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Population in 2022: 10,545 (98% urban, 2% rural).
Population change since 2000: -23.8%
 
Males: 5,038  (47.8%)
Females: 5,507  (52.2%)
Median resident age:

34.5 years
Mississippi median age:

38.9 years

Zip codes: 38732.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $41,794 (it was $29,466 in 2000)
Cleveland:

$41,794
MS:

$52,719

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $26,203 (it was $14,585 in 2000)

Cleveland city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $167,020 (it was $72,100 in 2000)
Cleveland:

$167,020
MS:

$162,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $197,566; detached houses: $202,068; mobile homes: $19,951

Median gross rent in 2022: $820.

March 2022 cost of living index in Cleveland: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 28.4%
(18.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.8% for Black residents, 21.6% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Cleveland, MS (2022)
    • 5,72152.0%Black alone
    • 4,34239.4%White alone
    • 8077.3%Two or more races
    • 1761.6%Asian alone
    • 860.8%Hispanic
    • 30.03%Other race alone

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According to our research of Mississippi and other state lists, there were 67 registered sex offenders living in Cleveland, Mississippi as of April 26, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Cleveland is 184 to 1.


Crime rates in Cleveland by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2019

2020

2021

2022
Murders
(per 100,000)		1
(8.3)		4
(32.4)		2
(16.2)		0
(0.0)		6
(49.3)		0
(0.0)		5
(43.8)		2
(18.3)		4
(37.3)		3
(28.1)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		5
(41.5)		3
(24.3)		8
(64.6)		4
(32.7)		2
(16.4)		1
(8.0)		2
(17.5)		2
(18.3)		3
(28.0)		2
(18.7)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		19
(157.6)		13
(105.4)		11
(88.8)		28
(229.0)		18
(147.9)		2
(16.0)		10
(87.7)		16
(146.2)		7
(65.4)		9
(84.2)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		25
(207.3)		23
(186.5)		32
(258.5)		19
(155.4)		36
(295.7)		3
(24.1)		34
(298.1)		77
(703.6)		84
(784.3)		97
(907.6)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		150
(1,244)		197
(1,597)		168
(1,357)		127
(1,039)		130
(1,068)		19
(152.4)		81
(710.3)		81
(740.1)		43
(401.5)		77
(720.5)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		731
(6,063)		615
(4,986)		752
(6,074)		698
(5,708)		607
(4,986)		108
(866.3)		548
(4,805)		538
(4,916)		401
(3,744)		387
(3,621)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		17
(141.0)		24
(194.6)		21
(169.6)		23
(188.1)		12
(98.6)		4
(32.1)		32
(280.6)		59
(539.1)		58
(541.5)		41
(383.6)
Arson
(per 100,000)		3
(24.9)		2
(16.2)		7
(56.5)		0
(0.0)		4
(32.9)		0
(0.0)		3
(26.3)		6
(54.8)		4
(37.3)		2
(18.7)
City-Data.com crime index479.4480.1513.9442.0497.363.9452.0527.3494.8503.9

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, MS

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

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 50 (44 officers - 40 male; 4 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

4.11
Mississippi average:

2.18
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Ancestries: English (8.1%), Italian (5.2%), Irish (4.8%), American (3.9%), Scottish (1.4%), Swedish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1886

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 7.31 square miles.

Population density: 1,442 people per square mile   (low).

Cleveland, Mississippi map

278 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.8% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:

2.5%
Mississippi:

2.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,723 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $911 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (81.3 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (104.4 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (356.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

Boyle, MS (1.6 miles ),
Renova, MS (1.6 miles ),
Merigold, MS (2.6 miles ),
Pace, MS (2.9 miles ),
Mound Bayou, MS (3.1 miles ),
Shaw, MS (3.2 miles ),
Ruleville, MS (3.2 miles ),
Winstonville, MS (3.4 miles )

Latitude: 33.74 N, Longitude: 90.73 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,554 (+23.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,258 (56.8%)

Area code: 662

Distribution of median household income in Cleveland, MS in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cleveland, MS in 2022
Cleveland satellite photo by USGS

