Cleveland County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,930
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 27,003
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,055 (it was 10,043 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 465 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 211 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.6%), Manufacturing (20.3%), Retail trade (12.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 71,77372.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 20,81021.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,6373.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,2331.2%Two or more races
- 1,0641.1%Asian alone
- 2580.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1780.2%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 40.6 years |
North Carolina median age: | 39.1 years |
Males: 46,744 | ![]() |
Females: 51,203 | ![]() |

Cleveland County: | 2.0 people |
North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $44,987 ($35,283 in 1999)
This county: | $44,987 |
North Carolina: | $57,341 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $501 (lower quartile is $408, upper quartile is $619)
This county: | $501 |
State: | $755 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $134,500 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
Cleveland: | $134,500 |
North Carolina: | $193,200 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $955Detached houses: $186,323
Here: $186,323 State: $265,100 Townhouses or other attached units: $202,237
Here: $202,237 State: $217,635 In 2-unit structures: $248,167
Here: $248,167 State: $185,455 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $101,616
Here: $101,616 State: $231,999 Mobile homes: $111,252
Here: $111,252 State: $77,551
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $322
Institutionalized population: 438
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 34
- Assaults: 3
- Burglaries: 559
- Thefts: 912
- Auto thefts: 117
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 303 buildings, average cost: $113,300
- 1998: 384 buildings, average cost: $108,700
- 1999: 367 buildings, average cost: $117,300
- 2000: 352 buildings, average cost: $118,500
- 2001: 330 buildings, average cost: $122,900
- 2002: 316 buildings, average cost: $133,700
- 2003: 377 buildings, average cost: $127,900
- 2004: 370 buildings, average cost: $139,300
- 2005: 378 buildings, average cost: $151,800
- 2006: 319 buildings, average cost: $167,800
- 2007: 290 buildings, average cost: $174,600
- 2008: 180 buildings, average cost: $165,300
- 2009: 115 buildings, average cost: $157,300
- 2010: 80 buildings, average cost: $153,600
- 2011: 95 buildings, average cost: $168,800
- 2012: 90 buildings, average cost: $189,300
- 2013: 100 buildings, average cost: $192,400
- 2014: 68 buildings, average cost: $206,100
- 2015: 58 buildings, average cost: $205,200
- 2016: 122 buildings, average cost: $197,700
- 2017: 170 buildings, average cost: $165,200
- 2018: 165 buildings, average cost: $178,100
- 2019: 157 buildings, average cost: $203,200
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,151 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $762 (0.7%)
Cleveland County: | 21.3% |
North Carolina: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 40.6 years old
(Males: 40.0 years old, Females: 42.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.2 years old, Black residents: 35.6 years old, American Indian residents: 21.1 years old, Asian residents: 35.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.8 years old, Other race residents: 35.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cleveland County is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $595 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $784 a month.
Cities in this county include: Shelby, Kings Mountain, Boiling Springs, Belwood, Kingstown, Light Oak, Grover, Lawndale, Patterson Springs, Fallston.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cleveland County: Dunn Plaza (A), Northington Lock and Dam (B), Crusader Camp (C), Dushee Shaw Halfway House (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Grove Park Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Cleveland County include: Grove Church (A), Harmony Church (B), Hillmons Grove Church (C), Hodges Chapel (D), Holly Springs Church (E), Johnsonville Church (F), Jonesboro Church (G), Anderson Church (H), Anderson Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Darroch Cemetery (1), Devotional Gardens (2), Black Cemetery (3), Green Cemetery (4), Westview Memorial Gardens (5), McArtan Cemetery (6), Old Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Huckleberry Pond (A), Duck Pond (B), Wests Pond (C), Popes Lake (D), Jernigans Pond (E), Buffalo Lakes (F), Lake Holton (G), Long Valley Farm Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fish Creek (A), Buies Creek (B), Fairy Fair (C), Duck Pond Branch (D), Dry Branch (E), Deer Branch (F), Cypress Creek (G), Coopers Branch (H), Cedar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Cleveland County: Raven Rock State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Blount County, Tennessee , Jackson County
, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
, Polk County, Tennessee
, Yell County, Arkansas
, Van Buren County, Tennessee
, White County, Tennessee
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Here: | 6.5% |
North Carolina: | 6.1% |
Current college students: 4,276
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,940 (58.8% naturalized citizens)
Cleveland County: | 3.0% |
Whole state: | 8.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4972010 or later
- 7262000 to 2009
- 5761990 to 1999
- 3761980 to 1989
- 2921970 to 1979
- 203Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 30,738
- One, attached: 256
- Two: 1,202
- 3 or 4: 1,153
- 5 to 9: 634
- 10 to 19: 484
- 20 to 49: 388
- 50 or more: 429
- Mobile homes: 8,486
Housing units in Cleveland County with a mortgage: 10,569 (251 second mortgage, 961 home equity loan, 65 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,720
Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
State: | 63.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cleveland County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 43,997 | 162 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,411 | 48 |
Black Protestant | 5,291 | 22 |
Catholic | 991 | 2 |
Other | 960 | 3 |
None | 37,627 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cleveland County: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.32 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Cleveland County: | 6.11 / 10,000 pop. |
North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.61 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Cleveland County: | 11.9% |
North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Cleveland County: | 29.7% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 8.3% |
State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Cleveland County:
Average size of farms: 104 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $36,072
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $331.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.69%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30,318
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31,676
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.90%
