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Catawba County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2019: 159,551 (70% urban, 30% rural); it was 141,685 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 29,180
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 13,677
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 40,299
Renter-occupied apartments: 18,030 (it was 15,234 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

33%

Land area: 400 sq. mi.

Water area: 13.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 399 people per square mile   (high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Catawba County: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.7%), Educational, health and social services (17.6%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 85%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Catawba County, NC (2019)
    • 120,47974.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 16,21310.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 12,9848.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7,1794.5%Asian alone
    • 3,3302.1%Two or more races
    • 3840.2%Some other race alone
    • 3520.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

41.3 years
North Carolina median age:

39.1 years
Males: 79,071  (49.6%)
Females: 80,480  (50.4%)
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Average household size:
Catawba County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2019: $52,436 ($40,536 in 1999)
This county:

$52,436
North Carolina:

$57,341

Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $554 (lower quartile is $424, upper quartile is $753)
This county:

$554
State:

$755


Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $153,600 (it was $95,100 in 2000)
Catawba:

$153,600
North Carolina:

$193,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,100 - $253,700

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $216,644
Here:

$216,644
State:

$265,100

Townhouses or other attached units: $227,120
Here:

$227,120
State:

$217,635

In 2-unit structures: $168,786
Here:

$168,786
State:

$185,455

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,493
Here:

$182,493
State:

$181,079

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,365
Here:

$121,365
State:

$231,999

Mobile homes: $70,374
Here:

$70,374
State:

$77,551

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,051
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $327

Institutionalized population: 1,209

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
Catawba County, NC map from a distance

Health of residents in Catawba County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
72.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
46.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
78.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
67.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
39.3% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 879 buildings, average cost: $116,600
  • 1998: 949 buildings, average cost: $119,700
  • 1999: 1016 buildings, average cost: $131,800
  • 2000: 1152 buildings, average cost: $127,100
  • 2001: 988 buildings, average cost: $134,600
  • 2002: 843 buildings, average cost: $137,900
  • 2003: 747 buildings, average cost: $164,800
  • 2004: 757 buildings, average cost: $192,900
  • 2005: 740 buildings, average cost: $195,000
  • 2006: 688 buildings, average cost: $226,500
  • 2007: 684 buildings, average cost: $257,200
  • 2008: 333 buildings, average cost: $255,900
  • 2009: 192 buildings, average cost: $241,200
  • 2010: 152 buildings, average cost: $264,300
  • 2011: 127 buildings, average cost: $284,100
  • 2012: 124 buildings, average cost: $236,200
  • 2013: 188 buildings, average cost: $223,500
  • 2014: 209 buildings, average cost: $236,900
  • 2015: 238 buildings, average cost: $229,200
  • 2016: 321 buildings, average cost: $217,400
  • 2017: 386 buildings, average cost: $206,600
  • 2018: 494 buildings, average cost: $225,200
  • 2019: 384 buildings, average cost: $241,600
Number of permits per 10,000 Catawba, NC residents
Average permit cost in Catawba, NC
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,150 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $917 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Catawba, NC in 2019
Distribution of house value in Catawba, NC in 2019
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Catawba, NC in 2019
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 14.9%
Catawba County:

14.9%
North Carolina:

13.6%
(12.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.0% for Black residents, 24.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.3% for American Indian residents, 25.4% for other race residents, 17.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2019: 41.3 years old
(Males: 39.5 years old, Females: 43.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.2 years old, Black residents: 35.7 years old, American Indian residents: 44.7 years old, Asian residents: 28.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.8 years old, Other race residents: 21.1 years old)

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, Long View, Mountain View, Maiden, Claremont, Sherrills Ford.

Catawba County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2018 air pollution in Catawba County:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Catawba County borders

Neighboring counties: Conway County, Arkansas , Cocke County, Tennessee , Crawford County, Arkansas , Franklin County, Arkansas , Williamson County, Tennessee .

