2022 population: 87,881 ( 3,031 from 2010 , 308 from 2020)
Land area: 506.2 square miles
Population density: 173.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	70,999	80.79%	5.9%
Black:	5,445	6.20%	8.5%
Indian:	276	0.31%	33.3%
Asian:	3,380	3.85%	1.7%
2+ races:	1,605	1.83%	30.1%
Hispanic:	6,176	7.03%	33.3%

Total non-White:	16,882	19.21%	9.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,877	10.7
Deaths:	2,894	16.5
Net Migration:	1,255	7.2
Net Immigration:	42	0.2

Change in White population:	-4,473	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,442	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
90,912
75,472	83.02%
5,953	6.55%
207	0.23%
3,325	3.66%
1,234	1.36%
4,634	5.10%
15,440	16.98%

2000
89,148
75,727	84.95%
5,953	6.68%
213	0.24%
3,173	3.56%
813	0.91%
3,180	3.57%
13,421	15.05%

1990
75,744
69,604	91.89%
5,031	6.64%
197	0.26%
629	0.83%
n/a
283	0.37%
6,140	8.11%

1980
72,504
66,760	92.08%
5,156	7.11%
84	0.12%
160	0.22%
n/a
306	0.42%
5,744	7.92%

1970
60,364
55,456	91.87%
4,808	7.97%
36	0.06%
35	0.06%
n/a
14	0.02%
4,908	8.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
9,589	10.8
7,929	8.9
-2,425	-2.7
1,717	1.9

-255	-0.3
2,019	2.3

Number	Rate
1990's
10,817	14.3
7,499	9.9
3,644	4.8
498	0.7

6,123	8.1
7,281	9.6

Number	Rate
1980's
9,000	12.4
5,939	8.2
442	0.6
n/a

2,844	3.9
396	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
6,621	11.0
n/a

11,304	18.7
836	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Burke County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.1
16,016	18.2%
71,865	81.8%
18,438	21.0%

35,195
2.41

23,945	68.0%
17,751	74.1%
1,918	8.0%
11,250	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
20,188	22.2%
70,724	77.8%
14,673	16.1%

35,804
2.45

24,445	68.3%
18,032	73.8%
2,235	9.1%
11,359	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
21,421	24.0%
67,727	76.0%
11,925	13.4%

34,566
2.47

24,472	70.8%
19,159	78.3%
1,995	8.2%
10,094	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
17,933	23.7%
57,811	76.3%
9,853	13.0%

29,237
2.51

21,852	74.7%
17,769	81.3%
1,612	7.4%
7,385	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
20,961	28.9%
51,543	71.1%
7,235	10.0%

25,292
2.74

19,992	79.0%
16,927	84.7%
1,446	7.2%
5,300	21.0%

2022 Housing Data for Burke County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,910	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,852	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,942	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,944	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,742	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,450	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,423	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,119	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,150	6.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,652	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,690	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,561	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,930	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,060	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,410	4.0%
$200,000 or more	1,360	3.9%

Median Household Income	53,732
Per Capita Income	30,633

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,633	4.6%
Public Assistance	674	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,232	14.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	34,499	66.6%
Unemployed	2,283	4.4%
In Armed Forces	11	0.0%

Total Labor Force	36,793	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	14,993	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	15,312	11,489	57.1%
Non-Profit	786	1,559	33.5%
Self-Employed	2,038	1,071	65.6%

Local Government	1,365	2,024	40.3%
State Government	1,555	1,916	44.8%
Federal Government	144	228	38.7%

Total Private + Self	17,350	12,560	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,850	5,727	40.2%
Total	21,200	18,287	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,737	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,952	17.6%
Professional, Technical	7,755	19.6%
Service Occupations	7,356	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	206	0.5%
All others	12,739	32.2%

White Collar		49.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	9,169	23.2%
Health care and social assistance	6,013	15.2%
Retail trade	4,444	11.2%
Educational services	3,084	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	3,030	7.7%
Public administration	2,337	5.9%
Construction	2,248	5.7%
Other services	1,913	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	1,493	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,322	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,058	2.7%
Wholesale trade	857	2.2%
Finance and insurance	779	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	493	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	401	1.0%
Information	366	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	299	0.8%
Utilities	233	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,665	1.90%
Puerto Rican	494	0.56%
Cuban	152	0.17%
Dominican	15	0.02%

