Cabarrus County vs. Iredell County

	Cabarrus County (NC)	Iredell County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	211,342	178,435
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.7%	11.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	178,087	159,451
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	178,011	159,437
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.7%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.2%	15.9%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.8%
White alone, percent	73.4%	82.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.0%	12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.8%	7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.6%	75.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,024	9,550
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	80,873	75,599
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.5%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$189,100	$180,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,380	$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$416	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$884	$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.3%	11.0%
Building permits, 2018	2,021	1,991
Households, 2014-2018	72,299	65,246
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.76	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.3%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.5%	89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.7%	80.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.0%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.2%	27.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.4%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.2%	64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	427,974	289,578
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	568,063	758,713
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,757,916	3,628,934
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,600,273	1,232,988
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,920,274	2,249,922
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,828	$13,828
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.8	25.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,174	$58,198
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,050	$32,006
Persons in poverty, percent	9.0%	9.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,404	4,781
Total employment, 2017	66,651	67,463
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,550,369	2,953,548
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.8%	0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	15,755	14,093
All firms, 2012	15,965	15,864
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,643	9,105
Women-owned firms, 2012	5,371	4,597
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,829	1,609
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	12,516	13,720
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,247	1,788
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	12,965	13,141
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.8%	4.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.9%	23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	492.1	277.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	361.75	573.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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