City profile · Mississippi · Census ACS 2023

Cleveland, MS

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Cleveland - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

10,855
Residents
$43,519
Median income
$162,300
Median home
$842
Median rent (state)

Cleveland - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Cleveland lands in the 11th percentile for household income and the 13th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

11th
percentile, household income
31st
percentile, home value
1st
percentile, median rent
13th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Cleveland, MS

10,855 people live in Cleveland, Mississippi - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $43,519 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 20.5%. Home values in Cleveland run a median of $162,300, and the median resident age is 34.7 years. 34.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 49.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 8 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 33% from five years earlier. Cleveland's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 3226.8 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 63.6°F with 59.3 inches of precipitation per year and 1.9 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Mississippi run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Mississippi at 87.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $842 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $223 across Mississippi, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 76.8 out of 100 (High).

Population

10,855 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Mississippi

Median Household Income

$43,519 /yr

Poverty 20.5%

Cost of Living Index (state)

87.0 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Mississippi average

How does Cleveland compare to other US cities?

Here's how Cleveland stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 11% higher than other cities
Home value 31% pricier than other cities
Median rent 1% pricier than other cities
Safety 13% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Mississippi alone, Cleveland ranks #45 of 56 Mississippi cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Cleveland's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Mississippi, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

11thIncome percentile
13thSafety percentile

11th percentile nationally for median household income · 13th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Cleveland's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Cleveland's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 36 Avg. percentile National median
Cleveland's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Cleveland's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$162,300 Among the most affordable more affordable than 69% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Cleveland $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Cleveland, MS Cleveland, MS's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Cleveland, MS-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Cleveland, MS median $43,519/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Cleveland, MS's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Cleveland, MS. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 34.2%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 20.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 49.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
10,855
Median Income
$43,519
Median Home Value
$162,300
Median Age
34.7
Poverty Rate
20.5%
Labor force participation
49.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
34.2%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
3226.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
383.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2843.1
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
63.6°F
Annual Precipitation
59.3"
Annual Snowfall
1.9"

Schools

Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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10,000 residents10,500 residents11,000 residents11,500 residents 202020212022202320242025 11,151 residents 10,138 residents ▼ -9.1%
Cleveland's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
8
housing units authorized
Single-Family
8
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.7
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 6
2020 3
2021 4
2022 13
2023 11
2024 8

Permit volume increased 33% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
86.7%
Carpool
10.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.4%
Work from Home
0.8%
Other
1.1%

Based on 3,988 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Mississippi - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$135
avg/month
Natural Gas
$50
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$38
avg/month
Total Utilities
$223
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Mississippi state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Mississippi state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Cleveland sits in

Cost of Living Index
87.0
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$842/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
76.8 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Mississippi

Canton
10,863 people
Petal
11,195 people
Flowood
10,384 people
Yazoo City
10,270 people
Brookhaven
11,656 people
Bay St. Louis
9,971 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Cleveland's 10,855 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Pleasanton, TX
10,854 people
DeForest, WI
10,853 people
Maltby, WA
10,859 people
Oak Ridge, NJ
10,860 people
Boaz, AL
10,847 people
Martin, TN
10,864 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Cleveland's $43,519 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Drowning Creek, OK
$43,516 median income
Mount Lena, MD
$43,523 median income
Mountain Lakes, NH
$43,523 median income
Lunenburg, VT
$43,523 median income
Harvey, LA
$43,524 median income
Covington, TN
$43,512 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Cleveland, MS Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Cleveland, MS - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 40.5% 52.5% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5% White 40.5% Black or African American 52.5% Asian 2.3% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.4% Two or more races 4.3% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Cleveland compares to nearby Mississippi cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Cleveland (this city) 10,855 $43,519
Canton 10,863 $34,812
Petal 11,195 $72,845
Flowood 10,384 $83,204
Census ACS 5-year FIPS MS FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Cleveland, MS?

What is the population of Cleveland, MS? +

The population of Cleveland, MS stands at 10,855 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Cleveland, MS? +

Median annual household income in Cleveland runs $43,519, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Cleveland? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Cleveland; the closest available measure is the Mississippi state average, a cost of living index of 87.0 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Mississippi vary by metro area.

Is Cleveland, MS safe? +

Cleveland has a total crime rate of 3226.8 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Cleveland, MS? +

Homes in Cleveland carry a median value of $162,300, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Cleveland? +

Cleveland has an average annual temperature of 63.6°F, 59.3 inches of precipitation, and 1.9 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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