Catawba County vs. Burke County

Catawba County (NC)Burke County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)158,65290,382
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.5%-0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)154,75390,832
Population, Census, April 1, 2010154,35890,912
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.1%18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.9%20.2%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.0%
White alone, percent84.0%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent9.0%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent4.4%3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.9%6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%81.4%
Veterans, 2014-201810,0846,206
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.0%4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)69,26341,314
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.4%72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,900$116,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,076$1,021
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$337$326
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$724$642
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.7%8.9%
Building permits, 2018742285
Households, 2014-201861,09934,672
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.3%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.9%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%78.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.8%68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.2%80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.9%16.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.2%14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%56.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)290,67997,235
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,153,608461,466
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,850,9292,804,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,053,833226,190
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,607,313680,513
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,893$7,519
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.421.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,157$42,516
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,950$23,466
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%14.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174,1721,438
Total employment, 201782,69923,842
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,385,851816,745
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,7005,224
All firms, 201213,9736,660
Men-owned firms, 20127,8864,184
Women-owned firms, 20124,2691,759
Minority-owned firms, 20121,320511
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,9445,967
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,241650
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,7305,661
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.3%23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010387.1179.3
Land area in square miles, 2010398.72507.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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