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County:

Rutherford County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37161

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

267,970

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

5.12

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

79

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

47,337

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

53,787

13.6%

7.8%

5.8%

1990:

56,918

5.8%

2.6%

3.2%

2000:

62,899

10.5%

8.0%

2.5%

2005:

63,771

1.4%

1.0%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

53,957

85.8%

0-to-19:

16,386

26.1%

Black:

7,028

11.2%

20-to-39:

16,601

26.4%

Hispanic:

1,136

1.8%

40-to-59:

16,781

26.7%

American Indian:

102

0.2%

60-plus:

13,131

20.9%

Other:

676

1.1%

Median Age:

38.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

111.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

70.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.5%

Median Family Income:

$37,787

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.4%

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