Iredell County vs. Rowan County

Iredell County (NC)Rowan County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,435141,262
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.9%2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)159,451138,532
Population, Census, April 1, 2010159,437138,428
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.9%17.6%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.6%
White alone, percent82.4%79.5%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.7%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.8%71.7%
Veterans, 2014-20189,5509,507
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.3%4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)75,59961,982
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.9%69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$180,700$130,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,303$1,087
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$351$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$854$758
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.0%11.4%
Building permits, 20181,991541
Households, 2014-201865,24652,301
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.3%87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.3%9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.0%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.2%76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.0%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.5%18.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.5%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)289,578163,161
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)758,713837,035
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,628,9343,856,641
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,232,988888,234
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,249,9221,194,600
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,828$8,645
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.824.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,198$48,667
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,006$25,117
Persons in poverty, percent9.5%16.3%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7812,630
Total employment, 201767,46344,192
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,953,5481,961,403
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,0939,276
All firms, 201215,86410,575
Men-owned firms, 20129,1055,618
Women-owned firms, 20124,5973,463
Minority-owned firms, 20121,6091,546
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,7208,537
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,7881,090
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,1418,759
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
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%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.8%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010277.8270.7
Land area in square miles, 2010573.83511.37

Source: United States Census Bureau

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