1990 Census of Population and Housing
040 Ohio
050 Cuyahoga County
060
Cleveland Heights City
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE
Total population...............................................
54,052
Urban population....................................................
54,052
Percent of total population.....................................
100.0
Rural population....................................................
0
Percent of total population.....................................
0.0
Farm population...................................................
0
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Persons 3 years and over
enrolled in school.................... 16,220
Preprimary school...................................................
1,167
Elementary or high school...........................................
9,122
Percent in private school.........................................
23.8
College.............................................................
5,931
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Persons 25 years and over.........................................
35,575
Less than 9th grade.................................................
1,286
9th to 12th grade, no diploma.......................................
2,955
High school graduate................................................
6,449
Some college, no degree.............................................
6,756
Associates degree...................................................
2,112
Bachelor's degree...................................................
8,172
Graduate or professional degree.....................................
7,845
Percent high school graduate or higher..............................
88.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher.................................
45.0
RESIDENCE IN 1985
Persons 5 years
and over......................................
50,479
Lived in same house.................................................
29,221
Lived in different house in U.S.....................................
20,094
Same State........................................................
15,589
Same county.....................................................
13,600
Different county................................................
1,989
Different State...................................................
4,505
Lived abroad........................................................
1,164
DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS
Persons 16 to 64
years........................................ 34,946
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
1,247
With a mobility limitation........................................
537
With a self-care limitation.......................................
959
With a work disability..............................................
2,269
In labor force..................................................
947
Prevented from working............................................
1,076
Persons 65 years
and over.....................................
6,278
With a mobility or self-care limitation.............................
1,365
With a mobility limitation........................................
1,039
With a self-care limitation.......................................
799
CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN
Women 15 to 24 years................................................
107
Women 25 to 34 years................................................
858
Women 35 to 44 years................................................
1,773
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian veterans 16 years and over.................................
5,034
65 years and over.................................................
1,418
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Native population...................................................
50,155
Percent born in state of residence..............................
66.2
Foreign-born population.............................................
3,897
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990.....................................
1,389
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Persons 5 years and over........................................
50,479
Speak a language other than English.................................
5,188
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................ 1,881
Speak Spanish.....................................................
794
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
227
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................
539
Do not speak English 'very
well'................................
283
ANCESTRY
Total ancestries reported.........................................
66,732
Arab................................................................
367
Austrian............................................................
396
Belgian.............................................................
66
Canadian............................................................
109
Czech...............................................................
753
Danish..............................................................
184
Dutch...............................................................
543
English.............................................................
5,831
Finnish.............................................................
107
French (except Basque)..............................................
1,125
French Canadian.....................................................
122
German..............................................................
9,309
Greek...............................................................
234
Hungarian...........................................................
1,552
Irish...............................................................
5,603
Italian.............................................................
3,096
Lithuanian..........................................................
483
Norwegian...........................................................
225
Polish..............................................................
2,365
Portuguese..........................................................
5
Romanian............................................................
207
Russian.............................................................
2,902
Scotch-Irish........................................................
901
Scottish............................................................
1,341
Slovak..............................................................
902
Subsaharan African..................................................
208
Swedish.............................................................
751
Swiss...............................................................
347
Ukrainian...........................................................
309
United States or American...........................................
1,162
Welsh...............................................................
575
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)......................
254
Yugoslavian.........................................................
486
Other ancestries....................................................
23,912
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years
and over..................................... 41,962
In labor force......................................................
28,750
Percent in labor
force........................................
68.5
Civilian labor force..............................................
28,725
Employed........................................................
27,342
Unemployed......................................................
1,383
Percent unemployed............................................
4.8
Armed Forces......................................................
25
Not in labor force..................................................
13,212
Males 16 years and
over....................................... 18,981
In labor force......................................................
14,180
Percent in labor
force........................................
74.7
Civilian labor force..............................................
14,168
Employed........................................................
13,390
Unemployed......................................................
778
Percent unemployed............................................
5.5
Armed Forces......................................................
12
Not in labor force..................................................
4,801
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 22,981
In labor force......................................................
14,570
Percent in labor
force........................................
63.4
Civilian labor force..............................................
14,557
Employed........................................................
13,952
Unemployed......................................................
605
Percent unemployed............................................