Unemployment in November 2020:
Here:

6.2%
North Carolina:

6.1%

Unemployment by year in Catawba, NC
County total employment by year in Catawba, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Catawba, NC

Current college students: 5,405
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,006 (44.7% naturalized citizens)

Catawba County:

6.9%
Whole state:

8.4%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,2312010 or later
  • 2,6152000 to 2009
  • 3,5061990 to 1999
  • 2,3271980 to 1989
  • 6691970 to 1979
  • 449Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

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

Catawba County marital status for males Catawba County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 46,897
  • One, attached: 2,037
  • Two: 1,060
  • 3 or 4: 1,770
  • 5 to 9: 2,329
  • 10 to 19: 2,982
  • 20 to 49: 968
  • 50 or more: 1,037
  • Mobile homes: 10,732
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51

Housing units in Catawba County with a mortgage: 27,398 (526 second mortgage, 2,998 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,653

Here:

61.4% with mortgage
State:

63.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Catawba County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant52,233182
Mainline Protestant32,75175
Catholic4,7562
Black Protestant2,27614
Other2,0048
None61,254-
Catawba County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 33
Catawba County:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
This county:

0.90 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 82
Catawba County:

5.29 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 124
This county:

7.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Catawba County:

9.2%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Catawba County:

26.4%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.0%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Catawba County:

Average size of farms: 110 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29,997
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $280.76
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.02%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $26,962
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48,376
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.86
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.33%
Corn for grain: 1782 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4539 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 8181 harvested acres
Vegetables: 47 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8 acres

Earthquake activity:

Catawba County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 54.6 miles away from Catawba County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 238.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 144.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 228.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 152.5 miles away from Catawba County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 108.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 27, 2013 to July 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4153: October 29, 2013, FEMA Id: 4153, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 07, 2004 to September 12, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1546: September 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1546, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • North Carolina Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1996 to February 09, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1103: February 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1103, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • North Carolina Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1087: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1087, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
  • North Carolina Severe Snowfall and Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3110: March 17, 1993, FEMA Id: 3110, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • North Carolina HURRICANE HUGO, Incident Period: September 21, 1989 to September 22, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-844: September 25, 1989, FEMA Id: 844, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina TORNADOES, Incident Period: May 05, 1989 to May 06, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-827: May 17, 1989, FEMA Id: 827, Natural disaster type: Tornado
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Catawba County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Droughts: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Catawba

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 76,123 (86.4%)
  • Carpooled: 6,913 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 206 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,699 (1.9%)
  • Bicycle: 78 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 748 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 2,361 (2.7%)
Class of Workers in 2019
Most common industries in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2019


  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2019


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Manufacturing (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations in 2019 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2019


  • Production occupations (20%)
  • Management occupations (13%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2019


  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (41%)
  • Laos (9%)
  • Thailand (4%)
  • Nicaragua (3%)
  • Vietnam (3%)
  • Honduras (3%)
  • Costa Rica (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Catawba County


  • American (27%)
  • German (10%)
  • English (5%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • European (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Catawba County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 636 people in nursing homes
  • 632 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 401 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 214 people in state prisons
  • 105 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 38 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 32 people in other group homes
  • 24 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 23 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 16 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

People in group quarters in Catawba County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 754 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 723 people in college/university student housing
  • 232 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 214 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 192 people in state prisons
  • 125 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 45 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 39 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 35 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 24 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 19 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $61,822.

6.19% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($48,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.19%
North Carolina average:

7.88%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.02% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($29,252 average AGI)
2.16% relocated from other states ($19,206 average AGI)
Catawba County:

2.16%
North Carolina average:

3.75%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Burke County, NC  0.75% ($32,809 average AGI)
from Lincoln County, NC  0.57% ($37,985)
from Caldwell County, NC  0.47% ($43,146)
from Mecklenburg County, NC  0.38% ($67,551)
from Iredell County, NC  0.37% ($43,755)
from Alexander County, NC  0.31% ($50,011)
from Gaston County, NC  0.16% ($34,837)


5.79% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($48,936 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.79%
North Carolina average:

7.23%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($32,099 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($16,837 average AGI)
Catawba County:

1.73%
North Carolina average:

3.07%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Burke County, NC  0.61% ($33,212 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, NC  0.51% ($37,685)
to Caldwell County, NC  0.51% ($37,037)
to Iredell County, NC  0.42% ($54,935)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.38% ($61,561)
to Alexander County, NC  0.35% ($50,626)
to Gaston County, NC  0.14% ($44,086)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in Catawba County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Catawba County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Catawba County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.5%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Catawba County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Catawba County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Catawba County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Catawba County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Catawba County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Catawba County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 25,328 (20,923 aged, 4,405 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,670 (9%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Catawba County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,962)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,902)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,693)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,561)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,552)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,357)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (942)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (753)
  • Congestive heart failure (697)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (479)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.34
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,511
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 380
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 73,959

