Catawba County, North Carolina (NC)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

Catawba County:	14.3%
North Carolina:	15.1%

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.5%

Type of workers:

Catawba County, North Carolina business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Catawba County, North Carolina:

Median resident age:	36.1 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 69,882	(49.3%)
Females: 71,803	(50.7%)

Catawba County:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

This county	$42,134
North Carolina:	$40,729

Catawba County	$137,190
North Carolina:	$127,600

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 103
• Burglaries: 715
• Thefts: 923
• Auto thefts: 178

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 75
• Burglaries: 629
• Thefts: 908
• Auto thefts: 88

Area name: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Catawba County is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hickory, Newton, St. Stephens, Conover, Lake Norman of Catawba, Mountain View, Maiden, Claremont, Sherrills Ford, Catawba.

2005 air pollution in Catawba County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 17 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.0 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Alexander County , Burke County , Caldwell County , Iredell County , Lincoln County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Catawba County: Camp Sain (A), Myers (B), Wrays Crossroads (C), Rock Barn Golf Club (D), Catawba Country Club (E), Balls Creek Campground (F), Island Ford (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Catawba County include: Welcome Church (A), Mulls Chapel (B), Mountain View Church (C), Mountain Grove Church (D), Mountain Beulah Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Baker Mountain Church (G), Mount View Church (H), Lords House Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Concord Cemetery (1), Chapman Cemetery (2), Rhoney Chapel Cemetery (3), Catawba Memorial Park (4), Saint Lukes Cemetery (5), Mount Olive Cemetery (6), Brookford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Shooks Lake (A), Knolls Association Lake (B), Comm Scope Lake (C), Jones Lake (D), Hart Lake (E), Ralph Flowers Lake (F), Murrays Mill Lake (G), Lake Hickory (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork Mountain Creek (A), Long Creek (B), Gold Mine Creek (C), Long Shoal Creek (D), Elk Shoal Creek (E), Lyle Creek (F), Douglas Creek (G), Dellinger Creek (H), Rhodes Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.4%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Current college students: 5,405
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,167 (21% naturalized citizens)

Catawba County:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 39,616
• One, attached: 1,514
• Two: 1,971
• 3 or 4: 1,808
• 5 to 9: 2,577
• 10 to 19: 1,212
• 20 or more: 1,457
• Mobile homes: 9,725
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Catawba County with a mortgage: 20,593 (2,207 second mortgage, 4,569 home equity loan, 117 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,298

Catawba County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 55 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 60,374 (82%) Carpooled: 10,669 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 109 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Railroad: 20 (0%) Taxi: 73 (0%) Motorcycle: 47 (0%) Bicycle: 103 (0%) Walked: 756 (1%) Other means: 553 (1%) Worked at home: 1,272 (2%)

6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,065 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)

Catawba County:	0.04%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

4.16% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($23,657 average AGI)
2.59% relocated from other states ($17,261 average AGI)

Catawba County:	2.59%
North Carolina average:	4.34%

from Burke County, NC	0.72% ($31,433 average AGI)
from Caldwell County, NC	0.57% ($28,517)
from Lincoln County, NC	0.55% ($35,239)
from Alexander County, NC	0.40% ($38,552)
from Iredell County, NC	0.37% ($57,704)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.34% ($54,916)
from Guilford County, NC	0.10% ($30,509)

6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.15%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($494 average AGI)

Catawba County:	0.05%
North Carolina average:	0.10%

4.16% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($23,467 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($12,487 average AGI)

Catawba County:	1.94%
North Carolina average:	3.10%

to Burke County, NC	0.63% ($27,954 average AGI)
to Caldwell County, NC	0.54% ($29,689)
to Lincoln County, NC	0.50% ($33,464)
to Alexander County, NC	0.41% ($32,768)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.38% ($44,123)
to Iredell County, NC	0.32% ($35,040)
to Gaston County, NC	0.15% ($43,301)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,870 (18,580 aged, 3,290 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 120,073 (30,974 male householders, 8,287 female householders)

  30,984 spouses, 40,485 children (36,587 natural, 1,019 adopted, 2,879 stepchildren), 2,380 grandchildren, 1,455 brothers or sisters, 825 parents, 2,353 other relatives, 2,330 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 19,472 (7,378 male householders (5,636 living alone)), 8,901 female householders (8,060 living alone)), 3,193 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,140 (1,010 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,208 2-persons, 9,784 3-persons, 7,653 4-persons, 2,934 5-persons, 995 6-persons, 687 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,696 1-person, 2,173 2-persons, 203 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

23,436 married couples with children.
7,365 single-parent households (1,902 men, 5,463 women).

90.5% of residents of Catawba County speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $608,629,000 ($4072 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $28,554,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $332,797,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,055,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,369,000
Federal grants: $93,128,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,697,000 ($9,239,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $37,582,000 ($4,840,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,051,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $40,037,000
Federal Government insurance: $59,986,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+22 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.07 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

58% of Catawba County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in North Carolina.

Catawba County:	57.7%
State average:	54.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 97143
• Northeast: 6932
• Midwest: 6319
• South: 18263
• West: 3144

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,100

Here:	4.4%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Here:	4.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Here:	30.9%
North Carolina:	20.2%

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