Cleveland, AL

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Cleveland, Alabama

Cleveland, Alabama, in Blount county, is 35 miles N of Birmingham, Alabama (center to center) and 126 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. The town is included in the Birmingham metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,241 people lived in Cleveland.

The People and Families of Cleveland

In Cleveland, about 64% of adults are married. Cleveland is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.

Cleveland is noted for its large share of males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Cleveland had a median family income of $40,298. Cleveland doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line.

Cleveland Housing

An estimated 80% of living spaces in Cleveland are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in Cleveland compared to other places in the state.

Commuting

In Cleveland, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Cleveland strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 9%

Comparative Profile of Cleveland, AL

Comparing Cleveland to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	35 miles N of Birmingham, Alabama (center to center)
Nearest Large City	126 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia
County	Blount
Metro Area	Birmingham
Standard Zip Codes	35049
Phone Area Codes	205
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	33.991
Longitude	-86.577

Station	ONEONTA
Distance	7 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 50 F
Apr Temp	47 to 71 F
Jul Temp	68 to 89 F
Oct Temp	48 to 73 F
Annual Precip	58.1 inches

Station	SAINT BERNARD
Distance	18.3 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 52 F
Apr Temp	45 to 75 F
Jul Temp	66 to 91 F
Oct Temp	46 to 76 F
Annual Precip	59.9 inches

Station	FALKVILLE 1 E
Distance	31.3 miles
Jan Temp	29 to 50 F
Apr Temp	46 to 72 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	47 to 74 F
Annual Precip	55.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,241	100%
Male	639	51.5%
Female	602	48.5%
Under 18	314	25.3%
18+	927	74.7%
65+	165	13.3%
Median Age	35.6
Average Family Size	3.22
White	1,173	94.5%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.2%
Other	46	3.7%
Mixed Race	19	1.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	196	15.8%
Median Family Income (1999)	$40,298
Population In Poverty	82	6.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,363
Growth	122
Growth %	9.8%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	38.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	31.7%
Irish	10.2%
English	8.1%
Scotch-Irish	4.8%
German	1.6%
Dutch	1.3%
European	0.9%
Scottish	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
Norwegian	0.6%
Italian	0.5%
Bulgarian	0.4%

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