Total Central American	2,773	3.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,854	2.11%
Honduran	564	0.64%
Nicaraguan	20	0.02%
Panamanian	5	0.01%
Salvadoran	276	0.31%
Other Central American	54	0.06%

Total South American	95	0.11%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	49	0.06%
Colombian	12	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	34	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	664	0.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	1,901	2.17%
Laotian	314	0.36%
Chinese	257	0.29%
Filipino	200	0.23%
Thai	82	0.09%
Vietnamese	66	0.08%
Indian	45	0.05%
Taiwanese	26	0.03%
Japanese	21	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	75,668	90.4%
Spanish	4,748	5.7%
Other Asian	1,731	2.1%
Arabic	510	0.6%
Other	352	0.4%
Other Indo-European	223	0.3%
Chinese	218	0.3%
German, other Germanic	70	0.1%
Tagalog	58	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	20,522	23.4%
German	9,731	11.1%
English	8,360	9.5%
Irish	7,667	8.7%
Scottish	2,052	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,814	2.1%
Italian	1,472	1.7%
European	1,363	1.6%
Polish	1,192	1.4%
French	1,010	1.2%
Dutch	819	0.9%
Palestinian	492	0.6%
Norwegian	476	0.5%
British	461	0.5%
French Canadian	249	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	85,733	97.6%
Not a citizen	2,066	2.4%

Native	83,500	95.1%
Foreign-born	4,299	4.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,913	6.1%	5,913	9.2%	20,923	32.4%	21,046	32.6%	7,983	12.4%	4,774	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,913	6.1%
9-12 Years	5,913	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	20,923	32.4%
Some College	21,046	32.6%
Bach. Degree	7,983	12.4%
Grad Degree	4,774	7.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	41,968	40,313	1,655	3.9%	4.1%
1991	42,225	39,620	2,605	6.2%	5.9%
1992	43,213	40,671	2,542	5.9%	6.3%
1993	43,077	41,083	1,994	4.6%	5.1%
1994	43,416	41,845	1,571	3.6%	4.4%
1995	44,091	42,029	2,062	4.7%	4.4%
1996	44,468	42,487	1,981	4.5%	4.4%
1997	44,547	42,809	1,738	3.9%	3.8%
1998	43,739	42,225	1,514	3.5%	3.5%
1999	43,880	42,748	1,132	2.6%	3.3%

2000	46,301	44,655	1,646	3.6%	3.7%
2001	45,528	42,514	3,014	6.6%	5.6%
2002	43,856	40,273	3,583	8.2%	6.9%
2003	43,379	39,852	3,527	8.1%	6.7%
2004	42,615	39,589	3,026	7.1%	5.9%
2005	41,767	38,946	2,821	6.8%	5.6%
2006	41,727	39,153	2,574	6.2%	5.1%
2007	40,252	37,662	2,590	6.4%	5.1%
2008	40,462	37,161	3,301	8.2%	6.2%
2009	40,114	34,201	5,913	14.7%	11.0%

2010	41,829	36,483	5,346	12.8%	10.7%
2011	41,414	36,680	4,734	11.4%	10.3%
2012	41,048	36,909	4,139	10.1%	9.5%
2013	40,173	36,937	3,236	8.1%	7.8%
2014	39,369	36,989	2,380	6.0%	6.1%
2015	39,285	37,103	2,182	5.6%	5.7%
2016	39,733	37,798	1,935	4.9%	5.1%
2017	40,435	38,736	1,699	4.2%	4.5%
2018	40,843	39,335	1,508	3.7%	4.0%
2019	41,057	39,567	1,490	3.6%	3.8%

2020	39,888	37,019	2,869	7.2%	7.3%
2021	39,477	37,656	1,821	4.6%	4.9%
2022	40,970	39,563	1,407	3.4%	3.7%
2023	40,790	39,452	1,338	3.3%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	39,773
Median Value	$155,500

Occupied	35,195	88.5%
Vacant	4,578	11.5%

Owned	26,786	76.1%
Rented	8,409	23.9%
Median Rent	$768

Single-Family Units	27,890	70.1%
Detached	27,496	69.1%
Attached	394	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,000	5.0%
Mobile Homes	8,034	20.2%

Burke County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Burke County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Burke County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Burke County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Burke County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Burke County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Burke County, NC