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Rutherford County, NC


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Forest City, NC
Designated Market Area: Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson, SC-NC-GA
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 64,963   ( 2,847 from 2010 , 519 from 2020)
Land area: 565.4 square miles
Population density: 114.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:53,369 82.15% 6.5%
Black:6,0889.37% 10.5%
Indian:1820.28% 16.7%
Asian:4100.63% 39.5%
2+ races:1,3502.08% 29.9%
Hispanic:3,5645.49% 48.7%
Total non-White:11,59417.85% 7.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,422 11.0
Deaths:2,39418.6
Net Migration: 1,45311.3
Net Immigration: 130.1
Change in White population:-3,685 -5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:838 1.2




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
67,810
57,05484.14%
6,80410.03%
1560.23%
2940.43%
1,0391.53%
2,3973.53%
10,75615.86%

2000
62,899
53,95785.78%
7,02811.17%
1020.16%
2060.33%
4160.66%
1,1361.81%
8,94214.22%

1990
56,918
49,96187.78%
6,55511.52%
1180.21%
270.05%
n/a
2570.45%
6,95712.22%

1980
53,787
46,89687.19%
6,40611.91%
200.04%
620.12%
n/a
3960.74%
6,89112.81%

1970
47,337
41,87188.45%
5,41211.43%
390.08%
100.02%
n/a
00.00%
5,466 11.55%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,169 11.4
7,24511.5
7561.2
2170.3
3,097 4.9
1,814 2.9
1990's
NumberRate
8,090 14.2
6,70511.8
3,3275.8
1630.3
3,996 7.0
1,985 3.5
1980's
NumberRate
7,308 13.6
5,602 10.4
1,670 3.1
n/a
3,065 5.7
66 0.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,951 6.2
n/a
5,025 10.6
1,425 3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Rutherford 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
44.9
13,072 20.1%
51,891 79.9%
14,044 21.6%
26,273
2.41
17,069 65.0%
12,176 71.3%
1,693 9.9%
9,204 35.0%

2010
NumberPercent
42.5
15,224 22.5%
52,586 77.5%
11,726 17.3%
27,466
2.42
18,832 68.6%
13,813 73.3%
1,895 10.1%
8,634 31.4%

2000
NumberPercent
38.4
15,035 23.9%
47,864 76.1%
10,071 16.0%
25,174
2.44
18,074 71.8%
14,267 78.9%
1,544 8.5%
7,100 28.2%

1990
NumberPercent
35.7
13,970 24.5%
42,948 75.5%
8,868 15.6%
22,157
2.54
16,631 75.1%
13,320 80.1%
1,374 8.3%
5,526 24.9%

