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Rutherford, Cleveland (West) & Polk Counties--Shelby City PUMA, NC

134,012 Population
988 square miles 135.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±1.4 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

$31,201 ±$2,300 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $38,701 ±$391
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$52,288 ±$3,444 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $67,481 ±$623
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

17% ±2.9% (22,252  ±3,885) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 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)

24.6 minutes ±0.7 (1,260,030  ±52,082) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

57,240 ±2,393 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,299,266 ±15,150
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0.1 (130,603  ±4,341) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,417,729
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.9% ±2.4% (1,679  ±691) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 129,267 (±0.3% / ±6,987)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

67,743 ±1,698 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,892,627 ±1,041
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$211,200 ±$15,156 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $280,600 ±$2,083
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

10.9% ±2.4% (14,412  ±3,233.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,346,000 (±0.3% / ±33,890.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

90.3% ±3.4% (88,067  ±4,556.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,649,400 (±0.6% / ±43,783.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
23.4% ±2.2% (22,828  ±2,260) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 35.9% 2,647,999 (±0.4% / ±26,529.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

5.4% ±1.5% (6,842  ±1,953.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of 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% ±0.6% (2,699  ±782) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 8.6% 916,787
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.7% ±1.1% (8,308  ±1,191) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.5% 620,969 (±0.2% / ±12,934)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
8,308 Total veterans ±1,191 7,688 Male ±1,065 620 Female ±417

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