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 13 buildings, average cost: $345,900
  • 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2019: 6 buildings, average cost: $224,700
  • 2018: 13 buildings, average cost: $125,400
  • 2017: 5 buildings, average cost: $100,400
  • 2016: 5 buildings, average cost: $142,000
  • 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $202,000
  • 2014: 6 buildings, average cost: $220,800
  • 2013: 57 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2012: 48 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2011: 47 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $148,300
  • 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $218,600
  • 2008: 32 buildings, average cost: $113,600
  • 2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $199,500
  • 2006: 34 buildings, average cost: $130,300
  • 2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $128,100
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $179,600
  • 2003: 17 buildings, average cost: $131,300
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $126,300
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $120,700
  • 2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $163,500
  • 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $83,400
  • 1998: 23 buildings, average cost: $79,800
  • 1997: 16 buildings, average cost: $98,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Cleveland, MS residents
Average permit cost in Cleveland, MS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Mississippi:

2.6%
Historical population in Cleveland, MS
Historical housing units in Cleveland, MS
Most common industries in Cleveland, MS (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (19.9%)
  • Health care (9.8%)
  • Public administration (5.7%)
  • Chemicals (5.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
  • Construction (3.7%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Educational services (14.8%)
  • Construction (7.8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (5.6%)
  • Public administration (5.2%)
  • Chemicals (4.8%)
  • Health care (4.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (24.1%)
  • Health care (14.3%)
  • Public administration (6.2%)
  • Chemicals (5.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (4.3%)
  • Food (4.3%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (3.6%)
Most common occupations in Cleveland, MS (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Postsecondary teachers (4.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.6%)
  • Cashiers (3.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.0%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.1%)
  • Cashiers (6.3%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4.3%)

Average climate in Cleveland, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 64.9. This is about average.

City:

64.9
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

32.0
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.62. This is about average. Closest monitor was 0.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.62
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Cleveland-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Cleveland city center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/24/2001, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the city center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cleveland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 323% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.0 miles away from Cleveland center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.0 miles away from Cleveland center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 131.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 140.6 miles away from Cleveland center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 201.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 165.8 miles away from Cleveland center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bolivar County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 6, Freezes: 3, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Cleveland topographic map

Hospitals in Cleveland:

  • BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (Proprietary, provides emergency services, HWY 8 E)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPICE CARE INC (316 NORTH DAVIS, STE C)
  • GENESIS HOSPICE CARE (201 WEST SUNFLOWER ROAD)
  • NEW COVENANT HOSPICE, LLC (804 1ST STREET, SUITE # 1)

Nursing Homes in Cleveland:

  • BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER LTC (901 E SUNFLOWER RD/PO BOX 1380)
  • CLEVELAND HEALTH CARE CENTER (HWY 8 E BOX 988)
  • CLEVELAND NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER LLC (4036 HIGHWAY 8 EAST)
  • HERITAGE MANOR OF CLEVELAND (200 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR)
  • JOY HEALTH AND REHAB OF CLEVELAND, LLC (200 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DRIVE)

Dialysis Facilities in Cleveland:

  • RCG CLEVELAND (222 N. PEARMAN AVENUE)

Home Health Centers in Cleveland:

  • HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES II (803 EAST SUNFLOWER RD)

Airports and heliports located in Cleveland:

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College/University in Cleveland:

  • Delta State University (Full-time enrollment: 3,304; Location: Hwy 8 West; Public; Website: www.deltastate.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Cleveland:

  • Mississippi Delta Community College (about 25 miles; Moorhead, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
  • Mississippi Valley State University (about 28 miles; Itta Bena, MS; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • Coahoma Community College (about 37 miles; Clarksdale, MS; FT enrollment: 2,284)
  • University of Arkansas at Monticello (about 64 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 3,130)
  • Holmes Community College (about 72 miles; Goodman, MS; FT enrollment: 5,352)
  • Northwest Mississippi Community College (about 75 miles; Senatobia, MS; FT enrollment: 6,607)
  • University of Mississippi (about 81 miles; University, MS; FT enrollment: 17,642)

Public high schools in Cleveland:

Private high school in Cleveland:

  • BAYOU ACADEMY (Students: 372, Location: 1291 CROSBY RD, Grades: PK-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Cleveland:

