What is the population of South Cleveland CDP?

South Cleveland CDP has 7,748 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #82 of 504 in Tennessee.

What is the median household income in South Cleveland CDP?

Median household income in South Cleveland CDP is $64,607 a year, 17.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Cleveland CDP?

Median gross rent is $880 a month and the median home value is $195,700, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.

Is South Cleveland CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Cleveland CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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South Cleveland, TN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of South Cleveland, Tennessee (South Cleveland, TN — Census place “South Cleveland CDP”) is 7,748 residents, ranking #82 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $64,607, the median home is worth $195,700 and median gross rent runs $880 a month. Looking for the South Cleveland Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Cleveland, TN: 37311.

Population: 7,748South Cleveland CDP residents
Median household income: $64,607Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $195,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $880Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.7%Owner-occupied households

South Cleveland ZIP codes (Tennessee)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Cleveland.

The South Cleveland TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

37311

What the numbers mean in South Cleveland CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the South Cleveland CDP median would spend about 16.3% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 76.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

South Cleveland CDP, TN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

South Cleveland CDP is a mid-size town in Tennessee, with 7,748 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #82 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 39.1 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 South Cleveland CDP earn a median of $64,607 a year, 17.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 15% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in South Cleveland CDP is valued at $195,700, 35.5% below the national figure and within a couple of points of the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $880 a month, 37.4% below the national figure, or roughly $10,560 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of South Cleveland CDP?: South Cleveland CDP has 7,748 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #82 of 504 in Tennessee.
What is the median household income in South Cleveland CDP?: Median household income in South Cleveland CDP is $64,607 a year, 17.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Cleveland CDP?: Median gross rent is $880 a month and the median home value is $195,700, so rent absorbs about 16.3% of median household income.
Is South Cleveland CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Cleveland CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this South Cleveland CDP 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.