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Rowan County, NC

151,661 Population
511.6 square miles 296.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,499 ±$1,605 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$65,904 ±$6,783 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.2% ±3.5% (22,601  ±5,197) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.2 minutes ±0.9 (1,590,135  ±69,726) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

60,965 ±1,562 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (148,135  ±141) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.5% ±2.9% (1,866  ±982) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

65,871 ±64 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$273,700 ±$9,950 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.8% ±2.4% (14,785  ±3,632.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.9% ±5.3% (94,976  ±5,619.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
24.8% ±2.7% (25,894  ±2,785) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5% (7,605  ±3,059) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7% ±1.4% (8,290  ±1,648) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
8,290 Total veterans ±1,648 7,197 Male ±1,306 1,093 Female ±782

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