Cleves is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 3,358 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cleves is the 356th largest community in Ohio. Cleves has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cleves is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cleves is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cleves who work in management occupations (12.82%), office and administrative support (9.98%), and sales jobs (8.26%). Also of interest is that Cleves has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.98% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Cleves is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Cleves really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Cleves perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Cleves is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cleves, the average commute to work is 32.44 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Cleves citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.25% of adults in Cleves have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cleves in 2022 was $31,769, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $127,076 for a family of four. However, Cleves contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Cleves home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cleves residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cleves include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Cleves is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
