Rutherford County vs. Burke County

Rutherford County (NC)Burke County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)66,82690,382
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.5%-0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,81690,832
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,81090,912
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.6%20.2%
Female persons, percent51.8%50.0%
White alone, percent87.0%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent9.9%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.7%3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.6%6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.0%81.4%
Veterans, 2014-20184,0646,206
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)34,46641,314
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$114,800$116,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$995$1,021
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$296$326
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$639$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.9%8.9%
Building permits, 2018150285
Households, 2014-201826,34534,672
Persons per household, 2014-20182.482.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.6%78.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201866.6%68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201882.6%80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.3%16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.6%14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.6%14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.0%56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.3%53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)71,84597,235
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)245,843461,466
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)672,4622,804,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)165,979226,190
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)600,079680,513
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,913$7,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.821.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,347$42,516
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,493$23,466
Persons in poverty, percent19.1%14.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2601,438
Total employment, 201715,86123,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)512,921816,745
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,1345,224
All firms, 20125,0346,660
Men-owned firms, 20122,8794,184
Women-owned firms, 20121,5101,759
Minority-owned firms, 2012470511
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,3665,967
Veteran-owned firms, 2012527650
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,2355,661
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%4.3%
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, 200721.2%23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010120.2179.3
Land area in square miles, 2010564.15507.10

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