Rutherfordton, NC Demographic Data
Rutherfordton, NC Summary
Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County in North Carolina
- Population: 4,215
- Area: 4.13 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,020.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 935.04 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rutherfordton, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,496
60%
50.8
Male
1,691
40%
49.2
Total Population
4,187
323,128,000
Rutherfordton, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
174
4.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
98
2.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
131
3.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
197
4.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
117
2.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
546
13.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
426
10.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
567
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
425
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
283
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
679
16.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
287
6.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
257
6.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,669
87.6%
77.2
Female
2,229
60.8%
51.3
Male
1,440
39.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,580
85.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,399
33.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,223
29.2%
15.2
Female
863
70.6%
55.8
Male
360
29.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
54
0.0%
0.0
Rutherfordton, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,113
98.2%
96.8
White
3,658
87.4%
72.6
Black or African American
355
8.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
77
1.8%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
23
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
74
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
43
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
30
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
13
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,144
99.0%
82.2
Rutherfordton, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
224
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
230
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,035
29.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
701
20.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
411
11.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
543
15.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
326
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
454
13.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,016
86.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
869
25.0%
31.2
Rutherfordton, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
855
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,598
42.2%
47.5
Divorced
769
20.3%
11.0%
Separated
71
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
491
13.0
5.8%
Rutherfordton, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,965
98.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
48
1.2%
21.6%
Spanish
7
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
41
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rutherfordton, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
136
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
178
9.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
250
12.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
241
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
515
26.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
292
14.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
128
6.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
127
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
34
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
54
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
41,086
57,617
Per capita income
26,463
31,128
Rutherfordton, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
92
5.9%
9.8
Construction
92
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
573
36.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
15
1.0%
6.6
Information
13
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
157
10.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
140
9.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
142
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
106
6.8%
4.6
Retail trade
141
9.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
37
2.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
34
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
130
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
590
37.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
109
7.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
315
20.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
414
26.6%
18.1%
Rutherfordton, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,541
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,378
89.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
141
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
6
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
16
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.6
26.6
Rutherfordton, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
162
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
842
43.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
576
29.5%
37.1
3 or more
375
19.2%
21.0
Rutherfordton, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,955
89.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,211
61.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
744
38.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
223
10.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Rutherfordton, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,178
1 room
96
4.4%
2.4
2 rooms
66
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
83
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
399
18.3%
16.5
5 rooms
440
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
378
17.4%
17.8
7 rooms
226
10.4%
12.0
8 rooms
140
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
350
16.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rutherfordton, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,178
1-unit, detached
1,570
72.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
71
3.3%
5.9
2-units
70
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
149
6.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
119
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
77
3.5%
4.4
20 or more units
52
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
70
3.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rutherfordton, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
407
18.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
217
10.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
266
12.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
216
9.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
258
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
291
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
282
12.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
241
11.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rutherfordton, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
518
26.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
95
4.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,132
57.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
170
8.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
14
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
26
1.3%
1.1
Rutherfordton, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
658
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
4.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
35
5.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
52
7.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
133
20.2%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
151
22.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
256
38.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
231
36.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
131
20.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
4.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
16
2.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
230
36.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
20
0.0%
0.0%
Rutherfordton, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
692
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
19
2.7%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
82
11.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
149
21.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
442
63.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
52
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
636
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
109
16.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
64
9.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
178
26.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
110
16.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
4.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
190
27.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%
Rutherfordton, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,211
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
175
14.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
321
26.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
147
12.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
212
17.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
255
21.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
90
7.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
11
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
124,200
205,000
