Catawba County vs. Iredell County

	Catawba County (NC)	Iredell County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	158,652	178,435
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.5%	11.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	154,753	159,451
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	154,358	159,437
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	15.9%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.8%
White alone, percent	84.0%	82.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.0%	12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.9%	7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.3%	75.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,084	9,550
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	69,263	75,599
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.4%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$141,900	$180,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,076	$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$337	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$724	$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	15.7%	11.0%
Building permits, 2018	742	1,991
Households, 2014-2018	61,099	65,246
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.9%	9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.8%	80.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.2%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.9%	27.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.0%	9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.2%	11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.9%	57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	290,679	289,578
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,153,608	758,713
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	5,850,929	3,628,934
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,053,833	1,232,988
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,607,313	2,249,922
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,893	$13,828
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.4	25.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,157	$58,198
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,950	$32,006
Persons in poverty, percent	13.0%	9.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	4,172	4,781
Total employment, 2017	82,699	67,463
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,385,851	2,953,548
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.1%	0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,700	14,093
All firms, 2012	13,973	15,864
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,886	9,105
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,269	4,597
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,320	1,609
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,944	13,720
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,241	1,788
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,730	13,141
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	387.1	277.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	398.72	573.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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