Burke County vs. Caldwell County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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