Burke County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	87,795	10,730,404	334,922,499	678th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,592	$72,388	$80,734	2216th of 3,221
Median Age	44.9	39.1	38.9	760th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.0%	35.7%	35.7%	1825th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$185,400	$288,900	$332,700	1569th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$884	$1,228	$1,413	1528th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.6%	13.0%	12.5%	1167th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	4.7%	5.2%	1667th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	173.4	220.7	n/a	688th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.3%	9.1%	14.1%	927th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1778th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.5%	66.6%	65.2%	1613th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.4	25.1	26.4	1810th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.4%	16.3%	15.1%	2570th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.6%	n/a	n/a	787th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.9%	47.2%	46.9%	1689th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.7%	n/a	n/a	2224th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.5%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.1	58.4	61.4

Age in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	18.4%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	36,306	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.5%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.4%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.8%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,977	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.8%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.6%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.3%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	40,358	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.0%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.0%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.5%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,253	$1,896	n/a

Education in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.0%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.3%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.6%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.4%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.7%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.8%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.5%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Burke County, North Carolina

Statistic	Burke County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.3%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.7%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.8%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.7%	10.0%	16.7%

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