In 2022, the population of the Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan area in the United States was about 2.06 million people. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when the population was about 2.07 million people.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for East Cleveland city, Ohio. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

This dataset contains American Community Survey (ACS) data aggregated by ward. The current ACS vintage is for 2019-2023. Values are calculated by aggregating all the census tracts that fall within a given ward. If a census tract falls across two or more wards, the ward which contains most of the census tract's blocks is assigned said tract. Click here to learn more about how this process works.Update FrequencyThis dataset is updated annually when the new ACS vintage is released.This dataset is featured on the following app(s):Ward Census DashboardCity Census ViewerContactsSamuel Martinez, Urban Analytics and Innovationsmartinez2@clevelandohio.govData GlossaryTo view more information about individual fields, navigate to Data -> Fields.Methodology1. Get all census tracts within Cuyahoga county. 2. Determine which census tracts are within the city of Cleveland. a. If a census tract falls over multiple city boundaries, the city that contains more of that census tract’s blocks is assigned to said census tract. 3. Filter the dataset for census tracts within Cleveland. 4. Determine which census tracts are within which wards. a. If a census tract falls across two or more wards, whichever ward contains most of that tract’s blocks is assigned. 5. Aggregate counts for different ACS variables across census tracts within each ward. This results in the final estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Cleveland city, Ohio. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Cleveland Heights city, Ohio. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

In 2018, an estimated 44.84 percent of the population of Cleveland, Ohio lived in areas with unaffordable water bills. This was followed by New Orleans, Louisiana where some 36 percent of the cities population had unaffordable bills. Water bills that exceed four percent of a households income are deemed unaffordable.

Whilst New Orleans was ranked second in terms of total population, the population of low income residents living in areas with unaffordable water bills rose to 79 percent.

Since 2010, water bills across the United States have increased significantly, with some cities experiencing a growth of 154 percent.