2022 population: 149,645 ( 11,217 from 2010 , 2,767 from 2020)
Land area: 511.6 square miles
Population density: 292.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	104,357	69.74%	2.3%
Black:	24,546	16.40%	10.8%
Indian:	429	0.29%	14.1%
Asian:	1,691	1.13%	21.0%
2+ races:	2,766	1.85%	60.4%
Hispanic:	15,856	10.60%	49.0%

Total non-White:	45,288	30.26%	24.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,636	12.4
Deaths:	4,582	15.6
Net Migration:	3,449	11.7
Net Immigration:	191	0.7

Change in White population:	2,371	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,846	6.4

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
138,428
101,986	73.67%
22,153	16.00%
376	0.27%
1,397	1.01%
1,724	1.25%
10,644	7.69%
36,442	26.33%

2000
130,340
101,859	78.15%
20,440	15.68%
379	0.29%
1,101	0.84%
1,074	0.82%
5,369	4.12%
28,481	21.85%

1990
110,605
91,589	82.81%
17,626	15.94%
465	0.42%
346	0.31%
n/a
579	0.52%
19,016	17.19%

1980
99,186
82,396	83.07%
15,719	15.85%
216	0.22%
357	0.36%
n/a
473	0.48%
16,790	16.93%

1970
90,035
75,298	83.63%
14,283	15.86%
89	0.10%
84	0.09%
n/a
267	0.30%
14,737	16.37%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
15,871	12.2
12,485	9.6
4,847	3.7
2,946	2.3

127	0.1
7,961	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
15,603	14.1
12,864	11.6
13,415	12.1
694	0.6

10,270	9.3
9,465	8.6

Number	Rate
1980's
13,742	13.9
10,352	10.4
8,588	8.7
n/a

9,193	9.3
2,226	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,554	3.9
n/a

7,098	7.9
2,053	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Rowan 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
40.7
32,377	21.6%
117,268	78.4%
26,035	17.4%

56,618
2.52

37,830	66.8%
27,462	72.6%
3,981	10.5%
18,788	33.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
32,942	23.8%
105,486	76.2%
19,993	14.4%

53,140
2.52

37,058	69.7%
26,675	72.0%
4,119	11.1%
16,082	30.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
32,064	24.6%
98,276	75.4%
18,262	14.0%

50,005
2.51

35,806	71.6%
27,800	77.6%
3,424	9.6%
14,199	28.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
26,216	23.7%
84,389	76.3%
16,800	15.2%

42,396
2.53

31,093	73.3%
25,169	80.9%
2,349	7.6%
11,303	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
25,671	25.9%
73,515	74.1%
13,039	13.1%

36,076
2.67

28,009	77.6%
23,527	84.0%
1,873	6.7%
8,067	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Rowan County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,658	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,178	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,563	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,849	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,658	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,441	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,532	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,690	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,323	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,539	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,002	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,532	15.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,936	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,573	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,200	5.7%
$200,000 or more	2,944	5.2%

Median Household Income	59,717
Per Capita Income	31,108

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	97
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,664	6.5%
Public Assistance	1,041	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,157	16.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	56,675	67.8%
Unemployed	3,964	4.7%
In Armed Forces	64	0.1%

Total Labor Force	60,703	72.6%
Not in Labor Force	22,931	27.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,401	19,758	58.1%
Non-Profit	1,485	3,389	30.5%
Self-Employed	3,629	2,374	60.5%

Local Government	1,697	2,601	39.5%
State Government	927	1,509	38.1%
Federal Government	858	937	47.8%

Total Private + Self	31,030	22,132	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,967	8,436	37.1%
Total	35,997	30,568	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,717	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,914	17.9%
Professional, Technical	12,500	18.7%
Service Occupations	11,094	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	443	0.7%
All others	22,517	33.7%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	10,849	16.3%
Health care and social assistance	10,213	15.3%
Retail trade	7,656	11.5%
Construction	6,193	9.3%
Educational services	4,378	6.6%
Other services	4,233	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	4,046	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	3,229	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,997	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,723	4.1%
Wholesale trade	2,330	3.5%
Public administration	2,149	3.2%
Finance and insurance	1,546	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,121	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	710	1.1%
Information	709	1.1%
Utilities	535	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	520	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	327	0.5%
Management	278	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,288	6.32%
Puerto Rican	949	0.65%
Cuban	722	0.49%
Dominican	358	0.24%

