Cleveland, Mississippi

Census QuickFacts counts 11,199 Cleveland residents in 2020 and estimates 10,138 in 2025 across 7.58 square miles. The city directory describes police service for more than 12,000 residents plus Delta State students, while Mississippi higher-education reporting lists 2,791 unduplicated Delta State students in fall 2025.

Those figures describe different service and enrollment concepts. Do not add university enrollment to the city population. Compare the proposed home with campus activity, groceries, pharmacy, care, parks, drainage, and the road to regional services.

For 2020 through 2024, Census estimates place median owner value at $159,300, median gross rent at $943, and median selected owner costs at $1,247 with a mortgage or $467 without one. Median household income was $44,074, with a 29.3% poverty rate.

Add taxes, insurance, utilities, repairs, transportation, care, prescriptions, flood coverage where needed, and the cost of visiting family or regional specialists. A lower purchase price does not remove the need for reserves and reliable transportation.

Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland describes a 164-bed general acute-care hospital with Joint Commission accreditation, CMS deemed status, inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services, as well as primary and specialty-care programs.

The hospital profile does not establish every current specialty, physician wait, insurance network, transfer route, or outcome. Confirm the doctors, prescriptions, imaging, rehabilitation, home health, and destination for complex care before choosing the address.

The city's police department describes service to Cleveland and the Delta State campus, but the reviewed materials do not provide a current standardized city crime rate suitable for a broad label. Review the exact street for lighting, traffic, parking, crossings, sidewalks, and emergency access.

City information identifies flat topography and intense rainfall as drainage concerns, including floodplain areas around Jones Bayou, Pecan Bayou, Lead Bayou, and Bear Pen Canal. Check parcel maps, past water entry, insurance, roads, power, and the route to care and groceries.

NOAA maintains a Cleveland station with a record beginning in 1901 at about 42 meters elevation. USDA's Yazoo Basin description characterizes the region as humid subtropical, with hot summer afternoons, mild winter highs, substantial rainfall, and a long frost-free season.

These regional and historical records do not describe every block or predict a particular year. Inspect cooling, shade, roof, gutters, drainage, humidity, backup power, indoor air, and routes that remain usable after heavy rain.