Catawba County, North Carolina demographics

Population: 159,852
Median age: 41.7

Median household income: 57,840

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Catawba County, North Carolina.

Population

2021159,852
2020158,507
2019157,613
2018156,729
2017156,182
2016155,461
2015154,610
2014154,457
2013154,432
2012154,201
2011153,886
2010153,149
2009155,157

Catawba County, NC cities

Brookford town - 441

Catawba town - 631

Claremont city - 1,894

Conover city - 8,393

Hickory city - 42,831

Lake Norman of Iredell CDP - 12,499

Long View town - 4,764

Maiden town - 3,657

Mountain View CDP - 3,486

Newton city - 13,081

St. Stephens CDP - 9,396

Census data for Catawba County, North Carolina

Demographic and housing estimates in Catawba County, North Carolina

Total population
Total population159,852
Male78,651
Female81,201
Population by age
Total population159,852
Under 5 years8,803
5 to 9 years9,569
10 to 14 years10,571
15 to 19 years10,482
20 to 24 years9,310
25 to 34 years18,888
35 to 44 years18,793
45 to 54 years22,395
55 to 59 years12,177
60 to 64 years10,497
65 to 74 years17,304
75 to 84 years8,067
85 years and over2,996
Median age (years)41.7
Under 18 years35,455
16 years and over128,954
18 years and over124,397
21 years and over118,185
62 years and over34,680
65 years and over28,367
Population by race
Total population159,852
One race152,584
   White123,814
   Black or African American12,941
   American Indian and Alaska Native482
   Asian7,143
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race8,204
Two or more races7,268
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population118,256
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population57,590
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population60,666

Social characteristics in Catawba County, North Carolina

Households by type
Total households63,386
Family households (families)31,016
Married-couple family4,296
Male householder, no wife present, family11,308
Female householder, no husband present, family7,762
Nonfamily households16,766
Average household size20,660
Average family size2.48

Economic characteristics in Catawba County, North Carolina

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households63,386
Less than $10,0003,899
$10,000 to $14,9992,719
$15,000 to $24,9996,399
$25,000 to $34,9995,845
$35,000 to $49,9998,621
$50,000 to $74,99912,402
$75,000 to $99,9998,710
$100,000 to $149,9998,965
$150,000 to $199,9992,849
$200,000 or more2,977
Median household income (dollars)57,840

Housing characteristics in Catawba County, North Carolina

Housing occupancy
Total housing units70,279
Occupied housing units63,386
Vacant housing units6,893
Units in structure
Total housing units70,279
1-unit, detached46,472
1-unit, attached2,800
2 units1,834
3 or 4 units1,914
5 to 9 units2,886
10 to 19 units2,441
20 or more units2,059
Mobile home9,854
Boat, RV, van, etc.19
Year structure built
Total housing units70,279
Built 2014 or later21
Built 2010 to 20133,354
Built 2000 to 200910,871
Built 1990 to 199913,425
Built 1980 to 198911,361
Built 1970 to 197911,850
Built 1960 to 19696,998
Built 1950 to 19595,640
Built 1940 to 19493,184
Built 1939 or earlier3,575
Rooms
Total housing units70,279
1 room451
2 rooms879
3 rooms4,138
4 rooms12,961
5 rooms17,311
6 rooms13,123
7 rooms7,537
8 rooms6,041
9 rooms or more7,838
Median rooms5.5
Bedrooms
Total housing units70,279
No bedroom457
1 bedroom3,223
2 bedrooms20,401
3 bedrooms34,715
4 bedrooms9,385
5 or more bedrooms2,098
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units63,386
Owner-occupied44,654
Renter-occupied18,732
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.51
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.43
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units63,386
Moved in 2017 or later5,329
Moved in 2015 to 201616,659
Moved in 2010 to 201410,467
Moved in 2000 to 200913,357
Moved in 1990 to 19997,705
Moved in 1989 and earlier9,869
Value
Owner-occupied units44,654
Less than $50,0002,548
$50,000 to $99,9997,621
$100,000 to $149,9999,801
$150,000 to $199,9997,281
$200,000 to $299,9998,593
$300,000 to $499,9995,918
$500,000 to $999,9992,523
$1,000,000 or more369
Median (dollars)163,100
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units44,654
Housing units with a mortgage26,338
Housing units without a mortgage18,316
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent17,558
Less than $5002,310
$500 to $99910,994
$1,000 to $1,4993,705
$1,500 to $1,999404
$2,000 to $2,499121
$2,500 to $2,99911
$3,000 or more13
Median (dollars)786
No rent paid1,174

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