4.2
Armed Forces......................................................
13
Not in labor force..................................................
8,411
Females 16 years
and over..................................... 22,981
With own children under 6 years.....................................
3,165
Percent in labor force............................................
62.1
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................
3,826
Percent in labor force............................................
85.1
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies...
4,232
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
2,384
Own children 6 to 17 years in
families and subfamilies.......... 8,883
All parents present in household in labor force.....................
6,598
Persons 16 to 19 years..........................................
2,759
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate.................
148
Employed or in Armed Forces.......................................
42
Unemployed........................................................
30
Not in labor force................................................
76
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over.........................................
26,722
Percent drove alone.................................................
73.5
Percent in carpools.................................................
11.4
Percent using public transportation.................................
6.8
Percent using other means...........................................
0.4
Percent walked or worked at home....................................
7.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes)..................................
22.1
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
27,342
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations...............
3,622
Professional specialty occupations..................................
8,798
Technicians and related support occupations.........................
1,367
Sales occupations...................................................
2,708
Administrative support occupations, including
clerical.............. 4,187
Private household occupations.......................................
100
Protective service occupations......................................
425
Service occupations, except protective and household................
2,246
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations..........................
135
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations.................
1,373
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.......................
1,061
Transportation and material moving occupations......................
622
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.................
698
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over.................................
27,342
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................
114
Mining..............................................................
66
Construction........................................................
746
Manufacturing, nondurable goods.....................................
896
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................
2,500
Transportation......................................................
841
Communications and other public utilities...........................
859
Wholesale trade.....................................................
848
Retail trade........................................................
3,369
Finance, insurance, and real estate.................................
1,678
Business and repair services........................................
931
Personal services...................................................
453
Entertainment, and recreation services..............................
632
Health services.....................................................
4,339
Educational services................................................
4,416
Other professional and related services.............................
3,569
Public administration...............................................
1,085
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................
27,342
Private wage and salary workers.....................................
21,001
Government workers..................................................
4,381
Local government workers..........................................
2,729
State government workers..........................................
864
Federal government workers........................................
788
Self-employed workers...............................................
1,886
Unpaid family workers...............................................
74
INCOME IN 1989
Households........................................................
20,894
Less than $5,000....................................................
1,066
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
1,280
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
1,326
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
2,988
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
3,474
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
4,188
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
3,856
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,413
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
767
$150,000 or more....................................................
536
Median household income (dollars)...................................
36,043
Families..........................................................
13,205
Less than $5,000....................................................
381
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
303
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
451
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,663
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,857
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
3,016
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
3,191
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
1,200
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
655
$150,000 or more....................................................
488
Median family income (dollars)......................................
43,541
Nonfamily households..............................................
7,689
Less than $5,000....................................................
717
$5,000 to $9,999....................................................
996
$10,000 to $14,999..................................................
892
$15,000 to $24,999..................................................
1,417
$25,000 to $34,999..................................................
1,554
$35,000 to $49,999..................................................
1,153
$50,000 to $74,999..................................................
636
$75,000 to $99,999..................................................
187
$100,000 to $149,999................................................
98
$150,000 or more....................................................
39
Median nonfamily household income (dollars).........................
23,663
Per capita income (dollars)......................................... 18,228
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households....................................................
20,894
With wage and salary income.........................................
16,946
Mean wage and salary income (dollars).............................
42,099
With nonfarm self-employment income.................................
3,226
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars).....................
24,380
With farm self-employment income....................................
125
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars)........................
4,990
With Social Security income.........................................
4,978
Mean Social Security income (dollars).............................
8,626
With public assistance income.......................................
1,071
Mean public assistance income (dollars)...........................
3,608
With retirement income..............................................
2,859
Mean retirement income (dollars)..................................
9,785
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is
determined................. 52,957
Below poverty level.............................................
4,482
Persons 18 years and over...........................................
39,585
Below poverty level.............................................
3,296
Persons 65 years and over.........................................
6,278
Below poverty level.............................................
537
Related children under 18 years.....................................
13,323
Below poverty level.............................................
1,137
Related children under 5 years....................................
3,528
Below poverty level.............................................
265
Related children 5 to 17 years....................................
9,795
Below poverty level.............................................
