Catawba County, North Carolina (NC)
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: 404 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.5%), Educational, health and social services (17.7%), Retail trade (11.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 84%
- Government: 10%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 118,43972.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 17,06210.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 12,4447.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7,3784.5%Two or more races
- 7,3434.5%Asian alone
- 5240.3%Some other race alone
- 1710.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 41.4 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.4 years |
| Males: 78,600 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 83,123 |  (51.4%) |
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| Catawba County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $59,603 ($40,536 in 1999)
| This county: | $59,603 |
| North Carolina: | $61,972 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $694 (lower quartile is $488, upper quartile is $918)
| This county: | $694 |
| State: | $850 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $194,900 (it was $95,100 in 2000)
| Catawba: | $194,900 |
| North Carolina: | $236,900 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,109Detached houses: $259,123
Here: $259,123 State: $316,354 Townhouses or other attached units: $156,104
Here: $156,104 State: $269,203 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $220,207
Here: $220,207 State: $189,814 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,763
Here: $126,763 State: $258,822 Mobile homes: $101,845
Here: $101,845 State: $90,232
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $322
Institutionalized population: 1,209
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 47
- Robberies: 17
- Assaults: 124
- Burglaries: 300
- Thefts: 625
- Auto thefts: 127
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 39
- Robberies: 18
- Assaults: 92
- Burglaries: 261
- Thefts: 654
- Auto thefts: 135
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:
- 2021: 741 buildings, average cost: $224,000
- 2020: 468 buildings, average cost: $245,200
- 2019: 384 buildings, average cost: $241,600
- 2018: 494 buildings, average cost: $225,200
- 2017: 386 buildings, average cost: $206,600
- 2016: 321 buildings, average cost: $217,400
- 2015: 238 buildings, average cost: $229,200
- 2014: 209 buildings, average cost: $236,900
- 2013: 188 buildings, average cost: $223,500
- 2012: 124 buildings, average cost: $236,200
- 2011: 127 buildings, average cost: $284,100
- 2010: 152 buildings, average cost: $264,300
- 2009: 192 buildings, average cost: $241,200
- 2008: 333 buildings, average cost: $255,900
- 2007: 684 buildings, average cost: $257,200
- 2006: 688 buildings, average cost: $226,500
- 2005: 740 buildings, average cost: $195,000
- 2004: 757 buildings, average cost: $192,900
- 2003: 747 buildings, average cost: $164,800
- 2002: 843 buildings, average cost: $137,900
- 2001: 988 buildings, average cost: $134,600
- 2000: 1152 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 1999: 1016 buildings, average cost: $131,800
- 1998: 949 buildings, average cost: $119,700
- 1997: 879 buildings, average cost: $116,600
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,295 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,034 (0.6%)
| Catawba County: | 14.1% |
| North Carolina: | 13.4% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 41.4 years old
(Males: 39.8 years old, Females: 42.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.9 years old, Black residents: 34.5 years old, American Indian residents: 43.4 years old, Asian residents: 30.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.1 years old, Other race residents: 22.0 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.
2019 air pollution in Catawba County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.catawba.nc.us
Neighboring counties: Conway County, Arkansas 
, Cocke County, Tennessee , Crawford County, Arkansas , Franklin County, Arkansas , Williamson County, Tennessee .