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,366
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 938
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 102

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 57.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 37.8
  • Other - 19.4

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 147.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 99.8
  • Poisoning - 28.1
  • Other - 19.4

Household type by relationship:

Households: 159,551
  • Male householders: 31,282 (7,868 living alone), Female householders: 31,135 (9,499 living alone)
  • 29,540 spouses (29,540 opposite-sex spouses), 4,189 unmarried partners, (3,964 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 41,755 children (38,301 natural, 1,390 adopted, 2,064 stepchildren), 7,642 grandchildren, 798 brothers or sisters, 3,421 parents, 233 foster children, 3,829 other relatives, 2,992 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,735

Size of family households: 21,255 2-persons, 9,042 3-persons, 6,715 4-persons, 2,401 5-persons, 1,542 6-persons, 906 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,367 1-person, 2,674 2-persons, 515 3-persons.

17,622 married couples with children.
10,471 single-parent households (4,003 men, 6,468 women).

86.5% of residents of Catawba speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $608,629,000 ($4,072 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 10,698
Here:

71 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,872
Here:

45 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3,391
Here:

+22 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,915
Here:

+19 per 1000 residents
State:

+27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Catawba County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.4

Year house built in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • 2,7702014 or later
  • 1,0112010 to 2013
  • 10,9502000 to 2009
  • 13,9111990 to 1999
  • 12,5031980 to 1989
  • 12,2001970 to 1979
  • 6,4991960 to 1969
  • 4,2881950 to 1959
  • 2,4771940 to 1949
  • 3,2541939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • 1771 room
  • 432 rooms
  • 8093 rooms
  • 3,9074 rooms
  • 10,0815 rooms
  • 10,2116 rooms
  • 5,3647 rooms
  • 5,9958 rooms
  • 8,4649+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • 391 room
  • 1,6162 rooms
  • 3,5483 rooms
  • 4,7184 rooms
  • 3,3905 rooms
  • 2,2596 rooms
  • 8237 rooms
  • 6598 rooms
  • 3149+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • 177no bedroom
  • 3851 bedroom
  • 8,5152 bedrooms
  • 25,9293 bedrooms
  • 8,2914 bedrooms
  • 1,7545+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
  • 39no bedroom
  • 3,3731 bedroom
  • 7,6912 bedrooms
  • 5,1943 bedrooms
  • 9874 bedrooms
  • 825+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Catawba County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Catawba County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Catawba County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 988no vehicle
  • 10,4331 vehicle
  • 17,3102 vehicles
  • 10,1483 vehicles
  • 4,4274 vehicles
  • 1,7455+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Catawba County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Catawba County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,274no vehicle
  • 8,6691 vehicle
  • 4,8602 vehicles
  • 1,4663 vehicles
  • 974 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

87.3% of Catawba County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in North Carolina.

Catawba County:

87.3%
State average:

84.8%

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

  • This state: 102,464
  • Other state: 44,667
  • Northeast: 9,768
  • Midwest: 7,625
  • South: 21,872
  • West: 5,402
Year householders moved into unit in Catawba County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Catawba County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 69.2%Electricity
  • 19.7%Utility gas
  • 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.1%Wood
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 83.0%Electricity
  • 12.2%Utility gas
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,432
Here:

9.0%
North Carolina:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 390
Here:

5.0%
North Carolina:

9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,169
Here:

35.5%
North Carolina:

19.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Catawba County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $289,387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,508,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,184,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,883,000
    Other: $2,591,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
    Hospitals: $4,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
    Water Utilities: $1,156,000
    Housing and Community Development: $787,000
    Parks and Recreation: $678,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    General Public Buildings: $35,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $259,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
    Health - Other: $18,712,000
    Police Protection: $14,390,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
    Financial Administration: $3,918,000
    Libraries: $2,759,000
    General - Other: $2,706,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
    Water Utilities: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
    Transit Utilities: $514,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
    Education: $2,193,000
    Other: $483,000
    Health and Hospitals: $453,000
    General Local Government Support: $106,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
    Other - Hospitals: $500,000
    Other - Health - Other: $61,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
    Other: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,480,000
    General Local Government Support: $998,000
    Health and Hospitals: $825,000
    Public Welfare: $680,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $254,068,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $236,718,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
    Rents: $126,000
    Sale of Property: $68,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,992,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
    Police Protection: $1,823,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
    Health - Other: $1,021,000
    Other Higher Education: $753,000
    Housing and Community Development: $671,000
    Central Staff Services: $580,000
    Libraries: $257,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $180,957,000
    Public Welfare: $10,979,000
    Other: $2,182,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
    Housing and Community Development: $88,000
  • Tax - Property: $103,817,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
    Other License: $446,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
    Amusements Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,531,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000