Private elementary/middle school in Cleveland:

  • PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 200, Location: 1100 W HIGHWAY 8, Grades: PK-6)
See full list of schools located in Cleveland

Library in Cleveland:

  • BOLIVAR COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $692,516; Location: 104 SOUTH LEFLORE AVENUE; 77,945 books; 2,393 audio materials; 3,095 video materials; 1 local licensed databases; 53 state licensed databases; 109 print serial subscriptions)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Cleveland: Delta State Golf Course (A), Bolivar County Courthouse (B), Siller Coliseum (C), Bolivar County Fire Department District 1 Station 1 Cleveland (D), Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (E), Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cleveland include: Adath Israel Temple (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Independent Methodist Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), First United Methodist Church (E), Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church (F), Saint Luke United Methodist Church (G), Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church (H), Saint Peters Rock Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: New Cleveland Cemetery (1), Chrisman Cemetery (2), Old Cleveland Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cleveland include: Firemans Park (1), Bear Pen Park (2), Firemans Park (3), East Side Park (4), Shady Grove Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn Cleveland (721 North Davis Avenue), Delta Inn (Highway 61 South), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (808 North Davis Avenue), Hampton Inn Cleveland (807 North Davis Avenue), Days Inn Cleveland MS (900 South Davis Avenue), Western Motel (1125 South Davis Avenue).

Birthplace of: Bobby Bradford - Musician, Floyd Womack - 2005 NFL player (Seattle Seahawks, born: Nov 15, 1978), Josh Hancock - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, born: Apr 11, 1978), Ken Lucas - 2005 NFL player (Carolina Panthers, born: Jan 23, 1979), Ken Lucas (American football) - Football player, Kevin Rogers - Baseball player, Barkin' Bill Smith - Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter, Pat Coleman - Football player.

Bolivar 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:

CITY OF CLEVELAND (Population served: 15,000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-14-2009), St Public Notif received (AUG-26-2009)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-24-2009), St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-2009), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-29-2009), St Public Notif received (AUG-13-2009)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-2012), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-11-2012), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2012), St Public Notif received (JUN-12-2013)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2009, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-06-2009), St Public Notif requested (NOV-06-2009)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 84 regular monitoring violations
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (Population served: 3,000, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUL-24-2009), St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-2009), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-29-2009)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 83 regular monitoring violations
DEESON-ROUNDLAKE WATER CORP (Population served: 252, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 73 regular monitoring violations
DEESON ROUNDLAKE #2 (Population served: 228, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 65 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This city:

2.4 people
Mississippi:

2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

62.8%
Whole state:

69.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

5.3%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Cleveland in 2010:

  • 720 people in college/university student housing
  • 100 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 32 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 18 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness

People in group quarters in Cleveland in 2000:

  • 1,342 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 113 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 66 people in other group homes
  • 35 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Banks with branches in Cleveland (2011 data):

  • The Cleveland State Bank: West Side Branch, North Sharpe Avenue Branch, at 110 Commerce Avenue. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $185.0 mil, Deposits: $155.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Cleveland State Bancorp, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: Cleveland Main Branch at 129 South Sharpe Avenue, branch established on 1924/01/01; Shopping City Branch at 415 South Street, branch established on 1975/01/17. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • Planters Bank & Trust Company: Cleveland Branch at 428 North Davis Avenue, branch established on 1997/07/07; Cleveland Community Bank Branch at 210 North Street, branch established on 1914/01/01. Info updated 2008/12/09: Bank assets: $662.1 mil, Deposits: $597.1 mil, headquarters in Indianola, MS, positive income, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Planters Holding Company
  • State Bank & Trust Company: Cleveland Branch at 100 Sunflower Road, branch established on 1985/02/25; Cleveland Branch at 620 North Davis, branch established on 2007/08/27. Info updated 2007/07/17: Bank assets: $921.1 mil, Deposits: $738.4 mil, headquarters in Greenwood, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 37 total offices, Holding Company: State Bank & Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Guaranty Bank and Trust Company: Cleveland Branch at 307 North Davis Avenue, branch established on 2007/01/08. Info updated 2006/06/29: Bank assets: $535.5 mil, Deposits: $452.7 mil, headquarters in Belzoni, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Guaranty Capital Corporation
  • Merchants and Farmers Bank: Cleveland Branch at 308 East Sunflower Road, branch established on 1963/07/18. Info updated 2007/01/11: Bank assets: $1,561.3 mil, Deposits: $1,372.4 mil, headquarters in Kosciusko, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: First M & F Corporation