| Here: | 3.3% |
| North Carolina: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 5,405
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 10,136 (37.1% naturalized citizens)
| Catawba County: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 8.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,1072010 or later
- 3,0132000 to 2009
- 3,1181990 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%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 49,384
- One, attached: 1,456
- Two: 2,285
- 3 or 4: 2,409
- 5 to 9: 3,007
- 10 to 19: 1,783
- 20 to 49: 1,952
- 50 or more: 349
- Mobile homes: 9,146
Housing units in Catawba County with a mortgage: 24,843 (3,238 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 2,713 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 963
| Here: | 2.4% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Catawba County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 52,233 | 182 |
| Mainline Protestant | 32,751 | 75 |
| Catholic | 4,756 | 2 |
| Black Protestant | 2,276 | 14 |
| Other | 2,004 | 8 |
| None | 61,254 | - |
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 acresAverage 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:
- Drove a car alone: 68,612 (76.8%)
- Carpooled: 6,579 (7.4%)
- Bus: 108 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,591 (1.8%)
- Bicycle: 54 (0.1%)
- Walked: 536 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 7,487 (8.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Manufacturing (18%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Manufacturing (21%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Production occupations (20%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Mexico (40%)
- Laos (11%)
- Costa Rica (4%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- Thailand (3%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (3%)
- American (21%)
- English (13%)
- German (11%)
- Irish (5%)
- European (4%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
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)
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
7.57% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($70,175 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.57% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.04% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($45,647 average AGI)
2.54% relocated from other states ($24,527 average AGI)
Catawba County: 2.54% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Lincoln County, NC |  0.75% ($55,222 average AGI) |
| from Burke County, NC | 0.74% ($44,919) |
| from Caldwell County, NC | 0.59% ($50,653) |
| from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.53% ($70,395) |
| from Iredell County, NC | 0.51% ($54,755) |
| from Alexander County, NC | 0.39% ($51,516) |
| from Gaston County, NC | 0.24% ($47,630) |
6.45% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,366 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.45% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.59% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($38,083 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($17,284 average AGI)
Catawba County: 1.87% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Burke County, NC | 0.70% ($45,780 average AGI) |
| to Caldwell County, NC | 0.63% ($44,841) |
| to Lincoln County, NC | 0.59% ($66,536) |
| to Iredell County, NC | 0.45% ($60,032) |
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.40% ($67,413) |
| to Alexander County, NC | 0.40% ($54,567) |
| to Gaston County, NC | 0.21% ($39,900) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
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%)
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 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.
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.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 99.8
- Poisoning - 28.1
- Other - 19.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 161,723- Male householders: 30,975 (8,272 living alone), Female householders: 33,327 (9,004 living alone)
31,895 spouses (31,438 opposite-sex spouses), 5,028 unmarried partners, (4,277 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 44,556 children (41,613 natural, 962 adopted, 1,981 stepchildren), 5,249 grandchildren, 414 brothers or sisters, 1,796 parents, 0 foster children, 1,773 other relatives, 3,965 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,745
Size of family households: 21,299 2-persons, 7,341 3-persons, 8,339 4-persons, 3,777 5-persons, 975 6-persons, 819 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 17,276 1-person, 3,464 2-persons, 802 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 12 5-persons.
19,705 married couples with children.
9,949 single-parent households (2,338 men, 7,611 women).
86.5% of residents of Catawba speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English 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 |
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: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Catawba County, North Carolina
- 982020 or later
- 4,0582010 to 2019
- 12,0442000 to 2009
- 10,6201990 to 1999
- 11,7321980 to 1989
- 11,5871970 to 1979
- 8,8671960 to 1969
- 5,6831950 to 1959
- 3,2621940 to 1949
- 3,8201939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Catawba County, North Carolina
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 3993 rooms
- 3,8554 rooms
- 11,9415 rooms
- 9,6496 rooms
- 6,5677 rooms
- 5,0328 rooms
- 6,8469+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
- 3621 room
- 5092 rooms
- 2,9133 rooms
- 6,9314 rooms
- 4,9915 rooms
- 2,8406 rooms
- 4367 rooms
- 5728 rooms
- 4599+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Catawba County, North Carolina
- 0no bedroom
- 3721 bedroom
- 8,5902 bedrooms
- 26,0453 bedrooms
- 8,2854 bedrooms
- 9975+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawba County, North Carolina
- 362no bedroom
- 2,9501 bedroom
- 10,1912 bedrooms
- 5,7793 bedrooms
- 7314 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Catawba County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 726no vehicle
- 10,1521 vehicle
- 17,8482 vehicles
- 9,0993 vehicles
- 4,4254 vehicles
- 2,0395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Catawba County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,022no vehicle
- 8,3631 vehicle
- 6,2672 vehicles
- 1,6453 vehicles
- 1,0294 vehicles
- 6875+ vehicles
88.6% of Catawba County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in North Carolina.
