*** Ohio Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Study by Marketvision 1998 ( includes combined State and Local Tax Receipts, does not include day trips) and Longwoods International 2001-2005 (includes day trips, previously not used)
** D.K. Shifflet & Associates.
* Totals include number of web site unique visitors to travelcleveland.com.
† Due to a change in US gov't reporting, direct comparisons with previous local tax receipts cannot be made. (Charges included in tax revenue amounted to about a third of avg. local gov't revenue in Ohio in 2001.)
Population
Population of 2.9 million in the eight county Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA): Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geagua, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit. 14th largest metro area in the United States.
The population in the City of Cleveland is nearly 500,000 making it the 33rd largest city in the country. More than 8,000 people live in downtown Cleveland. It is the 7th fastest-growing downtown area in the country and the fastest-growing one among Midwestern cities.
The population of Cuyahoga County is 1,363,800 people. It is the most heavily populated county in Ohio and the 22nd largest county in the U.S. (2000 Census)
15th largest consumer market in the U.S.
Cleveland's Designated Market Area (DMA) includes 17 counties with 3.9 million residents making it the 14th largest DMA in the U.S. It is also the largest economic area in Ohio.
Ethnic breakdown of population:
688,045 German 490,245 African American 399,845 Irish 289,935 Italian 286,935 English 211,507 Polish 106,420 Hungarian 102,250 American 94,598 Slovak 69,752 French 67,449 Hispanic 62,714 Scottish 49,915 Dutch 47,889 Slovene 47,641 Scoth-Irish 649,508 Other
Median household income is $35,895.
61.8 % of the population own their own home.
24.7 % of the population are college educated.
Age groups:
Under age 5: 186,724 or 7% 5-19: 603,096 or 21% 20-44: 996,312 or 35% 45-64: 652,132 or 23% 65 and older: 404,839 or 14%
Economy/Headquarters Cleveland
Greater Cleveland today is a global corporate center where national and international corporations grow and develop from the area's strong, diversified economy. Poised as the leading center of commerce between New York City and Chicago, Greater Cleveland has been ranked by Fortune magazine as the sixth best location in North America to conduct business. Six major industries have evolved to become the economic strength of the region: Health & Medicine, Science & Engineering, Biotechnology & Biomedical, Information Technology, Manufacturing and Education. Ten companies headquartered in Northeast Ohio / Greater Cleveland are on Fortune magazine's 2005 list of the top 500 U.S. corporations. The eight-county Cleveland-Akron Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) is home to 113 companies with revenues of $100 million or more, and more than 290 international companies have a presence here.
