103.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLNK (107.9 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WNKS (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKBC-FM (97.3 FM; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: WILKES BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKKT (96.9 FM; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSS (104.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXRC (95.7 FM; HICKORY, NC; Owner: PACIFIC BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WMAG (99.5 FM; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBAV-FM (101.9 FM; GASTONIA, NC; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WRFX-FM (99.7 FM; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFDD (88.5 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Cleveland:

  • WAXN (Channel 64; KANNAPOLIS, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBTV (Channel 3; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS/WBTV, INC.)
  • WUNG-TV (Channel 58; CONCORD, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WJZY (Channel 46; BELMONT, NC; Owner: WJZY-TV, INC.)
  • WWWB (Channel 55; ROCK HILL, SC; Owner: WWWB-TV, INC.)
  • WCNC-TV (Channel 36; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
  • WFMY-TV (Channel 2; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WFMY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WAFF (Channel 48; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WSOC-TV (Channel 9; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WSOC-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTVI (Channel 42; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WGTB-LP (Channel 28; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC.)
  • WCCB (Channel 18; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: NORTH CAROLINA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WUPN-TV (Channel 48; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: WUPN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WXLV-TV (Channel 45; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: WXLV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTWB-TV (Channel 20; LEXINGTON, NC; Owner: WTWB OF THE TRIAD, LLC)
  • WLXI-TV (Channel 61; GREENSBORO, NC; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • W66BT (Channel 66; STATESVILLE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W25BR (Channel 25; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WGHP (Channel 8; HIGH POINT, NC; Owner: WGHP LICENSE, INC.)
  • W52CW (Channel 52; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34BN (Channel 34; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • Cleveland, North Carolina
  • Fatal accident count9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents14
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:3
  • Fatalities11
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents23
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0
  • North Carolina average
  • Fatal accident count10748
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents16247
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons3111
  • Fatalities11674
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents25563
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents1618
See more detailed statistics of Cleveland fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 29Number of bridges
  • 574ft / 175mTotal length
  • 114,660Total average daily traffic
  • 15,331Total average daily truck traffic
  • 229,320Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic
New bridges in Cleveland, NC - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21920-1929
  • 21950-1959
  • 11970-1979
  • 91980-1989
  • 81990-1999
  • 32000-2009
  • 42010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Cleveland, NC
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$62,4102$73,275
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$51,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$63,6602$67,730
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$50,210
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 29. The highest number of fire incidents - 60 took place in 2015, and the least - 5 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Cleveland, NC When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (56.5%), and Outside Fires (31.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Cleveland, NC
    • 27956.5%Structure Fires
    • 15431.2%Outside Fires
    • 479.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 142.8%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cleveland, NC
Most common first names in Cleveland, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James4468.0 years
Mary3380.3 years
John3377.2 years
William3274.0 years
Robert2870.4 years
George2075.6 years
Thomas1475.7 years
Annie1280.3 years
Margaret1177.4 years
Ruth1175.9 years
Most common last names in Cleveland, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Beaver2172.4 years
Phifer1876.8 years
Knox1782.9 years
Steele1677.9 years
Rankin1570.3 years
Miller1465.1 years
Barber1473.9 years
Campbell1374.2 years
Williams1277.8 years
Foster1277.7 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cleveland, NC
  • 53.4%Electricity
  • 43.0%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cleveland, NC
  • 78.4%Electricity
  • 18.7%Utility gas
  • 2.9%No fuel used


Cleveland compared to North Carolina state average:

  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
There are 10 pilots and 5 other airmen in this city.
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  • Marte Yerkins (1)
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Total of 16 patent applications in 2008-2024.