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Rowan-Salisbury Schools, NC

143,339 Population
506.1 square miles 283.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Rowan County: 41 ±1.4
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$33,654 ±$1,663 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Rowan County: $33,499 ±$1,605
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
$65,454 ±$6,386 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Rowan County: $65,904 † ±$6,783
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547

16% ±3.7% (22,395  ±5,192) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Rowan County: 15.2% † 22,601 (±3.5% / ±5,197)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)

26.1 minutes ±1 (1,476,105  ±68,271) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Rowan County: 26.2 1,590,135 (±0.9 / ±69,726)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

57,599 ±1,933 Number of households
  • Rowan County: 60,965 ±1,562
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
2.4 ±0.1 (139,884  ±3,164) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Rowan County: 2.4 148,135 (±0.1 / ±141)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524

4.7% ±2.7% (1,484  ±842) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Rowan County: 5.5% † 1,866 (±2.9% / ±982)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)

Housing

62,505 ±986 Number of housing units
  • Rowan County: 65,871 ±64
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649

$275,700 ±$10,803 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Rowan County: $273,700 ±$9,950
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699

10.1% ±2.5% (14,331  ±3,574.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Rowan County: 9.8% † 14,785 (±2.4% / ±3,632.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)

Social

90.3% ±5.1% (89,252  ±5,437.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rowan County: 90.9% 94,976 (±5.3% / ±5,619.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
25.2% ±2.7% (24,878  ±2,741) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rowan County: 24.8% † 25,894 (±2.7% / ±2,785)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)

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

4.7% ±2.1% (6,768  ±3,012) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Rowan County: 5% 7,605
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127

7% ±1.4% (7,848  ±1,597) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Rowan County: 7% † 8,290 (±1.4% / ±1,648)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
7,848 Total veterans ±1,597 6,902 Male ±1,273 946 Female ±777

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