Burke County vs. Catawba County

Burke County (NC)Catawba County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)90,382158,652
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.5%2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)90,832154,753
Population, Census, April 1, 201090,912154,358
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.9%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%17.9%
Female persons, percent50.0%51.2%
White alone, percent86.0%84.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.6%
Asian alone, percent3.7%4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.2%9.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.4%75.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,20610,084
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.4%7.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)41,31469,263
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.3%69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$116,400$141,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,021$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$326$337
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$642$724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.9%15.7%
Building permits, 2018285742
Households, 2014-201834,67261,099
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.8%87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%12.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.8%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.3%78.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.9%85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.6%21.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.9%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.7%13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.3%62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)97,235290,679
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)461,4661,153,608
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,804,5695,850,929
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)226,1904,053,833
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)680,5132,607,313
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,519$16,893
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.922.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,516$51,157
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,466$26,950
Persons in poverty, percent14.0%13.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4384,172
Total employment, 201723,84282,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)816,7453,385,851
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,22410,700
All firms, 20126,66013,973
Men-owned firms, 20124,1847,886
Women-owned firms, 20121,7594,269
Minority-owned firms, 20125111,320
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,96711,944
Veteran-owned firms, 20126501,241
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,66111,730
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.8%26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010179.3387.1
Land area in square miles, 2010507.10398.72

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Burke county (NC) and Catawba county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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