Corn for grain: 825 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4886 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2660 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 7050 harvested acres
Vegetables: 454 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 246 acres
Tornado activity:
Cleveland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2017753.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 63 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/23/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cleveland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 4% 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 84.3 miles away from Cleveland County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 268.6 miles away from the county 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 113.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 140.9 miles away from the county 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 240.7 miles away from Cleveland County center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 184.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: February 6, 2020 - February 19, 2020, FEMA Id: 4543, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
- North Carolina Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3110: March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: 3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
- North Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-844: September 25, 1989, FEMA Id: 844, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina TORNADOES, Incident Period: May 05, 1989 to May 06, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-827: May 17, 1989, FEMA Id: 827, Natural disaster type: Tornado
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cleveland County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 28,962 (84.5%)
- Carpooled: 3,342 (9.8%)
- Bus: 26 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 273 (0.8%)
- Bicycle: 38 (0.1%)
- Walked: 909 (2.7%)
- Worked at home: 724 (2.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Transportation and warehousing (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Transportation and warehousing (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
- Material moving occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Mexico (32%)
- Cuba (12%)
- Laos (8%)
- Philippines (8%)
- India (6%)
- Iraq (4%)
- Russia (4%)
- American (40%)
- English (5%)
- German (4%)
- Irish (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- European (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
People in group quarters in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 1,081 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 745 people in nursing homes
- 150 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 129 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 123 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 96 people in state prisons
- 51 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 45 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 45 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 22 people in other group homes
- 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
People in group quarters in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 1,236 people in college/university student housing
- 225 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 191 people in state prisons
- 147 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 104 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 73 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 35 people in group homes intended for adults
- 17 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 11 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 3 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
5.33% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,217 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.33% |
North Carolina average: | 7.88% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.34% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($20,869 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($15,348 average AGI)
Cleveland County: 1.99% North Carolina average: 3.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Gaston County, NC | ![]() |
from Rutherford County, NC | ![]() |
from Mecklenburg County, NC | ![]() |
from Lincoln County, NC | ![]() |
from Cherokee County, SC | ![]() |
from York County, SC | ![]() |
from Catawba County, NC | ![]() |
5.00% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,202 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.00% |
North Carolina average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.27% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($26,513 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($13,689 average AGI)
Cleveland County: 1.73% North Carolina average: 3.07%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Gaston County, NC | ![]() |
to Rutherford County, NC | ![]() |
to Mecklenburg County, NC | ![]() |
to Cherokee County, SC | ![]() |
to Lincoln County, NC | ![]() |
to York County, SC | ![]() |
to Spartanburg County, SC | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 18,607 (14,147 aged, 4,460 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,272 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cleveland County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,522)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,442)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,315)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (974)
- Unspecified dementia (834)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (813)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (789)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (488)
- Congestive heart failure (487)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (442)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,200
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 385
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 52,283
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,193
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,089
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 61
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 138.0. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 116.0
- Other - 22.0
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 145.3. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 92.5
- Poisoning - 32.3
- Other - 20.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 97,947- Male householders: 16,428 (3,754 living alone), Female householders: 14,171 (4,475 living alone)
14,979 spouses (14,865 opposite-sex spouses), 1,651 unmarried partners, (1,651 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 34,428 children (31,463 natural, 1,167 adopted, 1,798 stepchildren), 4,749 grandchildren, 1,607 brothers or sisters, 2,517 parents, 551 foster children, 2,042 other relatives, 3,141 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,683
Size of family households: 11,343 2-persons, 3,945 3-persons, 3,270 4-persons, 1,573 5-persons, 870 6-persons, 409 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,229 1-person, 954 2-persons, 6 3-persons.
8,977 married couples with children.
8,158 single-parent households (2,411 men, 5,747 women).
