| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current population (2012) | 97,474 | 28th | 9,752,073 | 313,914,040 | 
| Size in square miles | 464.2 | 50th | 48,617.9 | 3,531,905.4 | 
| Population density (people per sqmi) | 211.3 | 26th | 196.1 | 87.4 | 
| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents younger than 5 | 5.8% | 37th | 6.4% | 6.4% | 
| Residents younger than 18 | 22.8% | 36th | 23.4% | 23.5% | 
| Residents 65 or older | 16.1% | 57th | 13.8% | 13.7% | 
| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) | 79.5% | 62nd | 84.1% | 85.4% | 
| Residents with college degree (older than 25) | 15.6% | 57th | 26.5% | 28.2% | 
| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race - White | 76.7% | 52nd | 71.9% | 77.9% | 
| Race - Black or African American | 20.7% | 45th | 22.0% | 13.1% | 
| Race - American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | 94th | 1.5% | 1.2% | 
| Race - Asian | 0.9% | 45th | 2.5% | 5.1% | 
| Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 99th | 0.1% | 0.2% | 
| Race - Two or More | 1.4% | 59th | 2.0% | 2.4% | 
| Race - Hispanic or Latino | 3.0% | 88th | 8.7% | 16.9% | 
| Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino | 74.1% | 43rd | 64.7% | 63.0% | 
| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female residents | 51.8% | 25th | 51.3% | 50.8% | 
| Foreign born residents | 2.1% | 87th | 7.4% | 12.8% | 
| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 43,463 | 31st | 4,362,740 | 132,312,404 | 
| Units inside multi-unit buildings | 10.8% | 33rd | 17.0% | 25.9% | 
| Households | 37,690 | 30th | 3,664,119 | 114,761,359 | 
| Home ownership rate | 67.3% | 74th | 67.8% | 66.1% | 
| Home median value | $104,300 | 75th | $152,700 | $186,200 | 
| People per household | 2.5 | 36th | 2.5 | 2.6 | 
| Building permits (last year) | 105 | 49th | 48,692 | 829,658 | 
| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income per capita | $19,475 | 71st | $25,256 | $27,915 | 
| Income per household | $38,352 | 61st | $46,291 | $52,762 | 
| Income below poverty line | 19.4% | 37th | 16.1% | 14.3% | 
| Cleveland County | Rank | North Carolina | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-farm private establishments | 1,943 | 29th | 215,113 | 7,354,043 | 
| Non-farm private employees | 27,683 | 28th | 3,284,592 | 113,425,965 | 
| Total businesses (including small businesses) | 7,891 | 28th | 798,791 | 27,092,908 | 
| Retail sales | $928,777 | 32nd | $114,578,173 | $3,917,663,456 | 
| Retail sales per capita | $9,448 | 56th | $12,641 | $12,990 | 
| Retail accommodation and food service sales | $96,647 | 34th | $16,126,939 | $613,795,732 | 
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