Catawba County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $289,387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,508,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,184,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,883,000
    Other: $2,591,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
    Hospitals: $4,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
    Water Utilities: $1,156,000
    Housing and Community Development: $787,000
    Parks and Recreation: $678,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    General Public Buildings: $35,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $259,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
    Health - Other: $18,712,000
    Police Protection: $14,390,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
    Financial Administration: $3,918,000
    Libraries: $2,759,000
    General - Other: $2,706,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
    Water Utilities: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
    Transit Utilities: $514,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
    Education: $2,193,000
    Other: $483,000
    Health and Hospitals: $453,000
    General Local Government Support: $106,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
    Other - Hospitals: $500,000
    Other - Health - Other: $61,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
    Other: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,480,000
    General Local Government Support: $998,000
    Health and Hospitals: $825,000
    Public Welfare: $680,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $254,068,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $236,718,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
    Rents: $126,000
    Sale of Property: $68,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,992,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
    Police Protection: $1,823,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
    Health - Other: $1,021,000
    Other Higher Education: $753,000
    Housing and Community Development: $671,000
    Central Staff Services: $580,000
    Libraries: $257,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $180,957,000
    Public Welfare: $10,979,000
    Other: $2,182,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
    Housing and Community Development: $88,000
  • Tax - Property: $103,817,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
    Other License: $446,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
    Amusements Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,531,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000

Catawba County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $289,387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,508,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,184,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,883,000
    Other: $2,591,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
    Hospitals: $4,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
    Water Utilities: $1,156,000
    Housing and Community Development: $787,000
    Parks and Recreation: $678,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    General Public Buildings: $35,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $259,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
    Health - Other: $18,712,000
    Police Protection: $14,390,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
    Financial Administration: $3,918,000
    Libraries: $2,759,000
    General - Other: $2,706,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
    Water Utilities: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
    Transit Utilities: $514,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
    Education: $2,193,000
    Other: $483,000
    Health and Hospitals: $453,000
    General Local Government Support: $106,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
    Other - Hospitals: $500,000
    Other - Health - Other: $61,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
    Other: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,480,000
    General Local Government Support: $998,000
    Health and Hospitals: $825,000
    Public Welfare: $680,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $254,068,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $236,718,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
    Rents: $126,000
    Sale of Property: $68,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,992,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
    Police Protection: $1,823,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
    Health - Other: $1,021,000
    Other Higher Education: $753,000
    Housing and Community Development: $671,000
    Central Staff Services: $580,000
    Libraries: $257,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $180,957,000
    Public Welfare: $10,979,000
    Other: $2,182,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
    Housing and Community Development: $88,000
  • Tax - Property: $103,817,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
    Other License: $446,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
    Amusements Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,531,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000