872
Unrelated individuals...............................................
10,415
Below poverty level.............................................
2,094
All families......................................................
13,205
Below poverty level.............................................
717
With related children under 18 years................................
7,085
Below poverty level.............................................
586
With related children under 5 years...............................
2,864
Below poverty level.............................................
265
Female householder families.......................................
2,534
Below poverty level.............................................
430
With related children under 18 years................................
1,633
Below poverty level.............................................
395
With related children under 5 years...............................
464
Below poverty level.............................................
182
Percent below
poverty level:
----------------------------
All persons.........................................................
8.5
Persons 18 years and over.........................................
8.3
Persons 65 years and over.......................................
8.6
Related children under 18 years...................................
8.5
Related children under 5 years..................................
7.5
Related children 5 to 17 years..................................
8.9
Unrelated individuals.............................................
20.1
All families........................................................
5.4
With related children under 18 years..............................
8.3
With related children under
5 years.............................
9.3
Female householder families.........................................
17.0
With related children under 18 years..............................
24.2
With related children under
5 years.............................
39.2
Total housing units........................................... 21,862
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
21
1985 to 1988........................................................
100
1980 to 1984........................................................
302
1970 to 1979........................................................
1,092
1960 to 1969........................................................
1,287
1950 to 1959........................................................
2,854
1940 to 1949........................................................
3,821
1939 or earlier.....................................................
12,385
BEDROOMS
No bedroom..........................................................
251
1 bedroom...........................................................
2,967
2 bedrooms..........................................................
4,128
3 bedrooms..........................................................
8,366
4 bedrooms..........................................................
4,043
5 or more bedrooms..................................................
2,107
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities................................
26
Lacking complete kitchen facilities.................................
186
Condominium housing units...........................................
406
SOURCE OF WATER
Public system or private company....................................
21,862
Individual drilled well.............................................
0
Individual dug well.................................................
0
Some other source...................................................
0
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Public sewer........................................................
21,832
Septic tank or cesspool.............................................
20
Other means.........................................................
10
Occupied housing units........................................ 21,012
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas.........................................................
19,304
Bottled, tank, or LP gas............................................
177
Electricity.........................................................
1,001
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.............................................
119
Coal or coke........................................................
0
Wood................................................................
21
Solar energy........................................................
0
Other fuel..........................................................
277
No fuel used........................................................
113
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1989 to March 1990..................................................
3,964
1985 to 1988........................................................
5,754
1980 to 1984........................................................
2,904
1970 to 1979........................................................
4,921
1960 to 1969........................................................
1,902
1959 or earlier.....................................................
1,567
TELEPHONE
No telephone in unit................................................
154
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units............................................
21,012
None................................................................
2,048
1...................................................................
8,840
2...................................................................
7,776
3 or more...........................................................
2,348
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
11,974
With a mortgage...................................................
9,022
Less than $300..................................................
53
$300 to $499....................................................
936
$500 to $699....................................................
2,212
$700 to $999....................................................
3,802
$1,000 to $1,499................................................
1,535
$1,500 to $1,999................................................
285
$2,000 or more..................................................
199
Median (dollars)................................................
784
Not mortgaged.....................................................
2,952
Less than $100..................................................
7
$100 to $199....................................................
159
$200 to $299....................................................
1,155
$300 to $399....................................................
944
$400 or more....................................................
687
Median (dollars)................................................
314
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989
Specified owner-occupied housing units..............................
11,974
Less than 20 percent..............................................
6,877
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,832
25 to 29 percent..................................................
1,112
30 to 34 percent..................................................
590
35 percent or more................................................
1,540
Not computed......................................................
23
GROSS RENT
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
7,829
Less than $200....................................................
562
$200 to $299......................................................
425
$300 to $499......................................................
3,069
$500 to $749......................................................
2,922
$750 to $999......................................................
520
$1,000 or more....................................................
132
No cash rent......................................................
199
Median (dollars)..................................................
489
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
IN 1989
Specified renter-occupied housing units.............................
7,829
Less than 20 percent..............................................
2,320
20 to 24 percent..................................................
1,197
25 to 29 percent..................................................
1,038
30 to 34 percent..................................................
691
35 percent or more................................................
2,173
Not computed......................................................
410
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