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Caldwell County, NC


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
Designated Market Area: Charlotte, NC-SC
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 80,492   ( 2,537 from 2010 , 172 from 2020)
Land area: 471.9 square miles
Population density: 170.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:68,955 85.67% 6.3%
Black:4,0094.98% 0.4%
Indian:1960.24% 23.3%
Asian:6530.81% 49.4%
2+ races:1,4211.77% 45.4%
Hispanic:5,2586.53% 38.5%
Total non-White:11,53714.33% 21.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,648 10.2
Deaths:2,71916.9
Net Migration: 8375.2
Net Immigration: 250.2
Change in White population:-4,610 -5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:2,073 2.5




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
83,029
73,56588.60%
4,0254.85%
1590.19%
4370.53%
9771.18%
3,7964.57%
9,46411.40%

2000
77,415
70,30790.82%
4,2015.43%
1470.19%
3170.41%
4540.59%
1,9272.49%
7,1089.18%

1990
70,709
66,31593.79%
3,8935.51%
1370.19%
580.08%
n/a
3060.43%
4,3946.21%

1980
67,746
63,37693.55%
3,8245.64%
1030.15%
700.10%
n/a
3730.55%
4,3706.45%

1970
56,699
52,88293.27%
3,6846.50%
360.06%
180.03%
n/a
730.13%
3,817 6.73%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
8,706 11.2
7,3319.5
1870.2
7170.9
3,258 4.2
2,356 3.0
1990's
NumberRate
10,014 14.2
6,6079.3
3,4544.9
1690.2
3,992 5.6
2,714 3.8
1980's
NumberRate
8,930 13.2
5,388 8.0
-278 -0.4
n/a
2,939 4.3
24 0.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,955 8.7
n/a
10,494 18.5
553 1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Caldwell 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
NumberPercent
45.1
16,024 19.9%
64,468 80.1%
16,699 20.7%
32,120
2.48
21,467 66.8%
15,304 71.3%
1,860 8.7%
10,653 33.2%

2010
NumberPercent
41.3
18,786 22.6%
64,243 77.4%
12,816 15.4%
33,388
2.46
23,456 70.3%
17,414 74.2%
2,233 9.5%
9,932 29.7%

2000
NumberPercent
37.8
18,067 23.3%
59,348 76.7%
10,396 13.4%
30,822
2.47
22,589 73.3%
17,755 78.6%
2,018 8.9%
8,233 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
34.7
16,792 23.7%
53,917 76.3%
8,545 12.1%
27,113
2.58
20,693 76.3%
16,984 82.1%
1,384 6.7%
6,420 23.7%

1980
NumberPercent
30.4
20,110 29.7%
47,636 70.3%
6,358 9.4%
23,334
2.88
19,222 82.4%
16,439 85.5%
1,123 5.8%
4,112 17.6%

