Rutherford County, North Carolina (NC)

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County population in 2005: 63,771 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 18,767
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,424

% of renters here:	26%
State:	31%

Land area: 564 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 113 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.9%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Rutherford County, North Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
Black (11.2%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	38.3 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Males: 30,301	(48.2%)
Females: 32,598	(51.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,938
County population in 2003: 63,587
Jobs in 2003: 25,347

Rutherford County,NC real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 29,447
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.3%

Average household size:

Rutherford County:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,349 ($31,122 in 2000)

This county	$32,349
North Carolina:	$40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $103,359

Rutherford County	$103,359
North Carolina:	$127,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $404
Institutionalized population: 1,374
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Rutherford County in 2000: $748

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

Murders: 6
Rapes: 8
Robberies: 18
Assaults: 78
Burglaries: 469
Thefts: 483
Auto thefts: 84

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 15
Robberies: 22
Assaults: 105
Burglaries: 465
Thefts: 630
Auto thefts: 137

Rutherford County races chart

Rutherford County, NC map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Rutherford County North Carolina:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $509 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rutherford County is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $560 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Forest City, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Lake Lure, Ellenboro, Ruth, Bostic, Chimney Rock.

Neighboring counties: Buncombe County , Cherokee County, South Carolina , Burke County , Cleveland County , Spartanburg County, South Carolina , Henderson County , McDowell County , Polk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rutherford County: Cleghorn Country Club (A), Dogwood Valley Golf Club (B), Lanes Store (C), Cliffside Junction (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rutherford County include: Haynes Memorial Church (A), Webbs Chapel (B), New Bethel Church (C), Hicks Grove Church (D), High Shoals Church (E), Antioch Church (F), Hillcrest Church (G), Walls Church (H), Mountain View Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Dobbins Cemetery (1), Walls Cemetery (2), Walker Cemetery (3), Green Hill Cemetery (4), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (5), Camp Creek Cemetery (6), Floyds Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: McCall Lake (A), Hayes Lake (B), Sunnyside Lake (C), Murray Hilton Lake (D), Hickory Nut Upper Lake (E), Hickory Nut Lower Lake (F), Burlington Lake (G), Matt Brooks Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork First Broad Creek (A), North Fork Sally Queen Creek (B), Gringer Branch (C), Green Branch (D), Greasy Creek (E), Grayson Creek (F), Grays Creek (G), Goodes Creek (H), Lewis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.1%
North Carolina:	4.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,368
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 880 (32% naturalized citizens)

Rutherford County:	1.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 178
1990 to 1994: 229
1985 to 1989: 53
1980 to 1984: 160
1975 to 1979: 68
1970 to 1974: 22
1970 to 1974: 49
1965 to 1969: 121

Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.8%

Rutherford County marital status for males

Rutherford County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 20,063
One, attached: 490
Two: 664
3 or 4: 783
5 to 9: 736
10 to 19: 190
20 or more: 118
Mobile homes: 6,438
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Rutherford County with a mortgage: 6,703 (594 second mortgage, 1,089 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,239

Agriculture in Rutherford County
Average size of farms: 104 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14096
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $120.48
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.21%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24439
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.46%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35195
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.33%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.96
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.66%
Corn for grain: 283 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 354 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 412 harvested acres
Vegetables: 196 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acres

Rutherford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 2.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Textile mills and textile products (12%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Textile mills and textile products (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (39%)
Germany (8%)
Honduras (7%)
Canada (5%)
El Salvador (4%)
Taiwan (3%)
Vietnam (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rutherford County:

United States or American (30%)
English (13%)
Irish (9%)
German (9%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (3%)
Italian (1%)

Rutherford County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 22,709 (82%)
Carpooled: 3,591 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 448 (2%)
Other means: 166 (1%)
Worked at home: 706 (3%)

People in group quarters in Rutherford County, North Carolina

925 people in nursing homes
207 people in state prisons
150 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
76 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
67 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
51 people in other nonhousehold living situations
13 people in other group homes
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
9 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,354.

4.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,020 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.65%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.11% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($14,730 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($15,289 average AGI)
Rutherford County: 2.54%
North Carolina average: 4.34%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cleveland County, NC	0.58% ($31,073 average AGI)
from Spartanburg County, SC	0.25% ($31,170)
from Polk County, NC	0.23% ($27,354)
from Buncombe County, NC	0.17% ($33,806)
from Henderson County, NC	0.16% ($36,235)
from Mecklenburg County, NC	0.15% ($46,258)
from McDowell County, NC	0.10% ($25,095)

4.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.49%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.61% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($17,165 average AGI)
1.88% relocated to other states ($14,601 average AGI)
Rutherford County: 1.88%
North Carolina average: 3.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cleveland County, NC	0.72% ($28,073 average AGI)
to Spartanburg County, SC	0.32% ($30,716)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.28% ($27,293)
to Polk County, NC	0.19% ($34,750)
to Buncombe County, NC	0.16% ($24,182)
to Gaston County, NC	0.14% ($19,586)
to McDowell County, NC	0.13% ($24,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Rutherford County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Rutherford County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Rutherford County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,814 (9,504 aged, 2,310 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 61,363