For population 15 years and over in Cleveland:

Marital status in Cleveland, MS
  • Never married: 42.3%
  • Now married: 35.7%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

For population 25 years and over in Cleveland:

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.1%
  • Unemployed: 19.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

12.6
Mississippi average:

11.8

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, MS (based on Bolivar County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant10,31248
Black Protestant3,30422
Mainline Protestant2,04319
Catholic9285
Other6875
None16,871-
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: 15
This county:

4.00 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Bolivar County:

1.33 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Here:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 18
Bolivar County:

4.80 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:

5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Bolivar County:

13.3%
State:

12.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

36.4%
State:

33.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Bolivar County:

15.1%
Mississippi:

14.4%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Cleveland:

49.6%
Mississippi:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Cleveland:

47.9%
Mississippi:

45.3%

Average BMI:
Here:

29.3
Mississippi:

29.2

People feeling badly about themselves:
Cleveland:

19.7%
Mississippi:

20.5%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Cleveland:

12.4%
Mississippi:

11.6%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.7
Mississippi:

6.7

Overweight people:
Cleveland:

34.1%
Mississippi:

34.8%

General health condition:
Here:

56.4%
Mississippi:

54.9%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

81.8%
State:

79.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of Cleveland, MS 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 42$159,923$45,6923$1,570
Streets and Highways 18$32,579$21,7190$0
Other and Unallocable 11$29,695$32,3950$0
Sewerage 8$19,232$28,8480$0
Parks and Recreation 8$17,854$26,7810$0
Housing and Community Development (Local) 7$17,048$29,2250$0
Health 6$9,842$19,6841$1,060
Other Government Administration 4$16,949$50,8479$5,106
Judicial and Legal 4$9,366$28,0980$0
Water Supply 3$7,077$28,3080$0
Firefighters 2$7,720$46,3200$0
Airports 2$6,690$40,1402$624
Financial Administration 1$4,380$52,5600$0
Totals for Government 116$338,354$35,00215$8,360

Cleveland government finances - Expenditure in 2021 (per resident):

  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,111,000 ($105.36)
    Air Transportation: $151,000 ($14.32)
    General - Other: $124,000 ($11.76)
    Parks and Recreation: $83,000 ($7.87)
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $4,033,000 ($382.46)
    Water Utilities: $1,460,000 ($138.45)
    Financial Administration: $1,444,000 ($136.94)
    General - Other: $1,379,000 ($130.77)
    Regular Highways: $1,328,000 ($125.94)
    Sewerage: $1,143,000 ($108.39)
    Parks and Recreation: $1,119,000 ($106.12)
    Solid Waste Management: $1,116,000 ($105.83)
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $512,000 ($48.55)
    Health - Other: $470,000 ($44.57)
    Local Fire Protection: $456,000 ($43.24)
    Judicial and Legal Services: $380,000 ($36.04)
    Air Transportation: $226,000 ($21.43)
    Central Staff Services: $226,000 ($21.43)
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $156,000 ($14.79)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $208,000 ($19.72)
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $153,000 ($14.51)

Cleveland government finances - Revenue in 2021 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,428,000 ($135.42)
    Solid Waste Management: $1,211,000 ($114.84)
    Other: $838,000 ($79.47)
    Air Transportation: $79,000 ($7.49)
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $408,000 ($38.69)
    Air Transportation: $151,000 ($14.32)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $397,000 ($37.65)
    General Local Government Support: $59,000 ($5.60)
    Health and Hospitals: $51,000 ($4.84)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $293,000 ($27.79)
    Fines and Forfeits: $121,000 ($11.47)
    Interest Earnings: $99,000 ($9.39)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,619,000 ($153.53)
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $4,147,000 ($393.27)
    Other: $170,000 ($16.12)
    Highways: $16,000 ($1.52)
  • Tax - Property: $3,740,000 ($354.67)
    Other Selective Sales: $956,000 ($90.66)
    Public Utilities Sales: $490,000 ($46.47)
    Other License: $12,000 ($1.14)

