Caldwell County vs. Burke County

	Caldwell County (NC)	Burke County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	82,029	90,382
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.2%	-0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	83,060	90,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	83,029	90,912
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.1%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.9%	20.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.0%
White alone, percent	91.7%	86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.0%	6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	87.1%	81.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,031	6,206
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	38,073	41,314
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.3%	72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$115,700	$116,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$979	$1,021
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$317	$326
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$643	$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.0%	8.9%
Building permits, 2018	212	285
Households, 2014-2018	32,594	34,672
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.6%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.7%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.9%	78.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.7%	68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.3%	16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.9%	14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.6%	53.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	234,404	461,466
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,158,139	2,804,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	202,263	226,190
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	700,961	680,513
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,556	$7,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.1	21.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,072	$42,516
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,945	$23,466
Persons in poverty, percent	15.9%	14.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,337	1,438
Total employment, 2017	21,119	23,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	735,515	816,745
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.6%	5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,960	5,224
All firms, 2012	6,250	6,660
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,805	4,184
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,633	1,759
Minority-owned firms, 2012	580	511
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,521	5,967
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	475	650
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,388	5,661
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	4.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	22.5%	23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	176.1	179.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	471.57	507.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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