Rutherfordton, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,040 (Urban population: 3,926 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 114 (all nonfarm))

Rutherfordton, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,826 (1,659 occupied: 1,085 owner occupied, 574 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	31%

Housing density: 438 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $391 (lower quartile is $299, upper quartile is $459)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $440

Median gross rent in Rutherfordton, NC in 2007: $523

Housing units in Rutherfordton with a mortgage: 532 (38 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 428

Rutherfordton,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,398 (it was $98,200 in 2000)

Rutherfordton:	$142,398
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,145 - $218,636

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $175,990
Here: $175,990
State: $217,106

In 2-unit structures: $117,255
Here: $117,255
State: $153,934

Mobile homes: $21,797
Here: $21,797
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,842

In family households: 3,232 (804 male householders, 312 female householders)
883 spouses, 1,118 children (1,030 natural, 24 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 6 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 610 (147 male householders (127 living alone)), 397 female householders (371 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 386 (374 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 538 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 181 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 498 1-person, 37 2-persons, 9 5-persons.

611 married couples with children.
221 single-parent households (39 men, 182 women).

94.8% of residents of Rutherfordton speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 77 (1.8%)
(44.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rutherfordton, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 33 5 rooms: 198 6 rooms: 334 7 rooms: 152 8 rooms: 118 9 or more rooms: 200

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherfordton, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 71 3 rooms: 135 4 rooms: 116 5 rooms: 134 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 47
1995 to 1998: 123
1990 to 1994: 162
1980 to 1989: 186
1970 to 1979: 272
1960 to 1969: 312
1950 to 1959: 233
1940 to 1949: 157
1939 or earlier: 334

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rutherfordton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 224 3 bedrooms: 540 4 bedrooms: 237 5 or more bedrooms: 67

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rutherfordton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 177 2 bedrooms: 277 3 bedrooms: 100 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherfordton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 58 1 vehicle: 266 2 vehicles: 540 3 vehicles: 159 4 vehicles: 37 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherfordton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 102 1 vehicle: 290 2 vehicles: 160 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Rutherfordton, NC:

Less than $10,000: 12
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 11
$40,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 54
$60,000 to $69,999: 30
$70,000 to $79,999: 30
$80,000 to $89,999: 33
$90,000 to $99,999: 42
$100,000 to $124,999: 103
$125,000 to $149,999: 165
$150,000 to $174,999: 121
$175,000 to $199,999: 93
$200,000 to $249,999: 126
$250,000 to $299,999: 76
$300,000 to $399,999: 52
$400,000 to $499,999: 30
$500,000 to $749,999: 28
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rutherfordton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rutherfordton:

Less than $100: 42 people
$100 to $149: 19
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 59
$300 to $349: 57
$350 to $399: 86
$400 to $449: 84
$450 to $499: 43
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 31
$600 to $649: 16
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 20 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 23 1975 to 1979: 11 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 18

Rutherfordton, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.0%
Number of people working at home: 26 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 90
5 to 9 minutes: 432
10 to 14 minutes: 349
15 to 19 minutes: 271
20 to 24 minutes: 227
25 to 29 minutes: 39
30 to 34 minutes: 132
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 9
45 to 59 minutes: 58
60 to 89 minutes: 84
90 or more minutes: 23

Rutherfordton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,459 (83%)
Carpooled: 214 (12%)
Walked: 57 (3%)
Worked at home: 26 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 209
$10,000 to $14,999: 110
$15,000 to $19,999: 111
$20,000 to $24,999: 191
$25,000 to $29,999: 62
$30,000 to $34,999: 88
$35,000 to $39,999: 101
$40,000 to $44,999: 89
$45,000 to $49,999: 48
$50,000 to $59,999: 198
$60,000 to $74,999: 103
$75,000 to $99,999: 179
$100,000 to $124,999: 49
$125,000 to $149,999: 59
$150,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 or more: 54

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 669

United States or American: 475

English: 359

German: 345

Irish: 264

Scotch-Irish: 228

Scottish: 127

French (except Basque): 84

Italian: 81

Austrian: 35

Norwegian: 32

Swedish: 31

Dutch: 26

Greek: 23

British: 23

Ukrainian: 23

Polish: 17

French Canadian: 11

Welsh: 10

Canadian: 9

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

Mexico (32%)
Poland (22%)
Trinidad and Tobago (14%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (12%)
Canada (12%)
Costa Rica (8%)

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

This state: 2814
Northeast: 188
Midwest: 236
South: 796
West: 102

53% of Rutherfordton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 62
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 296
Less than 1 year of college: 74
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 203
Associate degree: 105
Bachelor's degree: 260
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 85
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 132
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 99
11th grade: 89
12th grade, no diploma: 46
High school graduate (or equivalency): 355
Less than 1 year of college: 110
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 196
Associate degree: 98
Bachelor's degree: 331
Master's degree: 77
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 19

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 38.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,147
Black householders: $10,057
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $198,586
Some other race householders: $76,778
Two or more races householders: $25,828
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $89,309

Rutherfordton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rutherfordton household income for Black householders

Rutherfordton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Rutherfordton household income for Some other race householders

Rutherfordton household income for Two or more races householders

Rutherfordton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rutherfordton marital status for males

Rutherfordton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $156,041
Black or African American householders: $113,153
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $342,197
Some other race householders: $180,680
Two or more races householders: $83,648
Hispanic or Latino householders: $180,680

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,320
One, attached: 56
Two: 78
3 or 4: 127
5 to 9: 89
10 to 19: 52
20 to 49: 25
50 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 58

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,755

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rutherfordton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (40%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (2%) Solar energy (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47

Here:	10.1%
North Carolina:	8.2%

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

Here:	4.1%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45

Here:	30.6%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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