Cleveland government finances - Debt in 2021 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,537,000 ($1188.90)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,936,000 ($1037.08)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,601,000 ($151.83)

Cleveland government finances - Cash and Securities in 2021 (per resident):

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,598,000 ($341.20)
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,403,000 ($891.70)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $709,000 ($67.24)
Businesses in Cleveland, MS
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Kroger1
Ace Hardware1La-Z-Boy2
Advance Auto Parts1MasterBrand Cabinets2
AutoZone1McDonald's2
Baskin-Robbins1Nike4
Burger King1Payless1
Chevrolet1Pizza Hut1
Chick-Fil-A1Popeyes1
Church's Chicken1RadioShack1
Comfort Inn1SAS Shoes1
Domino's Pizza1SONIC Drive-In1
Econo Lodge1Sears1
FedEx2Subway1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1T-Mobile1
Ford1Taco Bell1
GNC1True Value1
GameStop1U-Haul3
H&R Block1UPS1
Hilton1Walgreens1
Holiday Inn1Walmart1
KFC1Wendy's1

Strongest AM radio stations in Cleveland:

  • WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WDSK (1410 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cleveland:

  • WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WMJW (107.5 FM; ROSEDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WAID (106.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WDMS (100.7 FM; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIQQ (102.3 FM; LELAND, MS; Owner: THE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNLA-FM (105.5 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: SHAMROCK BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cleveland:

  • WHCQ-LP (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)
  • WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • W41BV (Channel 41; GRENADA, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident count
See more detailed statistics of Cleveland fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 49Number of bridges
  • 259ft / 79.0mTotal length
  • $313,246,000Total costs
  • 60,790Total average daily traffic
  • 5,081Total average daily truck traffic
  • 78,635Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
New bridges in Cleveland, MS - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 21940-1949
  • 41950-1959
  • 41960-1969
  • 151970-1979
  • 21980-1989
  • 151990-1999
  • 52000-2009
  • 12010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Cleveland, MS
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Cleveland)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 117 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Cleveland, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 36 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cleveland)

FAA Registered Aircraft: 55 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Cleveland)

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

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 90. The highest number of reported fires - 127 took place in 2006, and the least - 46 in 2009. The data has an increasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Cleveland, MS When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (38.0%), and Outside Fires (33.1%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Cleveland, MS
    • 58238.0%Structure Fires
    • 50633.1%Outside Fires
    • 32821.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 1157.5%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cleveland, MS

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Cleveland, Mississippi:

  • Comfort Inn, 807 N Davis St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 , Phone: (662) 846-1525, Fax: (662) 846-1525
  • Days Inn Cleveland, 900 S Davis Ave, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 , Phone: (662) 846-5404, Fax: (662) 846-7785
  • Hampton Inn Of Cleveland, 912 N Davis Ave, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 , Phone: (662) 846-2915, Fax: (662) 846-2916
  • Holiday Inn Express, 808 N Davis Ave, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 , Phone: (662) 843-9300
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Cleveland, Mississippi
Most common first names in Cleveland, MS among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary18778.2 years
Willie14573.4 years
James12970.2 years
John11571.1 years
William9672.3 years
Robert9068.1 years
Annie6779.0 years
George5875.4 years
Charles5170.5 years
Henry4877.0 years
Most common last names in Cleveland, MS among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Jones12971.9 years
Smith11875.0 years
Williams11472.0 years
Brown9273.2 years
Johnson8172.2 years
Davis6177.5 years
Jackson6073.3 years
Robinson5572.8 years
Moore4773.3 years
Thompson3972.2 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cleveland, MS
  • 68.6%Utility gas
  • 30.7%Electricity
  • 0.6%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cleveland, MS
  • 72.8%Electricity
  • 26.3%Utility gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used


Cleveland compared to Mississippi state average:

  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
There are 51 pilots and 14 other airmen in this city.
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