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Total population: 4,059 (Urban population: 3,945 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 114 (all nonfarm))

Rutherfordton,NC index of house prices


Houses: 1,826 (1,659 occupied: 1,085 owner occupied, 574 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

35%
State:

41%

Housing density: 438 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $232,594.


Median contract rent in 2009: $408 (lower quartile is $273, upper quartile is $563)


Median gross rent in Rutherfordton, NC in 2009: $479


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


Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $83,750


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,827


Median monthly housing costs: $584







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Rutherfordton, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $190,344 (it was $98,200 in 2000)
Rutherfordton:

$190,344
North Carolina:

$155,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,766 - $297,022

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $255,158
Here:

$255,158
State:

$218,934

In 2-unit structures: $270,250
Here:

$270,250
State:

$203,185

Mobile homes: $27,015
Here:

$27,015
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 houses/apartments in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 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
  • 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
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 17
  • 2 bedrooms: 224
  • 3 bedrooms: 540
  • 4 bedrooms: 237
  • 5+ bedrooms: 67
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 177
  • 2 bedrooms: 277
  • 3 bedrooms: 100
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5+ bedrooms: 12
Cars and other vehicles available in Rutherfordton, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 58
  • 1 vehicle: 266
  • 2 vehicles: 540
  • 3 vehicles: 159
  • 4 vehicles: 37
  • 5+ vehicles: 25
  • no vehicle: 102
  • 1 vehicle: 290
  • 2 vehicles: 160
  • 3 vehicles: 22
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5+ vehicles: 0

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 23
  • 2000 to 2004: 168
  • 1990 to 1999: 256
  • 1980 to 1989: 134
  • 1970 to 1979: 133
  • 1960 to 1969: 318
  • 1950 to 1959: 297
  • 1940 to 1949: 35
  • 1939 or earlier: 281

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Rutherfordton, NC house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Rutherfordton, NC:

  • Less than $10,000: 11
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 2
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 1
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 5
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 9
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 14
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 15
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 50
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 38
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 26
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 30
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 33
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 93
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 140
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 133
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 110
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 118
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 103
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 57
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 38
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 27
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 6
  • $1,000,000 or more: 0
 


Rutherfordton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Rutherfordton:

  • Less than $100: 5 people
  • $100 to $149: 26
  • $150 to $199: 0
  • $200 to $249: 53
  • $250 to $299: 9
  • $300 to $349: 0
  • $350 to $399: 40
  • $400 to $449: 108
  • $450 to $499: 65
  • $500 to $549: 11
  • $550 to $599: 60
  • $600 to $649: 0
  • $650 to $699: 18
  • $700 to $749: 19
  • $750 to $799: 25
  • $800 to $899: 32
  • $900 to $999: 21
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 66
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 0
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 0
  • $2,000 or more: 0
  • No cash rent: 25
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


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)


Rutherfordton commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • 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%)
 


Rutherfordton, NC household income

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%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $46,274
  • Black householders: $10,108
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $173,893
  • Some other race householders: $64,936
  • Two or more races householders: $28,395
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $79,332
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 Asian 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 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $198,872
  • Black or African American householders: $144,211
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $436,124
  • Some other race householders: $230,273
  • Two or more races householders: $106,608
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $230,273

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: $25,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago


Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Rutherfordton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Rutherfordton
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (40.3%)
  • Electricity (33.5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.1%)
  • Wood (2.2%)
  • Electricity (51.0%)
  • Utility gas (24.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14.6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6.3%)
  • Wood (1.7%)
  • Solar energy (1.7%)



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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