Cabarrus County vs. Rowan County

Cabarrus County (NC)Rowan County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)211,342141,262
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)18.7%2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)178,087138,532
Population, Census, April 1, 2010178,011138,428
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.7%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%17.6%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.6%
White alone, percent73.4%79.5%
Black or African American alone, percent19.0%16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.6%
Asian alone, percent4.4%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.8%9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.6%71.7%
Veterans, 2014-201812,0249,507
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.0%4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,87361,982
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.5%69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$189,100$130,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,380$1,087
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$416$332
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$884$758
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%11.4%
Building permits, 20182,021541
Households, 2014-201872,29952,301
Persons per household, 2014-20182.762.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.6%9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.5%85.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.7%76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.0%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.2%18.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.2%59.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%55.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)427,974163,161
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)568,063837,035
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,757,9163,856,641
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,600,273888,234
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,920,2741,194,600
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,828$8,645
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.824.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,174$48,667
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,050$25,117
Persons in poverty, percent9.0%16.3%
Total employer establishments, 20174,4042,630
Total employment, 201766,65144,192
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,550,3691,961,403
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.8%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,7559,276
All firms, 201215,96510,575
Men-owned firms, 20128,6435,618
Women-owned firms, 20125,3713,463
Minority-owned firms, 20122,8291,546
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,5168,537
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2471,090
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,9658,759
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.8%6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.9%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010492.1270.7
Land area in square miles, 2010361.75511.37

Source: United States Census Bureau

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