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Iredell County, NC

199,710 Population
574.4 square miles 347.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±1.1 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

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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72%White11%Black0%Native2%Asian0%Islander1%Other5%Two+10%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$44,047 ±$2,589 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$85,298 ±$6,391 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.1% ±2.2% (18,010  ±4,266) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty11%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty12%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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25.7 minutes ±1.2 (2,243,365  ±154,301) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.3 111,229,650 (±0.2 / ±1,201,268)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

77,592 ±1,701 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (198,323  ±90) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples70%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married59%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale30%Female24%†
Now marriedMale61%Female56%
DivorcedMale7%†Female10%†
WidowedMale2%†Female10%†
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7.3% ±2.5% (3,211  ±1,096) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%15-199%†20-2417%†25-2917%†30-354%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

85,983 ±44 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied90%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied71%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$356,100 ±$17,198 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.3% ±2.3% (24,381  ±4,637.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.7% ±4.3% (129,960  ±6,092.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.3% ±2.7% (49,512  ±3,768) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

7%†No degree28%High school29%Some college24%Bachelor's12%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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6.6% (13,114  ±1,959) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

10%†Europe29%†Asia4%†Africa0%†Oceania53%Latin America4%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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6.3% ±0.9% (9,733  ±1,327) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

50†WWII417†Korea3,558†Vietnam2,284†Gulf (1990s)2,098†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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9,733 Total veterans ±1,327 8,859 Male ±1,292 874 Female ±467

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Iredell County, NC <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US37097-iredell-county-nc/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Iredell County, NC <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US37097-iredell-county-nc/>