95.4% of residents of Cleveland speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $517,360,000 ($5,265 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,695,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $256,824,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $107,644,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,223,000
Federal grants: $128,087,000
Federal procurement contracts: $10,336,000 ($7,035,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,246,000 ($586,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $382,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,134,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,029,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,592Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,319
Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +450
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +414
Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.77 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 6482014 or later
- 4432010 to 2013
- 5,7092000 to 2009
- 8,4881990 to 1999
- 6,8031980 to 1989
- 6,9861970 to 1979
- 5,0541960 to 1969
- 5,0351950 to 1959
- 1,8861940 to 1949
- 2,7181939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 91 room
- 442 rooms
- 4673 rooms
- 2,0914 rooms
- 5,2135 rooms
- 5,1286 rooms
- 3,4817 rooms
- 1,9878 rooms
- 2,8699+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 2271 room
- 6992 rooms
- 2,1073 rooms
- 2,4094 rooms
- 1,6745 rooms
- 1,4416 rooms
- 5027 rooms
- 348 rooms
- 2179+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 9no bedroom
- 3751 bedroom
- 4,0702 bedrooms
- 13,1023 bedrooms
- 2,4414 bedrooms
- 1,2925+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cleveland County, North Carolina
- 227no bedroom
- 1,8701 bedroom
- 4,2722 bedrooms
- 2,4473 bedrooms
- 4464 bedrooms
- 485+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 998no vehicle
- 4,2241 vehicle
- 8,5452 vehicles
- 4,8253 vehicles
- 2,3154 vehicles
- 3825+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cleveland County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,892no vehicle
- 3,8551 vehicle
- 2,6202 vehicles
- 5033 vehicles
- 2374 vehicles
- 2035+ vehicles
87.2% of Cleveland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in North Carolina.
Cleveland County: | 87.2% |
State average: | 84.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 71,415
- Other state: 23,526
- Northeast: 6,559
- Midwest: 3,990
- South: 11,805
- West: 1,172
- 65.4%Electricity
- 23.3%Utility gas
- 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.5%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 78.5%Electricity
- 13.7%Utility gas
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.0%Wood
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 9.2% |
North Carolina: | 11.4% |
Here: | 6.6% |
North Carolina: | 9.1% |
Here: | 49.9% |
North Carolina: | 19.1% |
Cleveland County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $22,190,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,305,000
Hospital Public: $2,567,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,008,000
Other: $1,762,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,587,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,264,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $526,000
Parks and Recreation: $322,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $64,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,317,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,186,000
General - Other: $1,850,000
Correctional Institutions: $30,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,788,000
Other Higher Education: $23,597,000
Health - Other: $20,161,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,256,000
Police Protection: $10,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,432,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,144,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,156,000
General - Other: $4,430,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,943,000
Financial Administration: $3,387,000
General Public Buildings: $2,347,000
Libraries: $1,167,000
Central Staff Services: $1,005,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $350,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $317,000
Transit Utilities: $257,000
Natural Resources - Other: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $77,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,361,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,338,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $895,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $5,660,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,955,000
General Local Government Support: $267,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,270,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,940,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,760,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,329,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $3,726,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,404,000
Interest Earnings: $1,105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $673,000
Sale of Property: $417,000
Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,185,000
Police Protection: $689,000
Health - Other: $539,000
Housing and Community Development: $298,000
Correctional Institutions: $123,000
Public Welfare - Other: $75,000
General - Other: $50,000
General Public Building: $47,000
Libraries: $17,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,395,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $129,221,000
Public Welfare: $11,328,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,393,000
General Local Government Support: $4,536,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,247,000
Other: $922,000
- Tax - Property: $63,303,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,468,000
Other License: $1,066,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,050,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $89,555,000
Cleveland County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $22,190,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,305,000
Hospital Public: $2,567,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,008,000
Other: $1,762,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,587,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,264,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $526,000
Parks and Recreation: $322,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $64,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,317,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,186,000
General - Other: $1,850,000
Correctional Institutions: $30,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,788,000
Other Higher Education: $23,597,000
Health - Other: $20,161,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,256,000
Police Protection: $10,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,432,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,144,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,156,000
General - Other: $4,430,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,943,000
Financial Administration: $3,387,000
General Public Buildings: $2,347,000
Libraries: $1,167,000
Central Staff Services: $1,005,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $350,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $317,000
Transit Utilities: $257,000
Natural Resources - Other: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $77,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,361,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,338,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $895,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $5,660,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,955,000
General Local Government Support: $267,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,270,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,940,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,760,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,329,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $3,726,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,404,000
Interest Earnings: $1,105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $673,000
Sale of Property: $417,000
Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,185,000
Police Protection: $689,000
Health - Other: $539,000
Housing and Community Development: $298,000
Correctional Institutions: $123,000
Public Welfare - Other: $75,000
General - Other: $50,000
General Public Building: $47,000
Libraries: $17,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,395,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $129,221,000
Public Welfare: $11,328,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,393,000
