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

138,819 Population
988 square miles 140.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,517 ±$2,734 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$61,955 ±$5,250 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±2.9% (19,610  ±3,913) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.9 minutes ±0.7 (1,279,670  ±54,499) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

56,163 ±2,421 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (135,268  ±4,844) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.9% ±2% (1,132  ±580) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

66,666 ±1,813 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$269,900 ±$20,071 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.1% ±2.7% (16,623  ±3,738.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90% ±3.8% (89,932  ±4,793.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.9% ±2.4% (26,842  ±2,575.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

4.7% ±1.5% (5,991  ±1,889.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.5% ±0.9% (3,517  ±1,219) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±1.2% (8,278  ±1,321) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,278 Total veterans ±1,321 7,491 Male ±1,259 787 Female ±466

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