People QuickFacts East Cleveland Ohio Population, 2011 estimate 17,705 11,544,951 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,843 11,536,502 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.8% 0.1% Population, 2010 17,843 11,536,504 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.4% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.2% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 18.8% 14.1% Female persons, percent, 2010 54.9% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.6% 82.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 93.2% 12.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.0% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.5% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 1.0% 3.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 4.5% 81.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 74.8% 85.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 2.8% 3.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 3.8% 6.3% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 79.3% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 10.6% 24.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 26.3 22.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 35.1% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 55.7% 23.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $78,200 $136,400 Households, 2006-2010 8,704 4,552,270 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.20 2.46 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $14,439 $25,113 Median household income 2006-2010 $21,219 $47,358 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 37.4% 14.2%     Business QuickFacts East Cleveland Ohio Total number of firms, 2007 887 897,939 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 69.1% 5.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.7% 27.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 295,890,890 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 135,575,279 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 74,616 138,816,008 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $3,015 $12,049 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 14,605 17,779,905     Geography QuickFacts East Cleveland Ohio Land area in square miles, 2010 3.09 40,860.69 Persons per square mile, 2010 5,781.9 282.3 FIPS Code 23380 39 Counties Cuyahoga County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts