Rutherford County vs. Henderson County

Rutherford County (NC)Henderson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)66,826116,748
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.5%9.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,816106,713
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,810106,740
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.6%25.8%
Female persons, percent51.8%52.0%
White alone, percent87.0%92.5%
Black or African American alone, percent9.9%3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.7%
Asian alone, percent0.7%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.6%10.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.0%83.1%
Veterans, 2014-20184,0649,802
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%7.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)34,46658,097
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%72.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$114,800$203,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$995$1,260
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$296$344
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$639$823
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.9%10.0%
Building permits, 2018150834
Households, 2014-201826,34548,281
Persons per household, 2014-20182.482.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%10.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.6%86.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201866.6%79.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201882.6%89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.3%31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.6%9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.6%15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.0%56.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.3%51.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)71,845170,035
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)245,843581,872
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)672,4622,625,038
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)165,979740,515
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)600,0791,330,773
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,913$12,292
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.821.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,347$52,815
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,493$29,860
Persons in poverty, percent19.1%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2602,741
Total employment, 201715,86133,082
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)512,9211,286,397
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,1349,552
All firms, 20125,03410,032
Men-owned firms, 20122,8795,537
Women-owned firms, 20121,5103,037
Minority-owned firms, 2012470947
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,3668,801
Veteran-owned firms, 20125271,160
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,2358,194
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%1.7%
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%3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.2%25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010120.2286.1
Land area in square miles, 2010564.15373.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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