McDowell County vs. Rutherford County

McDowell County (NC)Rutherford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)45,50766,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%-1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)44,99667,816
Population, Census, April 1, 201044,99667,810
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.1%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.5%21.6%
Female persons, percent50.1%51.8%
White alone, percent92.4%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent4.1%9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.3%83.0%
Veterans, 2014-20182,7604,064
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,46034,466
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.8%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,900$114,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$971$995
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$278$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$643$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.8%6.9%
Building permits, 2018122150
Households, 2014-201817,96126,345
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.7%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.6%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.4%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.1%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.8%82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.9%17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201816.4%14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%53.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.6%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)46,50071,845
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)119,398245,843
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,324,204672,462
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)393,226165,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)457,780600,079
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,173$8,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.625.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,913$40,347
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,725$22,493
Persons in poverty, percent15.4%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20177401,260
Total employment, 201713,54115,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)532,838512,921
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6104,134
All firms, 20122,5775,034
Men-owned firms, 20121,4292,879
Women-owned firms, 20127651,510
Minority-owned firms, 2012147470
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,3384,366
Veteran-owned firms, 2012274527
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,0784,235
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%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, 200717.8%21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010102.1120.2
Land area in square miles, 2010440.61564.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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