Iredell County vs. Catawba County

Iredell County (NC)Catawba County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,435158,652
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.9%2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)159,451154,753
Population, Census, April 1, 2010159,437154,358
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.9%17.9%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.2%
White alone, percent82.4%84.0%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.7%4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%9.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.8%75.3%
Veterans, 2014-20189,55010,084
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.3%7.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)75,59969,263
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.9%69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$180,700$141,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,303$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$351$337
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$854$724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.0%15.7%
Building permits, 20181,991742
Households, 2014-201865,24661,099
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.3%87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.3%12.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.0%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.2%78.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.0%85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.5%21.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.5%13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)289,578290,679
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)758,7131,153,608
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,628,9345,850,929
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,232,9884,053,833
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,249,9222,607,313
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,828$16,893
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.822.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,198$51,157
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,006$26,950
Persons in poverty, percent9.5%13.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7814,172
Total employment, 201767,46382,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,953,5483,385,851
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,09310,700
All firms, 201215,86413,973
Men-owned firms, 20129,1057,886
Women-owned firms, 20124,5974,269
Minority-owned firms, 20121,6091,320
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,72011,944
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7881,241
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,14111,730
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%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, 2010277.8387.1
Land area in square miles, 2010573.83398.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

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