In family households: 53,369 (14,081 male householders, 3,993 female householders)
14,177 spouses, 17,251 children (15,379 natural, 434 adopted, 1,438 stepchildren), 1,366 grandchildren, 356 brothers or sisters, 427 parents, 794 other relatives, 924 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,994 (2,848 male householders (2,369 living alone)), 4,252 female householders (4,019 living alone)), 894 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,536 (1,424 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,523 2-persons, 4,517 3-persons, 3,251 4-persons, 1,210 5-persons, 367 6-persons, 206 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,388 1-person, 582 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

9,679 married couples with children.
3,536 single-parent households (796 men, 2,740 women).

96.7% of residents of Rutherford County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $335,194,000 ($5273 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,895,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $171,676,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,643,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,862,000
Federal grants: $82,922,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,455,000 ($2,556,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,637,000 ($292,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,584,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,404,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,169

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,901

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +150

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +523

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+27 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Rutherford County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.62 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 831
1995 to 1998: 2,686
1990 to 1994: 2,720
1980 to 1989: 5,249
1970 to 1979: 5,366
1960 to 1969: 4,247
1950 to 1959: 3,317
1940 to 1949: 2,172
1939 or earlier: 2,947

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherford County, North Carolina:

1 room: 37
2 rooms: 164
3 rooms: 514
4 rooms: 2,314
5 rooms: 6,138
6 rooms: 4,587
7 rooms: 2,446
8 rooms: 1,401
9 or more rooms: 1,166

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County, North Carolina:

1 room: 40
2 rooms: 257
3 rooms: 745
4 rooms: 2,236
5 rooms: 1,768
6 rooms: 840
7 rooms: 304
8 rooms: 147
9 or more rooms: 87

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rutherford County:

no bedroom: 58
1 bedroom: 461
2 bedrooms: 5,125
3 bedrooms: 10,787
4 bedrooms: 1,919
5 or more bedrooms: 417

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherford County:

no bedroom: 63
1 bedroom: 861
2 bedrooms: 3,394
3 bedrooms: 1,797
4 bedrooms: 212
5 or more bedrooms: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 863
1 vehicle: 4,762
2 vehicles: 8,332
3 vehicles: 3,402
4 vehicles: 1,067
5 or more vehicles: 341

Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherford County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,111
1 vehicle: 3,146
2 vehicles: 1,720
3 vehicles: 345
4 vehicles: 53
5 or more vehicles: 49

61% of Rutherford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in North Carolina.

Rutherford County:	61.3%
State average:	54.4%

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

This state: 47860
Northeast: 2222
Midwest: 2283
South: 8692
West: 719

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (48%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Utility gas (10%)
Wood (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (48%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
Utility gas (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 535

Here:	7.4%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126

Here:	4.2%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 247

Here:	11.5%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Rutherford County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $28,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,897,000
Charges - All Other: $8,871,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,228,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,226,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,407,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $417,000

Parks & Recreation: $0
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $16,154,000
Health - Other: $146,000

Judicial & Legal: $87,000

Higher Education - Other: $15,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $64,343,000
Other Higher Education: $14,291,000

Health Services - Other: $9,736,000

Welfare - Other: $4,261,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,830,000

Police Protection: $3,579,000

General - Other: $3,548,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,968,000

Fire Protection: $1,794,000

Corrections - Other: $1,653,000

Financial Administration: $1,398,000

General Public Buildings: $958,000

Central Staff Services: $719,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $413,000

Libraries: $309,000

Natural Resources - Other: $258,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $202,000

Housing & Community Development: $192,000

Air Transportation: $47,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $107,000
Education: $39,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,846,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,066,000
Health: $353,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $4,453,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $606,000
All Other: $124,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $14,460,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $46,955,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,836,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Higher Education: $481,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $43,315,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,870,000
Other, NEC: $13,337,000

Higher Education: $843,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $590,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,900,000
Other, NEC: $500,000

Higher Education: $378,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,664,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,368,000

Rents: $56,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,570,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,543,000

Other Higher Education: $403,000

Police Protection: $289,000

Health - Other: $263,000

Air Transportation: $241,000

General Public Building: $214,000

Libraries: $89,000

Solid Waste Management: $78,000

Welfare - Other: $75,000

Financial Administration: $21,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $16,000

Central Staff: $13,000

Natural Resource - Other: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,960,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,881,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $64,052,000
Public Welfare: $6,861,000

All Other: $1,470,000

Health & Hospitals: $996,000

Housing & Community Development: $182,000

General Support: $127,000
Tax - Property: $25,456,000
Total General Sales: $11,845,000

NEC: $816,000

Other Selective Sales: $252,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $68,491,000

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