Rowan County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	149,875	10,730,404	334,922,499	458th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,725	$72,388	$80,734	1568th of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	39.1	38.9	1998th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.3%	35.7%	35.7%	1467th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$238,400	$288,900	$332,700	1003rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,013	$1,228	$1,413	955th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.0%	13.0%	12.5%	1105th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.7%	5.2%	1056th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	292.9	220.7	n/a	509th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.3%	9.1%	14.1%	758th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2288th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.3%	66.6%	65.2%	1973rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	25.1	26.4	1141st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.4%	16.3%	15.1%	1658th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.5%	n/a	n/a	799th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.3%	47.2%	46.9%	1799th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.3%	n/a	n/a	804th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.9%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	15.5%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.0	58.4	61.4

Age in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	40.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.7%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	58,899	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.3%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.2%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.7%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.9%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,667	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.0%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.1%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.0%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	64,975	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.5%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.4%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.7%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,554	$1,896	n/a

Education in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	11.1%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.1%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.0%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.3%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Rowan County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rowan County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.4%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.1%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.2%	10.0%	16.7%

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