2022 Housing Data for Caldwell County, NC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units37,125 
Median Value$158,300 
Occupied32,12086.5%
Vacant5,00513.5%
Owned23,94774.6%
Rented8,17325.4%
Median Rent$717 
Single-Family Units26,89572.4%
    Detached26,56971.6%
    Attached3260.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,9495.2%
Mobile Homes6,34917.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Caldwell County, NC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,2814.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,7725.5%
$15,000 to $19,9992,1586.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991,9556.1%
$25,000 to $29,9991,8465.7%
$30,000 to $34,9991,9126.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991,5464.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991,5394.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1803.7%
$50,000 to $59,9992,9179.1%
$60,000 to $74,9992,9199.1%
$75,000 to $99,9993,91512.2%
$100,000 to $124,9992,6308.2%
$125,000 to $149,9992,1936.8%
$150,000 to $199,9991,4464.5%
$200,000 or more9112.8%
Median Household Income52,362 
Per Capita Income29,125 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,0136.3%
Public Assistance2640.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,99312.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed31,88967.9%
Unemployed1,9364.1%
In Armed Forces280.1%
Total Labor Force33,85372.0%
Not in Labor Force13,14428.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector14,13411,36655.4%
Non-Profit5511,45927.4%
Self-Employed2,6671,24168.2%
Local Government8371,44536.7%
State Government7351,40734.3%
Federal Government12915146.1%
Total Private + Self16,80112,60757.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,2524,46233.5%
Total19,05317,06952.7%
Pct. Govt.13.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,09711.2%
Sales and Office Occupations7,76421.3%
Professional, Technical6,30717.3%
Service Occupations5,75615.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing670.2%
All others12,51134.3%
White Collar 49.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing8,60723.6%
Retail trade4,26511.7%
Health care and social assistance4,25311.7%
Educational services2,7037.4%
Construction2,6567.3%
Accommodation and food services2,2486.2%
Wholesale trade1,8895.2%
Other services1,8575.1%
Transportation and warehousing1,6704.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,2913.5%
Public administration1,2683.5%
Professional, scientific, technical1,0152.8%
Finance and insurance7122.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing6411.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5751.6%
Information3931.1%
Utilities1930.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1730.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction150.0%
Management110.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,3572.92%
Puerto Rican6630.82%
Cuban350.04%
Dominican110.01%
Total Central American1,2471.54%
Costa Rican60.01%
Guatemalan1400.17%
Honduran4850.60%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran6160.76%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3070.38%
Argentinean200.02%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1900.24%
Ecuadorian480.06%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian220.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan270.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3470.43%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1410.17%
Chinese870.11%
Korean640.08%
Indian510.06%
Japanese510.06%
Thai200.02%
Indonesian200.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English72,36194.3%
Spanish3,4714.5%
Other Indo-European2670.3%
Other Asian1320.2%
Tagalog1230.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1000.1%
German, other Germanic860.1%
Arabic530.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun510.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American21,35826.5%
German9,56311.8%
English9,42611.7%
Irish7,8849.8%
Scotch-Irish2,1842.7%
Scottish1,9712.4%
European1,5521.9%
Italian1,2831.6%
Dutch1,2531.6%
French7440.9%
Norwegian6330.8%
Welsh4530.6%
Polish3860.5%
Swedish3760.5%
British3280.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen79,14298.0%
Not a citizen1,5742.0%
Native78,31297.0%
Foreign-born2,4043.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Caldwell County, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,500 6.0%7,069 12.1%18,541 31.8%19,112 32.8%7,183 12.3%2,864 4.9%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,500 6.0%
9-12 Years 7,069 12.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 18,541 31.8%
Some College 19,112 32.8%
Bach. Degree 7,183 12.3%
Grad Degree 2,864 4.9%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Caldwell County, NC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 40,337 38,728 1,609 4.0% 4.1%
1991 40,942 38,077 2,865 7.0% 5.9%
1992 41,031 38,899 2,132 5.2% 6.3%
1993 40,931 39,282 1,649 4.0% 5.1%
1994 40,897 39,743 1,154 2.8% 4.4%
1995 41,412 39,823 1,589 3.8% 4.4%
1996 42,012 40,352 1,660 4.0% 4.4%
1997 42,750 40,672 2,078 4.9% 3.8%
1998 41,086 40,060 1,026 2.5% 3.5%
1999 41,250 40,468 782 1.9% 3.3%
2000 42,442 41,201 1,241 2.9% 3.7%
2001 42,234 39,452 2,782 6.6% 5.6%
2002 41,126 37,710 3,416 8.3% 6.9%
2003 40,931 37,301 3,630 8.9% 6.7%
2004 40,222 37,042 3,180 7.9% 5.9%
2005 40,060 36,579 3,481 8.7% 5.6%
2006 40,054 36,838 3,216 8.0% 5.1%
2007 38,639 35,691 2,948 7.6% 5.1%
2008 38,311 35,332 2,979 7.8% 6.2%
2009 38,395 32,391 6,004 15.6% 11.0%
2010 38,334 32,701 5,633 14.7% 10.7%
2011 37,542 32,571 4,971 13.2% 10.3%
2012 37,235 32,811 4,424 11.9% 9.5%
2013 36,422 33,027 3,395 9.3% 7.8%
2014 35,487 32,983 2,504 7.1% 6.1%
2015 35,421 33,234 2,187 6.2% 5.7%
2016 35,786 33,928 1,858 5.2% 5.1%
2017 36,458 34,829 1,629 4.5% 4.5%
2018 36,397 34,969 1,428 3.9% 4.0%
2019 36,641 35,199 1,442 3.9% 3.8%
2020 35,754 32,931 2,823 7.9% 7.3%
2021 35,257 33,497 1,760 5.0% 4.9%
2022 36,492 35,189 1,303 3.6% 3.7%
2023 36,321 35,092 1,229 3.4% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com