Catawba County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $289,387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,508,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,184,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,883,000
    Other: $2,591,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
    Parks and Recreation: $9,000
  • Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
    Hospitals: $4,980,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
    Water Utilities: $1,156,000
    Housing and Community Development: $787,000
    Parks and Recreation: $678,000
    Solid Waste Management: $148,000
    General Public Buildings: $35,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $259,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
    Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
    Health - Other: $18,712,000
    Police Protection: $14,390,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
    Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
    Financial Administration: $3,918,000
    Libraries: $2,759,000
    General - Other: $2,706,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
    Water Utilities: $1,298,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
    Transit Utilities: $514,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
    Education: $2,193,000
    Other: $483,000
    Health and Hospitals: $453,000
    General Local Government Support: $106,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
    Other - Hospitals: $500,000
    Other - Health - Other: $61,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
    Other: $1,574,000
    Water Utilities: $1,480,000
    General Local Government Support: $998,000
    Health and Hospitals: $825,000
    Public Welfare: $680,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $254,068,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $236,718,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
    Rents: $126,000
    Sale of Property: $68,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $5,992,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
    Police Protection: $1,823,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
    Health - Other: $1,021,000
    Other Higher Education: $753,000
    Housing and Community Development: $671,000
    Central Staff Services: $580,000
    Libraries: $257,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
    Correctional Institutions: $56,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $180,957,000
    Public Welfare: $10,979,000
    Other: $2,182,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
    Housing and Community Development: $88,000
  • Tax - Property: $103,817,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
    Other License: $446,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
    Amusements Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $259,531,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,404
  • Number of aged recipients: 298
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,106
  • Number of recipients under 18: 442
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,428
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 534
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 906
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 996
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 28 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED572$122,792603$161,2803,043$165,696136$86,2284$3,587,500254$137,531128$84,336
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$95,53341$147,951218$170,46813$35,3850$022$154,36414$63,071
APPLICATIONS DENIED96$116,92788$136,955986$157,56681$36,6051$50,00078$121,19284$69,381
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN51$104,98060$178,067555$159,55326$95,2690$037$154,70328$88,607
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS16$126,68814$272,357177$166,51417$65,0000$010$180,60018$64,333
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 25 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED90$181,15685$174,0471$157,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED24$203,08328$192,5712$107,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED13$196,53820$159,2002$97,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$184,3337$176,5710$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS5$114,2004$228,5001$74,000
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Catawba, NC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Catawba, NC - Value
Most common first names in Catawba County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James79571.3 years
Mary74877.2 years
John73773.3 years
William72373.0 years
Robert57671.5 years
Charles43968.9 years
George38075.0 years
Paul27870.9 years
Ruth27579.6 years
Annie25981.0 years
Most common last names in Catawba County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Sigmon56676.0 years
Smith43972.8 years
Huffman34373.3 years
Miller26576.4 years
Bolick24775.7 years
Setzer24676.2 years
Wilson24374.0 years
Hefner23475.1 years
Brown21375.1 years
Lail21174.8 years
Businesses in Catawba County, NC
NameCountNameCount
AMF Bowling1Little Caesars Pizza1
AT&T1Lowe's1
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Marriott2
Ace Hardware1MasterBrand Cabinets4
Advance Auto Parts4Maurices1
Aeropostale1McDonald's5
American Eagle Outfitters2Motherhood Maternity1
Applebee's1New Balance1
Arby's1New York & Co1
Ashley Furniture1Nike13
AutoZone3Nissan1
Avenue1Office Depot1
Barnes & Noble1OfficeMax1
Bath & Body Works1Old Navy1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Olive Garden1
Best Western1Outback1
Blockbuster2Outback Steakhouse1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Pac Sun1
Burger King3Panda Express1
CVS3Papa John's Pizza1
CarMax1Penske2
Catherines1PetSmart1
Charlotte Russe1Pier 1 Imports1
Chevrolet2Pizza Hut1
Chick-Fil-A2Quality1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Quiznos1
Cold Stone Creamery1RadioShack3
Cracker Barrel1Red Lobster1
Dairy Queen2Red Roof Inn1
Days Inn1Rite Aid2
Decora Cabinetry4Ruby Tuesday1
Discount Tire1Rue211
Domino's Pizza2Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
DressBarn1SAS Shoes1
Dressbarn1SONIC Drive-In1
Dunkin Donuts4Sam's Club1
FedEx11Sears2
Finish Line1Shoe Carnival1
Ford1Sleep Inn1
GNC1Sprint Nextel4
GameStop3Starbucks1
Gap1Subaru1
Gymboree1Subway11
H&R Block3Super 81
Hardee's2T-Mobile3
Hilton1T.J.Maxx1
Holiday Inn3Taco Bell2
Home Depot1Target1
Honda1Tire Kingdom1
Hot Topic1Toyota1
Hyundai1Toys"R"Us1
IHOP1True Value1
JCPenney1U-Haul9
Jack In The Box2UPS18
Jones New York3Vans1
Journeys1Verizon Wireless1
KFC1Victoria's Secret1
Kincaid1Volkswagen1
Kmart1Waffle House2
Kohl's1Walgreens2
La Quinta1Walmart2
La-Z-Boy1Wendy's3
Lane Bryant1Wet Seal1
Lane Furniture2YMCA4
LensCrafters1

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