General Local Government Support: $4,536,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,247,000
Other: $922,000
- Tax - Property: $63,303,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,468,000
Other License: $1,066,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,050,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $89,555,000
Cleveland County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $22,190,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,305,000
Hospital Public: $2,567,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,008,000
Other: $1,762,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,587,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,264,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $526,000
Parks and Recreation: $322,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $64,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,317,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,186,000
General - Other: $1,850,000
Correctional Institutions: $30,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,788,000
Other Higher Education: $23,597,000
Health - Other: $20,161,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,256,000
Police Protection: $10,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,432,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,144,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,156,000
General - Other: $4,430,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,943,000
Financial Administration: $3,387,000
General Public Buildings: $2,347,000
Libraries: $1,167,000
Central Staff Services: $1,005,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $350,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $317,000
Transit Utilities: $257,000
Natural Resources - Other: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $77,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,361,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,338,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $895,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $5,660,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,955,000
General Local Government Support: $267,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,270,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,940,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,760,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,329,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $3,726,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,404,000
Interest Earnings: $1,105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $673,000
Sale of Property: $417,000
Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,185,000
Police Protection: $689,000
Health - Other: $539,000
Housing and Community Development: $298,000
Correctional Institutions: $123,000
Public Welfare - Other: $75,000
General - Other: $50,000
General Public Building: $47,000
Libraries: $17,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,395,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $129,221,000
Public Welfare: $11,328,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,393,000
General Local Government Support: $4,536,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,247,000
Other: $922,000
- Tax - Property: $63,303,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,468,000
Other License: $1,066,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,050,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $89,555,000
Cleveland County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $22,190,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,305,000
Hospital Public: $2,567,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,008,000
Other: $1,762,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,587,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,264,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $526,000
Parks and Recreation: $322,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $64,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $31,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,317,000
Housing and Community Development: $12,186,000
General - Other: $1,850,000
Correctional Institutions: $30,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,788,000
Other Higher Education: $23,597,000
Health - Other: $20,161,000
Public Welfare - Other: $13,256,000
Police Protection: $10,997,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,432,000
Housing and Community Development: $6,144,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,156,000
General - Other: $4,430,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,943,000
Financial Administration: $3,387,000
General Public Buildings: $2,347,000
Libraries: $1,167,000
Central Staff Services: $1,005,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $350,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $317,000
Transit Utilities: $257,000
Natural Resources - Other: $181,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $77,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $3,361,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,338,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $895,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $5,660,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $1,955,000
General Local Government Support: $267,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $63,270,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,940,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $9,385,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,760,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,329,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $625,000
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $3,726,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,404,000
Interest Earnings: $1,105,000
Fines and Forfeits: $673,000
Sale of Property: $417,000
Donations From Private Sources: $30,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,185,000
Police Protection: $689,000
Health - Other: $539,000
Housing and Community Development: $298,000
Correctional Institutions: $123,000
Public Welfare - Other: $75,000
General - Other: $50,000
General Public Building: $47,000
Libraries: $17,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Natural Resources - Other: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,395,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $129,221,000
Public Welfare: $11,328,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,393,000
General Local Government Support: $4,536,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,247,000
Other: $922,000
- Tax - Property: $63,303,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,468,000
Other License: $1,066,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,050,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $89,555,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,776
- Number of aged recipients: 267
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,509
- Number of recipients under 18: 489
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,757
- Number of recipients older than 64: 530
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,104
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,186
Most common first names in Cleveland County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 790 | 70.6 years |
John | 719 | 73.7 years |
William | 689 | 71.7 years |
Mary | 647 | 77.2 years |
Robert | 476 | 70.1 years |
Charles | 350 | 69.0 years |
George | 294 | 72.8 years |
Annie | 247 | 79.3 years |
Thomas | 246 | 71.4 years |
Ruth | 226 | 78.0 years |
Most common last names in Cleveland County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Hamrick | 384 | 77.1 years |
Smith | 365 | 73.8 years |
Bridges | 313 | 75.1 years |
Wright | 272 | 75.8 years |
Blanton | 271 | 76.7 years |
Wilson | 269 | 74.7 years |
Davis | 244 | 72.9 years |
Jones | 226 | 74.5 years |
Greene | 223 | 75.2 years |
Williams | 213 | 72.1 years |
Businesses in Cleveland County, NC | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
AT&T | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
AmericInn | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
AutoZone | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 8 | |
Burger King | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 3 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Curves | 2 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | Subway | 5 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Goodwill | 3 | Tire Kingdom | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
Honda | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
KFC | 3 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Kincaid | 1 | YMCA | 4 | |
Kmart | 1 |
Cleveland County on our top lists:
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"