| Catawba County: | 88.6% |
| State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 102,047
- Other state: 47,835
- Northeast: 13,396
- Midwest: 9,097
- South: 20,718
- West: 4,624
- 73.2%Electricity
- 19.2%Utility gas
- 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Wood
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 80.4%Electricity
- 13.0%Utility gas
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,872
| Here: | 11.6% |
| North Carolina: | 14.3% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 676
| Here: | 7.3% |
| North Carolina: | 11.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,467
| Here: | 43.0% |
| North Carolina: | 17.5% |
Catawba County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,921,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $312,346,000
Hospital Public: $289,387,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,117,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
Other: $4,961,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,562,000
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
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,724,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,626,000
Other: $2,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,260,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,388,000
Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
Natural Resources - Other: $578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $263,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,169,000
Hospitals: $9,788,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,625,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
Hospitals: $4,980,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,545,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,522,000
Other Higher Education: $1,328,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
Water Utilities: $1,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Parks and Recreation: $678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Water Utilities: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $194,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $35,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $273,352,000
Hospitals: $259,968,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $218,146,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
Other Higher Education: $41,659,000
Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,007,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
Health - Other: $20,556,000
Health - Other: $18,712,000
Liquor Stores: $16,640,000
Police Protection: $16,364,000
Police Protection: $14,390,000
Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
Central Staff Services: $10,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,364,000
Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,424,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,640,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,667,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
Financial Administration: $3,953,000
Financial Administration: $3,918,000
Libraries: $2,997,000
Libraries: $2,759,000
General - Other: $2,706,000
General - Other: $2,630,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,412,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,090,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
Water Utilities: $2,005,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,894,000
General Public Buildings: $1,560,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,334,000
Water Utilities: $1,298,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
Natural Resources - Other: $594,000
Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
Transit Utilities: $565,000
Transit Utilities: $514,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
Public Welfare: $10,396,000
Education: $3,713,000
Education: $2,193,000
Other: $1,997,000
Health and Hospitals: $541,000
Other: $483,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,136,000
Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,183,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Health - Other: $74,000
Other - Health - Other: $61,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
Public Welfare: $795,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
Education: $6,202,000
Water Utilities: $1,980,000
General Local Government Support: $1,609,000
Other: $1,574,000
Other: $1,524,000
Water Utilities: $1,480,000
General Local Government Support: $998,000
Health and Hospitals: $896,000
Public Welfare: $840,000
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
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $233,180,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,742,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $14,428,000
General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
Interest Earnings: $4,828,000
Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
Donations From Private Sources: $922,000
Fines and Forfeits: $752,000
Sale of Property: $146,000
Rents: $126,000
Sale of Property: $68,000
Rents: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,714,000
Hospitals: $5,992,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
Police Protection: $1,823,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,427,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,285,000
Health - Other: $1,112,000
Health - Other: $1,021,000
Police Protection: $975,000
Other Higher Education: $753,000
Other Higher Education: $698,000
Housing and Community Development: $671,000
Central Staff Services: $662,000
Central Staff Services: $580,000
General - Other: $303,000
Libraries: $257,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $86,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $56,000
Libraries: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $236,811,000
Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $19,414,000
Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $195,762,000
Education: $180,957,000
Public Welfare: $11,245,000
Public Welfare: $10,979,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,312,000
Other: $2,182,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
Other: $1,889,000
General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Gas Utilities: $250,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Housing and Community Development: $38,000
- Tax - Property: $115,278,000
Property: $103,817,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,211,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,294,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $863,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
Other License: $446,000
Other License: $442,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $218,000
Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
Amusements Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,110,000
: $259,531,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000
Interest on Debt: $188,000
Catawba County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,921,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $312,346,000
Hospital Public: $289,387,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,117,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
Other: $4,961,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,562,000
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
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,724,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,626,000
Other: $2,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,260,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,388,000
Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
Natural Resources - Other: $578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $263,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,169,000
Hospitals: $9,788,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,625,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
Hospitals: $4,980,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,545,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,522,000
Other Higher Education: $1,328,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
Water Utilities: $1,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Parks and Recreation: $678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Water Utilities: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $194,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $35,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $273,352,000
Hospitals: $259,968,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $218,146,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
Other Higher Education: $41,659,000
Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,007,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
Health - Other: $20,556,000
Health - Other: $18,712,000
Liquor Stores: $16,640,000
Police Protection: $16,364,000
Police Protection: $14,390,000
Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
Central Staff Services: $10,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,364,000
Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,424,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,640,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,667,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
Financial Administration: $3,953,000
Financial Administration: $3,918,000
Libraries: $2,997,000
Libraries: $2,759,000
General - Other: $2,706,000
General - Other: $2,630,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,412,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,090,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
Water Utilities: $2,005,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,894,000
General Public Buildings: $1,560,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,334,000
Water Utilities: $1,298,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
Natural Resources - Other: $594,000
Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
Transit Utilities: $565,000
Transit Utilities: $514,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
Public Welfare: $10,396,000
Education: $3,713,000
Education: $2,193,000
Other: $1,997,000
Health and Hospitals: $541,000
Other: $483,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,136,000
Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,183,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Health - Other: $74,000
Other - Health - Other: $61,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
Public Welfare: $795,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
Education: $6,202,000
Water Utilities: $1,980,000
General Local Government Support: $1,609,000
Other: $1,574,000
Other: $1,524,000
Water Utilities: $1,480,000
General Local Government Support: $998,000
Health and Hospitals: $896,000
Public Welfare: $840,000
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
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $233,180,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,742,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $14,428,000
General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
Interest Earnings: $4,828,000
Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
Donations From Private Sources: $922,000
Fines and Forfeits: $752,000
Sale of Property: $146,000
Rents: $126,000
Sale of Property: $68,000
Rents: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,714,000
Hospitals: $5,992,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
Police Protection: $1,823,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,427,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,285,000
Health - Other: $1,112,000
Health - Other: $1,021,000
Police Protection: $975,000
Other Higher Education: $753,000
Other Higher Education: $698,000
Housing and Community Development: $671,000
Central Staff Services: $662,000
Central Staff Services: $580,000
General - Other: $303,000
Libraries: $257,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $86,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $56,000
Libraries: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $236,811,000
Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $19,414,000
Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $195,762,000
Education: $180,957,000
Public Welfare: $11,245,000
Public Welfare: $10,979,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,312,000
Other: $2,182,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
Other: $1,889,000
General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Gas Utilities: $250,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Housing and Community Development: $38,000
- Tax - Property: $115,278,000
Property: $103,817,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,211,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,294,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $863,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
Other License: $446,000
Other License: $442,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $218,000
Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
Amusements Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,110,000
: $259,531,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000
Interest on Debt: $188,000
Catawba County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,921,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $312,346,000
Hospital Public: $289,387,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,117,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
Other: $4,961,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,562,000
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
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,724,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,626,000
Other: $2,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,260,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,388,000
Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
Natural Resources - Other: $578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $263,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,169,000
Hospitals: $9,788,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,625,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
Hospitals: $4,980,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,545,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,522,000
Other Higher Education: $1,328,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
Water Utilities: $1,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Parks and Recreation: $678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Water Utilities: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $194,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $35,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $273,352,000
Hospitals: $259,968,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $218,146,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
Other Higher Education: $41,659,000
Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,007,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
Health - Other: $20,556,000
Health - Other: $18,712,000
Liquor Stores: $16,640,000
Police Protection: $16,364,000
Police Protection: $14,390,000
Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
Central Staff Services: $10,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,364,000
Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,424,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,640,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,667,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
Financial Administration: $3,953,000
Financial Administration: $3,918,000
Libraries: $2,997,000
Libraries: $2,759,000
General - Other: $2,706,000
General - Other: $2,630,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,412,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,090,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
Water Utilities: $2,005,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,894,000
General Public Buildings: $1,560,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,334,000
Water Utilities: $1,298,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
Natural Resources - Other: $594,000
Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
Transit Utilities: $565,000
Transit Utilities: $514,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
Public Welfare: $10,396,000
Education: $3,713,000
Education: $2,193,000
Other: $1,997,000
Health and Hospitals: $541,000
Other: $483,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,136,000
Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,183,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Health - Other: $74,000
Other - Health - Other: $61,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
Public Welfare: $795,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
Education: $6,202,000
Water Utilities: $1,980,000
General Local Government Support: $1,609,000
Other: $1,574,000
Other: $1,524,000
Water Utilities: $1,480,000
General Local Government Support: $998,000
Health and Hospitals: $896,000
Public Welfare: $840,000
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
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $233,180,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,742,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $14,428,000
General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
Interest Earnings: $4,828,000
Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
Donations From Private Sources: $922,000
Fines and Forfeits: $752,000
Sale of Property: $146,000
Rents: $126,000
Sale of Property: $68,000
Rents: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,714,000
Hospitals: $5,992,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
Police Protection: $1,823,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,427,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,285,000
Health - Other: $1,112,000
Health - Other: $1,021,000
Police Protection: $975,000
Other Higher Education: $753,000
Other Higher Education: $698,000
Housing and Community Development: $671,000
Central Staff Services: $662,000
Central Staff Services: $580,000
General - Other: $303,000
Libraries: $257,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $86,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $56,000
Libraries: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $236,811,000
Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $19,414,000
Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $195,762,000
Education: $180,957,000
Public Welfare: $11,245,000
Public Welfare: $10,979,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,312,000
Other: $2,182,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
Other: $1,889,000
General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Gas Utilities: $250,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Housing and Community Development: $38,000
- Tax - Property: $115,278,000
Property: $103,817,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,211,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,294,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $863,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
Other License: $446,000
Other License: $442,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $218,000
Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
Amusements Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,110,000
: $259,531,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000
Interest on Debt: $188,000
Catawba County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,921,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $5,528,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $312,346,000
Hospital Public: $289,387,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,117,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,114,000
Other: $4,961,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,562,000
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
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,724,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,626,000
Other: $2,591,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $2,260,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,062,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,460,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,388,000
Natural Resources - Other: $918,000
Natural Resources - Other: $578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $294,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $263,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $15,222,000
Correctional Institutions: $15,169,000
Hospitals: $9,788,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,625,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,398,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,308,000
Hospitals: $4,980,000
Housing and Community Development: $4,000,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,545,000
General - Other: $1,935,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,522,000
Other Higher Education: $1,328,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,297,000
Water Utilities: $1,156,000
Housing and Community Development: $787,000
Parks and Recreation: $678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $673,000
Water Utilities: $481,000
General Public Buildings: $194,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
General Public Buildings: $35,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $273,352,000
Hospitals: $259,968,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $218,146,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,494,000
Other Higher Education: $41,659,000
Other Higher Education: $38,323,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,007,000
Public Welfare - Other: $26,594,000
Health - Other: $20,556,000
Health - Other: $18,712,000
Liquor Stores: $16,640,000
Police Protection: $16,364,000
Police Protection: $14,390,000
Liquor Stores: $13,730,000
Central Staff Services: $10,380,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,364,000
Central Staff Services: $8,966,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,424,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,780,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,640,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,245,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,667,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,458,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,702,000
Financial Administration: $3,953,000
Financial Administration: $3,918,000
Libraries: $2,997,000
Libraries: $2,759,000
General - Other: $2,706,000
General - Other: $2,630,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,412,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,218,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,090,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,079,000
Water Utilities: $2,005,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,894,000
General Public Buildings: $1,560,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,516,000
General Public Buildings: $1,383,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,334,000
Water Utilities: $1,298,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,023,000
Natural Resources - Other: $594,000
Natural Resources - Other: $582,000
Transit Utilities: $565,000
Transit Utilities: $514,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,910,000
Public Welfare: $10,396,000
Education: $3,713,000
Education: $2,193,000
Other: $1,997,000
Health and Hospitals: $541,000
Other: $483,000
Health and Hospitals: $453,000