1980
NumberPercent
32.6
15,483 28.8%
38,304 71.2%
7,224 13.4%
19,138
2.78
15,192 79.4%
12,787 84.2%
935 6.2%
3,946 20.6%

2022 Housing Data for Rutherford County, NC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units32,640 
Median Value$158,200 
Occupied26,27380.5%
Vacant6,36719.5%
Owned19,27173.3%
Rented7,00226.7%
Median Rent$729 
Single-Family Units24,05673.7%
    Detached23,46371.9%
    Attached5931.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,2813.9%
Mobile Homes5,95618.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rutherford County, NC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,4735.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,7126.5%
$15,000 to $19,9991,6066.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,4925.7%
$25,000 to $29,9991,7206.5%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3205.0%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2274.7%
$40,000 to $44,9991,2644.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991,2194.6%
$50,000 to $59,9992,3348.9%
$60,000 to $74,9992,64910.1%
$75,000 to $99,9993,03011.5%
$100,000 to $124,9991,8317.0%
$125,000 to $149,9991,2264.7%
$150,000 to $199,9991,0874.1%
$200,000 or more1,0834.1%
Median Household Income50,512 
Per Capita Income28,873 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.75 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,6886.4%
Public Assistance5832.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,11119.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed23,32262.5%
Unemployed1,4423.9%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force24,76466.4%
Not in Labor Force12,52433.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 37.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector10,4758,34955.6%
Non-Profit53495235.9%
Self-Employed1,7881,15560.8%
Local Government6111,04336.9%
State Government48186135.8%
Federal Government16122641.6%
Total Private + Self12,2639,50456.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,7873,08236.7%
Total14,05012,58652.7%
Pct. Govt.12.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,81810.6%
Sales and Office Occupations4,86918.2%
Professional, Technical4,89218.3%
Service Occupations5,39220.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1220.5%
All others8,73732.7%
White Collar 47.1%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing4,53717.0%
Health care and social assistance3,44712.9%
Retail trade3,12011.7%
Accommodation and food services2,3929.0%
Educational services2,1107.9%
Construction2,0257.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,9537.3%
Other services1,5655.9%
Transportation and warehousing1,1084.1%
Professional, scientific, technical9833.7%
Public administration8193.1%
Finance and insurance5962.2%
Utilities5111.9%
Information4131.5%
Wholesale trade3061.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2901.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing2731.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1150.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation830.3%
Management620.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,8342.84%
Puerto Rican1770.27%
Cuban2450.38%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American2880.45%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan70.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan460.07%
Panamanian50.01%
Salvadoran2300.36%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5170.80%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian700.11%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian4180.65%
Ecuadorian80.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan210.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1890.29%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese1200.19%
Bangladeshi600.09%
Korean510.08%
Filipino340.05%
Hmong310.05%
Indian300.05%
Japanese250.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English58,32194.9%
Spanish2,4894.0%
Other Indo-European1400.2%
German, other Germanic1360.2%
Vietnamese1170.2%
Other Asian1080.2%
Arabic690.1%
Korean430.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic220.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American10,21115.8%
English7,56311.7%
German6,65510.3%
Irish5,9849.3%
Scotch-Irish1,7042.6%
Italian1,3152.0%
Scottish1,3082.0%
European6811.1%
Polish5990.9%
Welsh4720.7%
Dutch4090.6%
French3840.6%
British3180.5%
Swedish1910.3%
Russian1610.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen63,81298.7%
Not a citizen8681.3%
Native62,71197.0%
Foreign-born1,9693.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rutherford County, NC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,110 4.5%4,472 9.6%14,465 30.9%16,456 35.2%6,080 13.0%3,165 6.8%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,110 4.5%
9-12 Years 4,472 9.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 14,465 30.9%
Some College 16,456 35.2%
Bach. Degree 6,080 13.0%
Grad Degree 3,165 6.8%
Average years of education: 12.9

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Rutherford County, NC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 30,346 28,750 1,596 5.3% 4.1%
1991 30,852 28,522 2,330 7.6% 5.9%
1992 30,713 28,712 2,001 6.5% 6.3%
1993 30,695 28,925 1,770 5.8% 5.1%
1994 30,713 29,326 1,387 4.5% 4.4%
1995 30,911 29,109 1,802 5.8% 4.4%
1996 31,318 29,298 2,020 6.4% 4.4%
1997 31,265 29,363 1,902 6.1% 3.8%
1998 30,224 28,694 1,530 5.1% 3.5%
1999 29,792 27,602 2,190 7.4% 3.3%
2000 31,014 29,194 1,820 5.9% 3.7%
2001 30,660 28,331 2,329 7.6% 5.6%
2002 30,800 27,800 3,000 9.7% 6.9%
2003 31,746 28,909 2,837 8.9% 6.7%
2004 30,353 27,442 2,911 9.6% 5.9%
2005 29,761 27,022 2,739 9.2% 5.6%
2006 29,929 27,434 2,495 8.3% 5.1%
2007 30,445 28,334 2,111 6.9% 5.1%
2008 29,789 27,385 2,404 8.1% 6.2%
2009 28,669 23,812 4,857 16.9% 11.0%
2010 27,059 22,574 4,485 16.6% 10.7%
2011 26,623 22,748 3,875 14.6% 10.3%
2012 27,038 23,385 3,653 13.5% 9.5%
2013 25,961 23,137 2,824 10.9% 7.8%
2014 25,436 23,323 2,113 8.3% 6.1%
2015 25,016 23,097 1,919 7.7% 5.7%
2016 24,733 23,078 1,655 6.7% 5.1%
2017 24,553 23,060 1,493 6.1% 4.5%
2018 24,798 23,512 1,286 5.2% 4.0%
2019 25,447 24,239 1,208 4.7% 3.8%
2020 24,588 22,307 2,281 9.3% 7.3%
2021 24,035 22,475 1,560 6.5% 4.9%
2022 24,807 23,634 1,173 4.7% 3.7%
2023 24,392 23,267 1,125 4.6% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com