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BG 1, Tract 9602.01, Rutherford, NC

2,434 Population
16.6 square miles 146.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±7.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rutherfordton: 38.9 † ±8.4
  • a little less than the figure in Rutherford County: 45.3 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$28,806 ±$5,848 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Rutherfordton: $36,380 † ±$8,185
  • a little less than the amount in Rutherford County: $30,460 ±$1,251
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$65,167 ±$49,362 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Rutherfordton: $59,375 † ±$13,689
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Rutherford County: $51,410 ±$2,731
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

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Families

814 ±159 Number of households
  • Rutherfordton: 1,550 † ±174
  • Rutherford County: 26,642 ±396
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
3 ±0.5 (2,434  ±632) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Rutherfordton: 2.3 † 3,502 (±0.3 / ±34)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Rutherford County: 2.4 63,688 (±0 / ±21)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

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Housing

906 ±197 Number of housing units
  • Rutherfordton: 1,734 † ±214
  • Rutherford County: 32,775 ±47
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$212,100 ±$63,315 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Rutherfordton: $288,400 † ±$68,226
  • a little higher than the amount in Rutherford County: $201,800 ±$9,065
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

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Social

88.2% ±26.8% (1,459  ±296.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rutherfordton: 89.2% † 2,452 (±12.4% / ±380.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Rutherford County: 87.2% 41,223 (±3.3% / ±1,548)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
24% ±8% (397  ±159.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Rutherfordton: 35% † 962 (±8.7% / ±247.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rutherford County: 21.5% 10,143 (±1.8% / ±834.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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7.3% ±3.9% (127  ±73) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rutherfordton: 4.9% † 140 (±2.6% / ±75)
  • about the same as the rate in Rutherford County: 7.4% 3,853 (±0.7% / ±374)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
127 Total veterans ±73 102 Male ±68 25 Female ±26

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