Census Reporter

Iredell County, NC

178,435 Population
574.2 square miles 310.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 38.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$32,936 ±$1,790 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $30,737 ±$288
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$59,341 ±$3,233 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $53,855 ±$573
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

9.3% ±1.8% (16,397  ±3,249) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 14% 1,417,873 (±0.4% / ±35,989)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

25.6 minutes ±0.7 (1,917,715  ±61,532) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2017 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 24.3 105,134,780 (±0.1 / ±496,041)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,730,653,340 (±0.1 / ±8,097,359)

Families

68,328 ±1,398 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,011,462 ±16,617
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.6 ±0.1 (177,210  ±366) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,108,186 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.2% ±1.5% (2,154  ±637) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 4.8% 119,280 (±0.2% / ±5,997)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

75,611 ±147 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,684,962 ±408
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$200,000 ±$10,719 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $180,600 ±$1,360
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.6% ±2.1% (25,691  ±3,692.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 15.1% 1,551,139 (±0.3% / ±35,246.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

88.9% ±3.5% (109,781  ±4,363.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 88.2% 6,267,264 (±0.6% / ±40,013)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
28.8% ±2% (35,562  ±2,473.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 31.9% 2,266,801 (±0.3% / ±23,777.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data

7.4% ±0.7% (13,143  ±1,321) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.9% 824,177 (±0.2% / ±16,876)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

6.6% ±0.8% (9,017  ±1,130) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 667,035 (±0.2% / ±12,146)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
9,017 Total veterans ±1,130 8,149 Male ±1,089 868 Female ±377

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