2022 population: 235,797 ( 57,786 from 2010 , 9,990 from 2020)
Land area: 361.2 square miles
Population density: 652.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	138,479	58.73%	8.6%
Black:	48,295	20.48%	81.2%
Indian:	665	0.28%	33.8%
Asian:	15,047	6.38%	327.5%
2+ races:	5,234	2.22%	90.3%
Hispanic:	28,077	11.91%	67.5%

Total non-White:	97,318	41.27%	92.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,906	13.1
Deaths:	4,407	9.8
Net Migration:	8,180	18.1
Net Immigration:	372	0.8

Change in White population:	10,953	6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	46,833	26.3

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
178,011
127,526	71.64%
26,660	14.98%
497	0.28%
3,520	1.98%
2,751	1.55%
16,767	9.42%
50,485	28.36%

2000
131,063
106,030	80.90%
15,778	12.04%
385	0.29%
1,182	0.90%
948	0.72%
6,620	5.05%
25,033	19.10%

1990
98,935
84,821	85.73%
12,802	12.94%
420	0.42%
437	0.44%
n/a
455	0.46%
14,114	14.27%

1980
85,895
73,006	84.99%
12,016	13.99%
169	0.20%
141	0.16%
n/a
548	0.64%
12,889	15.01%

1970
74,629
62,466	83.70%
11,891	15.93%
69	0.09%
32	0.04%
n/a
141	0.19%
12,163	16.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
22,156	16.9
11,367	8.7
27,874	21.3
3,008	2.3

21,496	16.4
25,452	19.4

Number	Rate
1990's
15,712	15.9
9,778	9.9
22,424	22.7
664	0.7

21,209	21.4
10,919	11.0

Number	Rate
1980's
12,350	14.4
8,337	9.7
9,709	11.3
n/a

11,815	13.8
1,225	1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
5,873	7.9
n/a

10,540	14.1
726	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Cabarrus 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
37.6
57,072	24.2%
178,725	75.8%
30,191	12.8%

76,880
2.92

56,367	73.3%
43,506	77.2%
6,178	11.0%
20,513	26.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.7
48,781	27.4%
129,230	72.6%
20,085	11.3%

65,666
2.69

48,040	73.2%
36,794	76.6%
4,910	10.2%
17,626	26.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
33,967	25.9%
97,096	74.1%
15,245	11.6%

49,584
2.60

36,732	74.1%
29,403	80.0%
2,845	7.7%
12,852	25.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
23,807	24.1%
75,128	75.9%
12,986	13.1%

37,598
2.59

28,605	76.1%
23,612	82.5%
1,831	6.4%
8,993	23.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
23,817	27.7%
62,078	72.3%
10,093	11.8%

30,620
2.77

24,503	80.0%
20,594	84.0%
1,587	6.5%
6,117	20.0%

2022 Housing Data for Cabarrus County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,554	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,184	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,066	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,688	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,106	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,505	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,543	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,957	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,564	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,377	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,064	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,908	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,310	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,615	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,095	9.2%
$200,000 or more	9,344	12.2%

Median Household Income	83,828
Per Capita Income	38,690

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	111
Compared to U.S.	94

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,614	3.4%
Public Assistance	1,512	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,660	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	97,600	74.7%
Unemployed	5,069	3.9%
In Armed Forces	258	0.2%

Total Labor Force	102,927	78.8%
Not in Labor Force	27,663	21.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,913	35,270	56.0%
Non-Profit	2,638	5,179	33.7%
Self-Employed	6,155	3,999	60.6%

Local Government	3,637	4,262	46.0%
State Government	1,551	3,965	28.1%
Federal Government	1,031	694	59.8%

Total Private + Self	51,068	39,269	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,857	14,100	38.6%
Total	59,925	53,369	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,965	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	24,115	21.2%
Professional, Technical	29,085	25.6%
Service Occupations	15,907	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	259	0.2%
All others	24,507	21.6%

White Collar		64.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,732	13.0%
Retail trade	13,983	12.3%
Educational services	9,497	8.4%
Manufacturing	9,411	8.3%
Finance and insurance	8,919	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,634	7.6%
Accommodation and food services	8,512	7.5%
Construction	7,702	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	5,597	4.9%
Other services	5,225	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,633	4.1%
Public administration	4,499	4.0%
Wholesale trade	3,371	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,281	2.0%
Information	2,265	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,211	1.9%
Utilities	1,211	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	554	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	223	0.2%
Management	119	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,353	5.46%
Puerto Rican	3,893	1.72%
Cuban	944	0.42%
Dominican	1,212	0.54%