General Local Government Support: $106,000
General Local Government Support: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $8,136,000
Interest on Debt: $7,302,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,197,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,183,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Hospitals: $500,000
Other - Health - Other: $74,000
Other - Health - Other: $61,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,021,000
Public Welfare: $795,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $19,299,000
Education: $6,202,000
Water Utilities: $1,980,000
General Local Government Support: $1,609,000
Other: $1,574,000
Other: $1,524,000
Water Utilities: $1,480,000
General Local Government Support: $998,000
Health and Hospitals: $896,000
Public Welfare: $840,000
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
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $233,180,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,742,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,085,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,438,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,736,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $14,428,000
General Revenue - Other: $12,312,000
Interest Earnings: $4,828,000
Interest Earnings: $1,643,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,498,000
Fines and Forfeits: $980,000
Donations From Private Sources: $922,000
Fines and Forfeits: $752,000
Sale of Property: $146,000
Rents: $126,000
Sale of Property: $68,000
Rents: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $6,714,000
Hospitals: $5,992,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,874,000
Police Protection: $1,823,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,531,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,427,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,285,000
Health - Other: $1,112,000
Health - Other: $1,021,000
Police Protection: $975,000
Other Higher Education: $753,000
Other Higher Education: $698,000
Housing and Community Development: $671,000
Central Staff Services: $662,000
Central Staff Services: $580,000
General - Other: $303,000
Libraries: $257,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $86,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $86,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $60,000
Correctional Institutions: $56,000
Libraries: $52,000
Correctional Institutions: $48,000
Parks and Recreation: $42,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $236,811,000
Cash and Securities: $138,552,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $19,414,000
Liquor Stores: $15,507,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $195,762,000
Education: $180,957,000
Public Welfare: $11,245,000
Public Welfare: $10,979,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,312,000
Other: $2,182,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,135,000
Other: $1,889,000
General Local Government Support: $1,151,000
General Local Government Support: $1,079,000
Gas Utilities: $250,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
Housing and Community Development: $38,000
- Tax - Property: $115,278,000
Property: $103,817,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,211,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,914,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $2,456,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,294,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $906,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $863,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $821,000
Other License: $446,000
Other License: $442,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $241,000
Motor Vehicle License: $218,000
Motor Vehicle License: $212,000
Amusements Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $276,110,000
: $259,531,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $251,000
Interest on Debt: $188,000
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) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 572 | $122,792 | 603 | $161,280 | 3,043 | $165,696 | 136 | $86,228 | 4 | $3,587,500 | 254 | $137,531 | 128 | $84,336 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 15 | $95,533 | 41 | $147,951 | 218 | $170,468 | 13 | $35,385 | 0 | $0 | 22 | $154,364 | 14 | $63,071 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 96 | $116,927 | 88 | $136,955 | 986 | $157,566 | 81 | $36,605 | 1 | $50,000 | 78 | $121,192 | 84 | $69,381 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 51 | $104,980 | 60 | $178,067 | 555 | $159,553 | 26 | $95,269 | 0 | $0 | 37 | $154,703 | 28 | $88,607 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 16 | $126,688 | 14 | $272,357 | 177 | $166,514 | 17 | $65,000 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $180,600 | 18 | $64,333 |
| 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) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 90 | $181,156 | 85 | $174,047 | 1 | $157,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 24 | $203,083 | 28 | $192,571 | 2 | $107,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 13 | $196,538 | 20 | $159,200 | 2 | $97,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $184,333 | 7 | $176,571 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 5 | $114,200 | 4 | $228,500 | 1 | $74,000 |
| Most common first names in Catawba County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 795 | 71.3 years |
| Mary | 748 | 77.2 years |
| John | 737 | 73.3 years |
| William | 723 | 73.0 years |
| Robert | 576 | 71.5 years |
| Charles | 439 | 68.9 years |
| George | 380 | 75.0 years |
| Paul | 278 | 70.9 years |
| Ruth | 275 | 79.6 years |
| Annie | 259 | 81.0 years |
| Most common last names in Catawba County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Sigmon | 566 | 76.0 years |
| Smith | 439 | 72.8 years |
| Huffman | 343 | 73.3 years |
| Miller | 265 | 76.4 years |
| Bolick | 247 | 75.7 years |
| Setzer | 246 | 76.2 years |
| Wilson | 243 | 74.0 years |
| Hefner | 234 | 75.1 years |
| Brown | 213 | 75.1 years |
| Lail | 211 | 74.8 years |
| Businesses in Catawba County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMF Bowling | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| AT&T | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Nike | 13 | |
| AutoZone | 3 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Avenue | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 2 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Burger King | 3 | Panda Express | 1 | |
| CVS | 3 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| CarMax | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
| Catherines | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Dressbarn | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 4 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| FedEx | 11 | Sears | 2 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 4 | |
| GameStop | 3 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Gymboree | 1 | Subway | 11 | |
| H&R Block | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 2 | T-Mobile | 3 | |
| Hilton | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 3 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | Tire Kingdom | 1 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| IHOP | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
| Jack In The Box | 2 | UPS | 18 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | Vans | 1 | |
| Journeys | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Kincaid | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Kmart | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| La Quinta | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
| Lane Bryant | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | YMCA | 4 | |
| LensCrafters | 1 | |||
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