The Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in southeast Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 – Bradley and Polk – anchored by the city of Cleveland

Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 104,015 (though a July 1, 2008 estimate placed the population at 112,143).

Communities

• Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants
  • Cleveland
    Cleveland, Tennessee
    Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
  • Benton
    Benton, Tennessee
    Benton is a town in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,138 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Polk County.Benton is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • East Cleveland
    East Cleveland, Tennessee
    East Cleveland is a census-designated place in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,608 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Hopewell
    Hopewell, Tennessee
    Hopewell is a census-designated place in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • South Cleveland
    South Cleveland, Tennessee
    South Cleveland is a census-designated place in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,912 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:South Cleveland is located at ....
    
    
  • Wildwood Lake
    Wildwood Lake, Tennessee
    Wildwood Lake is a census-designated place in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    

• Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants
  • Charleston
    Charleston, Tennessee
    Charleston is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 651 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Copperhill
    Copperhill, Tennessee
    Copperhill is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 511 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Ducktown
    Ducktown, Tennessee
    Ducktown is a city in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 427 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ducktown is located at...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Delano
  • Farner
  • Georgetown
    Georgetown, Tennessee
    Georgetown is an unincorporated community at the junction of Bradley, Hamilton, and Meigs counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The small community is located along State Route 60....
    
     (partial)
  • Ocoee
    Ocoee, Tennessee
    Ocoee is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. Its altitude is 797 feet , and it is located at . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 37361....
    
    
  • Old Fort
  • Reliance
  • Turtletown

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 104,015 people, 40,729 households, and 29,400 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.81% White, 3.40% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.86% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,339, and the median income for a family was $39,075. Males had a median income of $29,179 versus $21,209 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the MSA was $17,067.

Combined Statistical Area

The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens, TN-GA Combined Statistical Area

Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens combined statistical area

The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area covers a total of nine counties – six in southeast Tennessee and three in northwest Georgia. The combined statistical area consists of two metropolitan statistical areas – Chattanooga and Cleveland – as well as the Athens...

 is made up of six counties in southeast Tennessee and three counties in northwest Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

. The statistical area includes the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area, Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area

Chattanooga metropolitan area

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of six counties – three in southeast Tennessee and three in northwest Georgia – anchored by the city of Chattanooga...

, and the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area.