Total Central American	2,261	1.54%
Costa Rican	95	0.06%
Guatemalan	210	0.14%
Honduran	1,350	0.92%
Nicaraguan	55	0.04%
Panamanian	5	0.00%
Salvadoran	546	0.37%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	294	0.20%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	19	0.01%
Colombian	114	0.08%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	30	0.02%
Uruguayan	47	0.03%
Venezuelan	84	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	503	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	620	0.42%
Chinese	355	0.24%
Indian	239	0.16%
Hmong	101	0.07%
Korean	87	0.06%
Filipino	68	0.05%
Thai	60	0.04%
Taiwanese	4	0.00%
Laotian	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	125,473	90.3%
Spanish	11,056	8.0%
German, other Germanic	636	0.5%
Vietnamese	341	0.2%
Chinese	262	0.2%
Other Indo-European	248	0.2%
Arabic	242	0.2%
Other Asian	235	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	132	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	20,793	14.1%
American	16,691	11.3%
English	13,103	8.9%
Irish	10,333	7.0%
Scotch-Irish	5,026	3.4%
Italian	3,460	2.4%
Scottish	3,216	2.2%
European	2,787	1.9%
French	1,335	0.9%
Polish	1,284	0.9%
Dutch	960	0.7%
Swedish	958	0.7%
Welsh	727	0.5%
British	718	0.5%
African	390	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	141,439	96.2%
Not a citizen	5,628	3.8%

Native	139,214	94.7%
Foreign-born	7,853	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,352	4.3%	8,430	8.3%	33,704	33.2%	34,227	33.7%	14,877	14.6%	6,038	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,352	4.3%
9-12 Years	8,430	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	33,704	33.2%
Some College	34,227	33.7%
Bach. Degree	14,877	14.6%
Grad Degree	6,038	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	58,557	56,271	2,286	3.9%	4.1%
1991	58,410	55,142	3,268	5.6%	5.9%
1992	58,888	55,551	3,337	5.7%	6.3%
1993	59,391	56,941	2,450	4.1%	5.1%
1994	60,765	58,780	1,985	3.3%	4.4%
1995	62,286	60,004	2,282	3.7%	4.4%
1996	64,594	62,260	2,334	3.6%	4.4%
1997	65,460	63,408	2,052	3.1%	3.8%
1998	65,227	63,391	1,836	2.8%	3.5%
1999	67,081	64,995	2,086	3.1%	3.3%

2000	65,551	62,586	2,965	4.5%	3.7%
2001	65,362	61,030	4,332	6.6%	5.6%
2002	65,944	61,574	4,370	6.6%	6.9%
2003	68,223	62,808	5,415	7.9%	6.7%
2004	68,531	63,237	5,294	7.7%	5.9%
2005	68,302	64,372	3,930	5.8%	5.6%
2006	69,588	65,857	3,731	5.4%	5.1%
2007	70,793	66,188	4,605	6.5%	5.1%
2008	70,252	65,471	4,781	6.8%	6.2%
2009	71,304	61,862	9,442	13.2%	11.0%

2010	64,538	55,548	8,990	13.9%	10.7%
2011	63,842	55,898	7,944	12.4%	10.3%
2012	63,882	56,768	7,114	11.1%	9.5%
2013	62,906	57,235	5,671	9.0%	7.8%
2014	62,426	58,148	4,278	6.9%	6.1%
2015	63,026	59,235	3,791	6.0%	5.7%
2016	64,035	60,466	3,569	5.6%	5.1%
2017	64,649	61,601	3,048	4.7%	4.5%
2018	64,995	62,348	2,647	4.1%	4.0%
2019	66,041	63,436	2,605	3.9%	3.8%

2020	65,083	59,909	5,174	7.9%	7.3%
2021	64,675	61,390	3,285	5.1%	4.9%
2022	67,728	65,277	2,451	3.6%	3.7%
2023	69,023	66,688	2,335	3.4%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	63,508
Median Value	$187,300

Occupied	56,618	89.2%
Vacant	6,890	10.8%

Owned	40,056	70.7%
Rented	16,562	29.3%
Median Rent	$925

Single-Family Units	45,096	71.0%
Detached	44,308	69.8%
Attached	788	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,064	6.4%
Mobile Homes	10,874	17.1%

Rowan County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rowan County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Rowan County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rowan County, NC

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rowan County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Rowan County, NC