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Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC

117,004 Population
731.9 square miles 159.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$29,626 ±$1,939 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $38,701 ±$391
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$56,220 ±$4,619 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $67,481 ±$623
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

17.7% ±2.8% (20,380  ±3,256) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,329,157 (±0.3% / ±34,584)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26 minutes ±0.9 (1,264,725  ±55,921) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

46,968 ±1,761 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,299,266 ±15,150
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (115,206  ±56) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,417,729
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

3.7% ±2.3% (901  ±561) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 129,267 (±0.3% / ±6,987)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

53,635 ±37 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,892,627 ±1,041
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$183,700 ±$18,819 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $280,600 ±$2,083
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

6.4% ±2.2% (7,414  ±2,598.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,346,000 (±0.3% / ±33,890.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

83.2% ±5.1% (70,419  ±4,481.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,649,400 (±0.6% / ±43,783.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
19.8% ±2.6% (16,743  ±2,249.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.9% 2,647,999 (±0.4% / ±26,529.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

5.8% ±0.6% (6,426  ±,608.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.3% 1,216,618 (±0.1% / ±11,036.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

2.7% (3,166  ±1,201) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% 916,787
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6.1% ±1.1% (5,657  ±1,065) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.5% 620,969 (±0.2% / ±12,934)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
5,657 Total veterans ±1,065 5,244 Male ±991 413 Female ±290

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