Iredell County, NC Demographic Data
Iredell County, NC Summary
Iredell County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 162,708
- Area: 596.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 573.83 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 272.58 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 787.40 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Iredell County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
87,869
51%
50.8
Male
85,047
49%
49.2
Total Population
172,916
323,128,000
Iredell County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,795
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
10,240
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12,943
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
12,609
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
9,801
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
19,343
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
22,454
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
26,894
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,943
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
9,706
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
15,936
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,244
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,008
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
132,294
76.5%
77.2
Female
67,871
51.3%
51.3
Male
64,423
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
125,350
72.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
31,840
18.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
26,188
15.1%
15.2
Female
14,631
55.9%
55.8
Male
11,557
44.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Iredell County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
170,678
98.7%
96.8
White
142,713
82.5%
72.6
Black or African American
21,633
12.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
194
0.1%
0.8
Asian
4,410
2.6%
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
1,728
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,238
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13,009
7.5%
17.8
Mexican
8,646
5.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
402
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
278
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,683
2.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
159,907
92.5%
82.2
Iredell County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,540
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
8,661
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
34,785
29.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
25,454
21.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
12,066
10.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
22,280
19.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8,742
7.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
14,201
12.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
103,327
88.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
31,022
26.4%
31.2
Iredell County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
39,268
28.1%
33.7%
Now Married
75,534
54.0%
47.5
Divorced
14,391
10.3%
11.0%
Separated
2,809
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
7,936
5.7
5.8%
Iredell County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
148,848
91.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
14,273
8.7%
21.6%
Spanish
9,385
5.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,035
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
2,647
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
206
0.1%
1.1%
Iredell County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,264
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,202
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,401
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,350
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
9,518
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,237
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,623
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,072
12.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,238
6.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,132
4.8%
6.4
Median household income
55,891
57,617
Per capita income
30,683
31,128
Iredell County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
887
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,864
9.4%
9.8
Construction
4,445
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
15,030
18.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,901
5.9%
6.6
Information
602
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
17,499
21.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,438
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,348
8.8%
11.4
Public administration
2,301
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
11,676
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,598
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,660
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,529
7.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
28,452
34.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
16,351
19.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
19,148
23.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,769
15.3%
18.1%
Iredell County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
81,650
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
65,732
80.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,521
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
432
0.5%
5.1
Walked
456
0.6%
2.7
Other means
983
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
5,526
6.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.3
26.6
Iredell County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,823
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
17,238
26.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
26,493
40.7%
37.1
3 or more
18,483
28.4%
21.0
Iredell County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
65,037
90.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
45,379
69.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
19,658
30.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,130
9.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Iredell County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
72,167
1 room
653
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
675
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
4,424
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
10,439
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
14,991
20.8%
19.8
6 rooms
13,522
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
10,006
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
6,081
8.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
11,376
15.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Iredell County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
72,167
1-unit, detached
49,887
69.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,886
2.6%
5.9
2-units
1,468
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,407
1.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,575
3.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,166
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
1,681
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
11,097
15.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Iredell County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,378
6.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,637
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,816
5.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
5,593
7.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10,707
14.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
6,290
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
16,316
22.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
18,143
25.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,644
3.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,643
2.3%
1.4%
Iredell County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
16,664
25.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,503
3.8%
4.7
Electricity
42,392
65.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,947
3.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,278
2.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
253
0.4%
1.1
Iredell County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
30,954
47295100.0
Less than $500
961
3.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,317
4.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,761
5.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,651
8.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,989
16.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,204
29.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
10,071
32.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
16,023
51.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,816
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,326
7.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,327
4.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,421
20.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
41
0.0%
0.0%
Iredell County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
18,606
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
192
1.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,030
5.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,551
8.3%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,646
25.0%
28.3%
$500 to $999
11,187
60.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,052
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
832
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,063
16.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,986
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,178
17.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,016
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,440
8.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,427
30.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,548
0.0%
0.0%
Iredell County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
45,379
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,795
6.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,648
16.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
7,446
16.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,979
15.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
8,933
19.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6,467
14.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4,319
9.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
792
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
182,900
205,000
