
Mississippi · Census place 14260
Cleveland, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Cleveland, Mississippi (Cleveland, MS — Census place “Cleveland city”) is 10,855 residents, ranking #39 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $43,519, the median home is worth $162,300 and median gross rent runs $860 a month. Looking for the Cleveland Mississippi ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Cleveland, MS: 38732, 38733.
- Population
- 10,855Cleveland city residents
- Median household income
- $43,519Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $860Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.9%Owner-occupied households
Cleveland ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cleveland.
The Cleveland MS ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Cleveland city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cleveland city median would spend about 23.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.7% of residents and 65.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cleveland city, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Cleveland city is a mid-size town in Mississippi, with 10,855 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #39 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 91% of them. The median age here is 34.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Cleveland city earn a median of $43,519 a year, 44.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 28.7% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Cleveland city is valued at $162,300, 46.5% below the national figure and 34% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $860 a month, 38.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,320 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Flowood city 10,384
- Canton city 10,863
- Yazoo City city 10,270
- Petal city 11,195
- Bay St. Louis city 9,971
- Brookhaven city 11,656
- West Point city 9,967
- Picayune city 11,839
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Cleveland city?
- Cleveland city has 10,855 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #39 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Cleveland city?
- Median household income in Cleveland city is $43,519 a year, 44.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cleveland city?
- Median gross rent is $860 a month and the median home value is $162,300, so rent absorbs about 23.7% of median household income.
- Is Cleveland city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cleveland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Cleveland city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.