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Burke County Schools Overview

Western Piedmont Community College located in Burke County Schools area. A total of 35,156 households are located in Burke County Schools area. Among them, 9,608 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.01 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 23,291 and 17,416 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.62% (2,284) of residents are non-citizens and 9.08% (7,910) 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 Burke County Schools, North Carolina
Household	35,156
Population	87,099
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,608 (27.33%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	23,291
Total Students	17,416
Pre-Kindergarten	827
Kindergarten	702
Grade 1-8	7,649
Grade 9-12	4,456
College/Graduate School	3,782
Veterans	72,821
Non-citizen	2,284
Non-English Home Language	7,910
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

75,140 residents are over the age of 16 and 42,262 people are in labor force. Among them, 42,159 people are in civilian labor force and 103 are in armed labor force. 39,033 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.40%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,355	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	32,971	85.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,209	8.37%
Public transportation	152	0.40%
Walked	257	0.67%
Other method	414	1.08%
Worked from home	1,352	3.52%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,033	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,304	28.96%
Service	8,061	20.65%
Sales and office	6,981	17.88%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	3,766	9.65%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,921	22.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,033	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	398	1.02%
Construction	2,201	5.64%
Manufacturing	9,265	23.74%
Wholesale trade	1,103	2.83%
Retail trade	4,036	10.34%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,205	3.09%
Information	362	0.93%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,063	2.72%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,387	6.12%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,309	23.85%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,990	10.22%
Other services, except public administration	1,616	4.14%
Public administration	2,098	5.37%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,033	-
Private wage and salary workers	29,606	75.85%
Government workers	6,817	17.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,585	6.62%
Unpaid family workers	25	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,451 for the 35,156 households in Burke County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $27,317. 76,987 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.93%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,156	-
Less than $10,000	2,324	6.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,435	6.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,461	12.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,327	12.31%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,919	16.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,944	19.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,930	11.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,060	8.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	849	2.41%
More than $200,000	907	2.58%
Median Household Income	$44,557	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,451	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	23,580	-
Less than $10,000	924	3.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,024	4.34%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,895	8.04%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,625	11.13%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,894	16.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,643	23.93%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,225	13.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,844	12.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	745	3.16%
More than $200,000	761	3.23%

Median Family Income	$55,817	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,002	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,317	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,345	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,345	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	87,554	-
With health insurance coverage	76,987	87.93%
Public coverage	36,764	41.99%
Private health insurance	53,913	61.58%
Without health insurance coverage	10,567	12.07%

Housing

There are 41,253 housing units in Burke County Schools area, North Carolina with 35,156 units (85.22%) occupied. 25,993 houses (73.94%) are occupied by owner and 9,163 houses (26.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $120,700 and the average rental cost is $648. 340 houses (0.82%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,699 houses (11.39%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,253	-
Occupied	35,156	85.22%
Owner Occupied	25,993	73.94%
Renter Occupied	9,163	26.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	27,159	65.84%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	524	1.27%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,422	8.30%
Mobile Homes	10,090	24.46%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	58	0.14%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,253	-
Built 2014 or later	340	0.82%
Built 2010 - 2013	627	1.52%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,893	11.86%
Built 1990 - 1999	6,856	16.62%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,458	15.65%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,784	18.87%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,464	13.25%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,132	10.02%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,699	11.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,253	-
1 room	808	1.96%
2 rooms	490	1.19%
3 rooms	2,829	6.86%
4 rooms	9,218	22.35%
5 rooms	10,749	26.06%
6 rooms	7,824	18.97%
7 rooms	4,151	10.06%
8 rooms	2,475	6.00%
9 rooms or more	2,709	6.57%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,253	-
no bedroom	819	1.99%
1 bedroom	1,906	4.62%
2 bedrooms	13,359	32.38%
3 bedrooms	20,614	49.97%
4 bedrooms	3,820	9.26%
5 bedrooms or more	735	1.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	25,993	-
Less than $50,000	3,419	13.15%
$50,000 - $99,999	7,111	27.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,319	20.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,664	17.94%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,323	12.78%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,299	5.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	716	2.75%
$1,000,000 or more	142	0.55%
Median House Value	$120,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,035	-
Less than $500	1,702	21.18%
$500 - $999	5,552	69.10%
$1,000 - $1,499	657	8.18%
$1,500 - $1,999	85	1.06%
$2,000 - $2,499	34	0.42%
$2,500 - $2,999	5	0.06%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$648	-

Demographic

A total of 89,968 people lives in Burke County Schools area, North Carolina with 44,804 male and 45,164 female. The males to female ratio is 49.80 to 50.20. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	89,968	-
Male	44,804	49.80%
Female	45,164	50.20%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	89,968	-
Under 5 years	4,262	4.74%
5 - 9 years	4,439	4.93%
10 - 14 years	4,981	5.54%
15 - 19 years	5,843	6.49%
20 - 24 years	5,223	5.81%
25 - 34 years	10,578	11.76%
35 - 44 years	10,507	11.68%
45 - 54 years	12,934	14.38%
55 - 59 years	6,834	7.60%
60 - 64 years	6,664	7.41%
65 - 74 years	10,181	11.32%
75 - 84 years	5,425	6.03%
85 years and older	2,097	2.33%
Median Age	44.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	89,968	-
One Race	88,341	98.19%
White	75,887	84.35%
Black or African American	5,477	6.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native	812	0.90%
Asian	3,252	3.61%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	140	0.16%
Other	2,773	3.08%

Two or more races	1,627	1.81%
White and Black or African American	866	0.96%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	223	0.25%
White and Asian	160	0.18%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	18	0.02%