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Catawba County Schools, NC

121,334 Population
354.4 square miles 342.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Catawba County: 42.1 ±1.1
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,623 ±$4,036 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Catawba County: $37,750 ±$2,932
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,997 ±$7,850 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Catawba County: $70,674 ±$4,629
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.5% ±5.1% (17,395  ±6,118) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Catawba County: 15% † 24,628 (±4.1% / ±6,788)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.5 minutes ±1 (1,190,930  ±65,188) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Catawba County: 23.4 1,626,470 (±1 / ±78,359)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

46,776 ±2,866 Number of households
  • Catawba County: 68,274 ±1,964
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (120,398  ±5,132) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Catawba County: 2.4 164,456 (±0.1 / ±37)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±2.9% (1,118  ±740) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Catawba County: 3.5% † 1,278 (±2% / ±738)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

51,809 ±2,486 Number of housing units
  • Catawba County: 75,868 ±27
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$296,400 ±$20,108 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Catawba County: $299,300 ±$15,593
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

5.2% ±2.1% (6,277  ±2,554.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Catawba County: 6.6% † 10,963 (±1.9% / ±3,123.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.6% ±4.9% (77,006  ±5,438.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Catawba County: 90.7% 107,655 (±5.3% / ±6,357.5)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.1% ±3.1% (23,600  ±2,851.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Catawba County: 30.1% 35,715 (±3% / ±3,526.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

8.5% ±1.9% (10,264  ±2,351) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Catawba County: 7.4% 12,404
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±1.5% (6,035  ±1,403) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Catawba County: 6.4% † 8,381 (±1.2% / ±1,515)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,035 Total veterans ±1,403 5,337 Male ±1,327 698 Female ±459

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