Total Central American	2,610	1.15%
Costa Rican	202	0.09%
Guatemalan	676	0.30%
Honduran	488	0.22%
Nicaraguan	270	0.12%
Panamanian	107	0.05%
Salvadoran	867	0.38%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,155	0.95%
Argentinean	105	0.05%
Bolivian	142	0.06%
Chilean	109	0.05%
Colombian	591	0.26%
Ecuadorian	255	0.11%
Paraguayan	9	0.00%
Peruvian	481	0.21%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	463	0.20%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,462	1.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,791	3.00%
Chinese	1,180	0.52%
Filipino	1,031	0.46%
Korean	414	0.18%
Vietnamese	366	0.16%
Hmong	303	0.13%
Laotian	103	0.05%
Cambodian	85	0.04%
Thai	51	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	183,320	86.2%
Spanish	17,656	8.3%
Other Indo-European	3,856	1.8%
Other Asian	2,725	1.3%
Chinese	1,032	0.5%
Other	956	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	658	0.3%
Arabic	525	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	524	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	25,234	11.1%
German	24,201	10.7%
English	19,863	8.8%
Irish	16,702	7.4%
Italian	7,386	3.3%
African	4,644	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	4,253	1.9%
Scottish	4,111	1.8%
European	4,034	1.8%
Polish	3,025	1.3%
French	2,860	1.3%
British	1,383	0.6%
Swedish	1,281	0.6%
Welsh	1,155	0.5%
Dutch	1,111	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	215,988	95.4%
Not a citizen	10,408	4.6%

Native	206,523	91.2%
Foreign-born	19,873	8.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,150	2.8%	7,944	5.3%	38,999	26.0%	44,347	29.5%	36,005	24.0%	18,823	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,150	2.8%
9-12 Years	7,944	5.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,999	26.0%
Some College	44,347	29.5%
Bach. Degree	36,005	24.0%
Grad Degree	18,823	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	55,425	53,422	2,003	3.6%	4.1%
1991	55,615	52,806	2,809	5.1%	5.9%
1992	57,146	53,663	3,483	6.1%	6.3%
1993	57,659	55,127	2,532	4.4%	5.1%
1994	58,935	56,979	1,956	3.3%	4.4%
1995	60,658	58,550	2,108	3.5%	4.4%
1996	63,409	61,297	2,112	3.3%	4.4%
1997	65,024	63,073	1,951	3.0%	3.8%
1998	66,140	64,543	1,597	2.4%	3.5%
1999	69,257	67,836	1,421	2.1%	3.3%

2000	72,014	69,824	2,190	3.0%	3.7%
2001	74,861	71,187	3,674	4.9%	5.6%
2002	75,491	71,119	4,372	5.8%	6.9%
2003	78,332	72,345	5,987	7.6%	6.7%
2004	77,429	72,349	5,080	6.6%	5.9%
2005	77,678	73,848	3,830	4.9%	5.6%
2006	80,964	77,365	3,599	4.4%	5.1%
2007	82,931	78,964	3,967	4.8%	5.1%
2008	85,255	80,371	4,884	5.7%	6.2%
2009	85,639	75,860	9,779	11.4%	11.0%

2010	89,365	79,159	10,206	11.4%	10.7%
2011	90,307	80,923	9,384	10.4%	10.3%
2012	92,135	83,642	8,493	9.2%	9.5%
2013	92,401	85,569	6,832	7.4%	7.8%
2014	94,343	89,007	5,336	5.7%	6.1%
2015	97,511	92,526	4,985	5.1%	5.7%
2016	100,864	96,254	4,610	4.6%	5.1%
2017	104,533	100,188	4,345	4.2%	4.5%
2018	107,094	103,149	3,945	3.7%	4.0%
2019	110,718	106,850	3,868	3.5%	3.8%

2020	108,444	100,873	7,571	7.0%	7.3%
2021	110,300	105,406	4,894	4.4%	4.9%
2022	116,057	112,128	3,929	3.4%	3.7%
2023	118,475	114,631	3,844	3.2%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	88,031
Median Value	$281,600

Occupied	76,880	87.3%
Vacant	11,151	12.7%

Owned	56,113	73.0%
Rented	20,767	27.0%
Median Rent	$1,185

Single-Family Units	69,898	79.4%
Detached	67,743	77.0%
Attached	2,155	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,998	11.4%
Mobile Homes	4,829	5.5%

Cabarrus County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cabarrus County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Cabarrus County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cabarrus County, NC

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cabarrus County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Cabarrus County, NC