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Census Tract 9604, Rutherford, NC

3,289 Population
27.2 square miles 120.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.1 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rutherfordton: 39 † ±5.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rutherford County: 45.3 ±0.4

Economics

$32,134 ±$4,639 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Rutherfordton: $30,346 † ±$3,762
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rutherford County: $29,217 ±$1,497
$75,808 ±$7,902 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Rutherfordton: $59,750 † ±$15,938
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Rutherford County: $49,771 ±$2,569

12.5% ±5.1% (406  ±175) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rutherfordton: 19.1% † 660 (±6.7% / ±231)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rutherford County: 17.6% † 11,196 (±1.9% / ±1,232)

25.2 minutes ±4.2 (37,330  ±10,063) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Rutherfordton: 21.3 † 28,295 (±3.5 / ±6,878)
  • a little less than the figure in Rutherford County: 26.3 645,165 (±1.2 / ±40,126)

Families

1,320 ±188 Number of households
  • Rutherfordton: 1,438 † ±176
  • Rutherford County: 26,589 ±473
2.5 ±0.5 (3,271  ±461) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Rutherfordton: 2.4 † 3,445 (±0.3 / ±30)
  • a little higher than the figure in Rutherford County: 2.4 63,589 (±0 / ±23)

2.3% ±2.8% (17  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Rutherfordton: 2.3% † 16 (±4.2% / ±30)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rutherford County: 6.1% † 834 (±1.5% / ±206)

Housing

1,551 ±183 Number of housing units
  • Rutherfordton: 1,691 † ±214
  • Rutherford County: 32,682 ±39

$234,300 ±$19,047 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Rutherfordton: $226,900 † ±$52,795
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Rutherford County: $180,800 ±$8,750

10.3% ±7.4% (338  ±246.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rutherfordton: 26.4% † 965 (±7.2% / ±262.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rutherford County: 11.7% † 7,519 (±1.6% / ±1,030.7)

Social

87.3% ±3.7% (2,127  ±333.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rutherfordton: 89.2% † 2,451 (±11.3% / ±353.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Rutherford County: 86.6% 40,757 (±3.1% / ±1,448.8)
34.3% ±7% (836  ±212.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rutherfordton: 29.5% † 810 (±7.4% / ±210.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rutherford County: 20.7% 9,735 (±1.5% / ±717.6)

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

2.4% ±2.3% (78  ±77) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Rutherfordton: 7% † 257 (±3.8% / ±139)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Rutherford County: 3.2% 2,088

4.8% ±2.2% (130  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Rutherfordton: 4.6% † 132 (±2.7% / ±78)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rutherford County: 8% † 4,122 (±1% / ±528)
130 Total veterans ±62 108 Male ±53 22 Female ±34

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