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Rutherford County Schools Overview

Isothermal Community College located in Rutherford County Schools area. A total of 26,683 households are located in Rutherford County Schools area. Among them, 6,919 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.06 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,733 and 13,356 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.29% (842) of residents are non-citizens and 4.81% (3,142) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Rutherford County Schools, North Carolina
Household	26,683
Population	65,359
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,919 (25.93%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,733
Total Students	13,356
Pre-Kindergarten	462
Kindergarten	861
Grade 1-8	6,167
Grade 9-12	3,307
College/Graduate School	2,559
Veterans	52,762
Non-citizen	842
Non-English Home Language	3,142
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

54,469 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,955 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,912 people are in civilian labor force and 43 are in armed labor force. 26,817 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Rutherford County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,394	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	21,757	82.43%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,014	11.42%
Public transportation	44	0.17%
Walked	419	1.59%
Other method	378	1.43%
Worked from home	782	2.96%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,817	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,380	27.52%
Service	4,630	17.27%
Sales and office	5,264	19.63%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,016	11.25%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,527	24.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,817	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	263	0.98%
Construction	1,932	7.20%
Manufacturing	5,546	20.68%
Wholesale trade	416	1.55%
Retail trade	3,361	12.53%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,516	5.65%
Information	218	0.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	712	2.66%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,242	8.36%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,909	22.03%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,162	8.06%
Other services, except public administration	1,517	5.66%
Public administration	1,023	3.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,817	-
Private wage and salary workers	21,883	81.60%
Government workers	3,269	12.19%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,593	5.94%
Unpaid family workers	72	0.27%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,564 for the 26,683 households in Rutherford County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $28,548. 58,058 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.49%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,683	-
Less than $10,000	2,090	7.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,991	7.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,139	15.51%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,047	11.42%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,353	16.31%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,698	17.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,738	10.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,196	8.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	555	2.08%
More than $200,000	876	3.28%
Median Household Income	$42,608	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,564	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,968	-
Less than $10,000	628	3.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	482	2.84%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,717	10.12%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,908	11.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,165	18.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,684	21.71%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,288	13.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,812	10.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	521	3.07%
More than $200,000	763	4.50%

Median Family Income	$53,754	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$70,197	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,548	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,109	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,109	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	65,610	-
With health insurance coverage	58,058	88.49%
Public coverage	30,053	45.81%
Private health insurance	38,491	58.67%
Without health insurance coverage	7,552	11.51%

Housing

There are 34,401 housing units in Rutherford County Schools area, North Carolina with 26,683 units (77.56%) occupied. 19,088 houses (71.54%) are occupied by owner and 7,595 houses (28.46%) are rented. The average housing value is $118,300 and the average rental cost is $636. 455 houses (1.32%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,825 houses (14.03%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,401	-
Occupied	26,683	77.56%
Owner Occupied	19,088	71.54%
Renter Occupied	7,595	28.46%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	24,118	70.11%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	403	1.17%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,740	7.96%
Mobile Homes	7,038	20.46%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	102	0.30%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,401	-
Built 2014 or later	455	1.32%
Built 2010 - 2013	423	1.23%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,836	14.06%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,148	17.87%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,332	15.50%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,463	15.88%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,595	10.45%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,324	9.66%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,825	14.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,401	-
1 room	585	1.70%
2 rooms	350	1.02%
3 rooms	1,970	5.73%
4 rooms	5,191	15.09%
5 rooms	8,815	25.62%
6 rooms	7,744	22.51%
7 rooms	4,481	13.03%
8 rooms	2,504	7.28%
9 rooms or more	2,761	8.03%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,401	-
no bedroom	602	1.75%
1 bedroom	1,553	4.51%
2 bedrooms	10,674	31.03%
3 bedrooms	17,139	49.82%
4 bedrooms	3,464	10.07%
5 bedrooms or more	969	2.82%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	19,088	-
Less than $50,000	2,896	15.17%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,920	25.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,069	21.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,715	14.22%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,620	13.73%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,191	6.24%
$500,000 - $999,999	570	2.99%
$1,000,000 or more	107	0.56%
Median House Value	$118,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,714	-
Less than $500	1,386	20.64%
$500 - $999	4,564	67.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	632	9.41%
$1,500 - $1,999	62	0.92%
$2,000 - $2,499	9	0.13%
$2,500 - $2,999	22	0.33%
$3,000 or more	39	0.58%
Median Rental Costs	$636	-

Demographic

A total of 66,599 people lives in Rutherford County Schools area, North Carolina with 32,365 male and 34,234 female. The males to female ratio is 48.60 to 51.40. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	66,599	-
Male	32,365	48.60%
Female	34,234	51.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	66,599	-
Under 5 years	3,407	5.12%
5 - 9 years	4,005	6.01%
10 - 14 years	3,588	5.39%
15 - 19 years	4,442	6.67%
20 - 24 years	3,288	4.94%
25 - 34 years	7,253	10.89%
35 - 44 years	7,300	10.96%
45 - 54 years	9,363	14.06%
55 - 59 years	4,838	7.26%
60 - 64 years	5,032	7.56%
65 - 74 years	8,351	12.54%
75 - 84 years	4,141	6.22%
85 years and older	1,591	2.39%
Median Age	45.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	66,599	-
One Race	65,291	98.04%
White	57,790	86.77%
Black or African American	6,355	9.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native	298	0.45%
Asian	282	0.42%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.02%
Other	550	0.83%

Two or more races	1,308	1.96%
White and Black or African American	727	1.09%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	182	0.27%
White and Asian	98	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	51	0.08%