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Rutherford, Cleveland (West) & Polk Counties--Shelby City PUMA, NC

133,990 Population
988 square miles 135.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,329 ±$1,837 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$50,560 ±$3,856 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.6% ±2.6% (21,631  ±3,462) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.1 minutes ±0.7 (1,304,230  ±57,044) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

55,803 ±2,340 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (130,526  ±4,475) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.5% ±1.9% (1,492  ±537) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

65,918 ±1,920 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$229,000 ±$12,358 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.6% ±2.1% (15,460  ±2,825) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.4% ±3.6% (87,185  ±4,397.1) 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)
25.4% ±2.3% (24,783  ±2,317.1) 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)

5.6% ±1.5% (7,238  ±1,935) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,300,181 (±0.1% / ±10,955.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

3.5% ±0.9% (4,691  ±1,180) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.8% ±1.2% (7,332  ±1,270) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
7,332 Total veterans ±1,270 6,462 Male ±1,236 870 Female ±372

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