Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	236,133	10,730,404	334,922,499	299th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,005	$72,388	$80,734	328th of 3,221
Median Age	37.7	39.1	38.9	2644th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.9%	35.7%	35.7%	351st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$354,800	$288,900	$332,700	399th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,414	$1,228	$1,413	302nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	13.0%	12.5%	2582nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.7%	5.2%	1519th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	653.7	220.7	n/a	265th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.8%	9.1%	14.1%	344th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.6	n/a	n/a	882nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.2%	66.6%	65.2%	2136th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.3	25.1	26.4	930th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.2%	16.3%	15.1%	254th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1487th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.2%	47.2%	46.9%	461st of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.5%	n/a	n/a	318th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.7%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18.7%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	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)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.5	58.4	61.4

Age in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	37.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.2%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	84,246	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.8%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.5%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.4%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,636	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.7%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.6%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.3%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	93,691	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.3%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.5%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.1%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.8%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,586	$1,896	n/a

Education in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	7.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.9%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.2%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.9%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.4%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.3%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Statistic	Cabarrus County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	49.3%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.4%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.4%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.9%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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