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Census Tract 9608, Rutherford, NC

4,543 Population
5.4 square miles 847.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Forest City: 34.8 † ±6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Rutherford County: 45.3 ±0.4

Economics

$20,827 ±$5,269 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Forest City: $21,285 † ±$3,927
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Rutherford County: $29,217 ±$1,497
$31,704 ±$5,048 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Forest City: $35,897 † ±$4,517
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Rutherford County: $49,771 ±$2,569

36.3% ±9.9% (1,629  ±477) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Forest City: 33.6% † 2,449 (±7% / ±514)
  • more than double the rate in Rutherford County: 17.6% † 11,196 (±1.9% / ±1,232)

27.4 minutes ±4.9 (45,325  ±10,679) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Forest City: 27 † 69,665 (±3.6 / ±12,313)
  • a little higher than the figure in Rutherford County: 26.3 645,165 (±1.2 / ±40,126)

Families

1,735 ±205 Number of households
  • Forest City: 2,645 ±223
  • Rutherford County: 26,589 ±473
2.6 ±0.4 (4,474  ±453) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Forest City: 2.7 7,234 (±0.2 / ±39)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rutherford County: 2.4 63,589 (±0 / ±23)

18.5% ±8.6% (220  ±110) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Forest City: 16.6% † 274 (±7.7% / ±132)
  • more than double the rate in Rutherford County: 6.1% † 834 (±1.5% / ±206)

Housing

2,072 ±232 Number of housing units
  • Forest City: 3,244 ±264
  • Rutherford County: 32,682 ±39

$121,900 ±$72,505 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Forest City: $142,100 † ±$24,668
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Rutherford County: $180,800 ±$8,750

11.2% ±5.2% (494  ±233.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Forest City: 12.5% † 902 (±3.8% / ±273.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Rutherford County: 11.7% † 7,519 (±1.6% / ±1,030.7)

Social

86.2% ±10.4% (2,327  ±382.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Forest City: 85.8% 3,933 (±8.5% / ±471.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Rutherford County: 86.6% 40,757 (±3.1% / ±1,448.8)
14.7% ±6.9% (396  ±190.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Forest City: 17.2% † 788 (±5% / ±236.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rutherford County: 20.7% 9,735 (±1.5% / ±717.6)

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

6.7% ±4.3% (303  ±197) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Forest City: 5.7% † 417 (±3.1% / ±227)
  • more than double the rate in Rutherford County: 3.2% 2,088

4.1% ±2.6% (131  ±85) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Forest City: 7.6% † 399 (±2.6% / ±138)
  • about half the rate in Rutherford County: 8% † 4,122 (±1% / ±528)
131 Total veterans ±85 122 Male ±84 9 Female ±14

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