Caldwell County, NC Demographic Data
Caldwell County, NC Summary
Caldwell County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 81,930
- Area: 474.31 sq. miles
- Land Area: 471.57 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.75 sq. miles
- Population Density: 172.73 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,294.29 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Caldwell County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
41,280
51%
50.8
Male
40,169
49%
49.2
Total Population
81,449
323,128,000
Caldwell County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,901
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,331
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
5,360
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,635
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
4,645
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
9,637
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
10,148
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
11,811
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,205
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
5,524
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
9,369
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,651
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,232
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
65,097
79.9%
77.2
Female
33,184
51.0%
51.3
Male
31,913
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
61,784
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
18,533
22.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
15,252
18.7%
15.2
Female
8,411
55.1%
55.8
Male
6,841
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Caldwell County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
80,133
98.4%
96.8
White
72,101
88.5%
72.6
Black or African American
3,611
4.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
550
0.7%
0.8
Asian
302
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,569
4.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,316
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,185
5.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,483
1.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,090
1.3%
1.7
Cuban
192
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,420
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
77,264
94.9%
82.2
Caldwell County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,540
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
9,060
15.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
19,544
33.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
12,531
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
5,970
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,489
9.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,443
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
12,600
21.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
45,977
78.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,932
13.6%
31.2
Caldwell County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
19,017
28.0%
33.7%
Now Married
33,093
48.8%
47.5
Divorced
8,533
12.6%
11.0%
Separated
1,937
2.9%
2.0
Widowed
5,277
7.8
5.8%
Caldwell County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
73,671
95.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,877
5.0%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Caldwell County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,623
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,207
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,657
17.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,456
13.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,221
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
5,490
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,446
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,782
5.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
645
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
384
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
36,301
57,617
Per capita income
20,921
31,128
Caldwell County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
586
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,740
7.9%
9.8
Construction
1,881
5.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,390
18.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
716
2.1%
6.6
Information
512
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,902
25.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,638
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,757
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,428
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
5,274
15.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,507
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,546
4.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,394
9.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
8,360
24.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9,456
27.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
8,139
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,528
15.8%
18.1%
Caldwell County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
33,768
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
26,263
77.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,816
14.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
28
0.1%
5.1
Walked
232
0.7%
2.7
Other means
911
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
1,518
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.9
26.6
Caldwell County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,708
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
10,617
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
11,041
33.5%
37.1
3 or more
9,545
29.0%
21.0
Caldwell County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
32,911
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
21,556
65.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
11,355
34.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,839
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Caldwell County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
37,750
1 room
185
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
134
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
2,630
7.0%
9.1
4 rooms
8,843
23.4%
16.5
5 rooms
10,379
27.5%
19.8
6 rooms
7,394
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
3,635
9.6%
12.0
8 rooms
2,094
5.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,456
6.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Caldwell County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
37,750
1-unit, detached
25,049
66.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
995
2.6%
5.9
2-units
971
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,789
4.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
973
2.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
469
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
483
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
7,021
18.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Caldwell County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,680
9.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,225
5.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,856
10.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,927
13.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
6,276
16.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,630
14.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,505
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,802
10.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
794
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
55
0.1%
1.4%
Caldwell County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,292
13.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,077
6.3%
4.7
Electricity
20,443
62.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4,163
12.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,328
4.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
86
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
522
1.6%
1.1
Caldwell County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
11,511
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
51
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
99
0.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
552
4.8%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
626
5.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
651
5.7%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,894
25.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
6,638
57.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
5,893
51.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,843
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
659
5.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,021
8.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,001
17.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
94
0.0%
0.0%
Caldwell County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
10,628
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
165
1.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
334
3.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,822
26.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
7,307
68.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
727
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
607
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
827
8.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,601
15.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,383
13.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,276
12.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
840
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,466
43.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
962
0.0%
0.0%
Caldwell County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
21,556
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,109
9.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,063
32.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,681
26.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,780
12.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,639
12.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
641
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
460
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
183
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
110,500
205,000
