Burke County vs. Rutherford County

Burke County (NC)Rutherford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)90,38266,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.5%-1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)90,83267,816
Population, Census, April 1, 201090,91267,810
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.9%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%21.6%
Female persons, percent50.0%51.8%
White alone, percent86.0%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.4%
Asian alone, percent3.7%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.2%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.4%83.0%
Veterans, 2014-20186,2064,064
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.4%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)41,31434,466
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.3%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$116,400$114,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,021$995
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$326$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$642$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.9%6.9%
Building permits, 2018285150
Households, 2014-201834,67226,345
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.8%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.8%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.3%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.9%82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.6%17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.9%14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.7%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.3%53.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)97,23571,845
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)461,466245,843
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,804,569672,462
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)226,190165,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)680,513600,079
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,519$8,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.925.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,516$40,347
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,466$22,493
Persons in poverty, percent14.0%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4381,260
Total employment, 201723,84215,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)816,745512,921
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,2244,134
All firms, 20126,6605,034
Men-owned firms, 20124,1842,879
Women-owned firms, 20121,7591,510
Minority-owned firms, 2012511470
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,9674,366
Veteran-owned firms, 2012650527
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,6614,235
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
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%21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010179.3120.2
Land area in square miles, 2010507.10564.15

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