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Caldwell County Schools, NC

80,574 Population
471.9 square miles 170.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Caldwell County: 45.8 ±1.8
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$34,255 ±$3,383 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Caldwell County: $34,255 ±$3,383
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
$55,766 ±$2,978 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Caldwell County: $55,766 ±$2,978
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547

12.9% ±3.5% (10,235  ±2,769) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Caldwell County: 12.9% † 10,235 (±3.5% / ±2,769)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)

26.8 minutes ±1.2 (898,225  ±53,067) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Caldwell County: 26.8 898,225 (±1.2 / ±53,067)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

34,367 ±1,277 Number of households
  • Caldwell County: 34,367 ±1,277
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
2.3 ±0.1 (79,778  ±28) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Caldwell County: 2.3 79,778 (±0.1 / ±28)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524

7.8% ±5.3% (1,246  ±845) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Caldwell County: 7.8% † 1,246 (±5.3% / ±845)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)

Housing

37,643 ±23 Number of housing units
  • Caldwell County: 37,643 ±23
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649

$205,400 ±$20,025 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Caldwell County: $205,400 ±$20,025
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699

9.1% ±2.8% (7,255  ±2,196.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Caldwell County: 9.1% † 7,255 (±2.8% / ±2,196.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)

Social

85% ±6.3% (50,773  ±3,777.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Caldwell County: 85% 50,773 (±6.3% / ±3,777.1)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
17.6% ±2.9% (10,518  ±1,712) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Caldwell County: 17.6% † 10,518 (±2.9% / ±1,712)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)

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

4.6% (3,674  ±1,027) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Caldwell County: 4.6% 3,674
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127

6.6% ±1.6% (4,306  ±1,010) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Caldwell County: 6.6% † 4,306 (±1.6% / ±1,010)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
4,306 Total veterans ±1,010 4,048 Male ±963 258 Female ±250

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