County profile
Rowan County
A profile of Rowan County (31 Census tracts) across 68 demographic and quality-of-life indicators in the Charlotte 14-county region.
- Census tracts
- 31
- State
- North Carolina
Character
Older adults (65+)
17.7% ▲ 2.3% since 2014
Region: 14.9%
Youth (under 18)
22.2% ▼ 1.0% since 2014
Region: 23.0%
Veterans
7.2% ▼ 2.4% since 2014
Region: 6.2%
Asian residents
0.8% ▼ 0.2% since 2014
Region: 4.2%
Black residents
15.5% ▼ 0.5% since 2014
Region: 20.6%
Hispanic or Latino residents
11.9% ▲ 3.9% since 2014
Region: 12.1%
White residents
67.8% ▼ 5.4% since 2014
Region: 58.5%
Other races
4.0% ▲ 2.2% since 2014
Region: 4.7%
Median age
40.4 yrs ▲ 0.4 yrs since 2014
Region: 38.5 yrs
Limited-English-speaking households
10.2% ▲ 1.9% since 2016
Region: 15.1%
Total population
149,875 ▲ 11,629 since 2014
Region: 3,097,622
Population density (per sq mi)
293 ▲ 23 since 2014
Region: 452
Households with children
30.3% ▲ 0.2% since 2014
Region: 31.5%
Households with seniors
32.8% ▲ 3.8% since 2014
Region: 27.2%
Foreign-born residents
6.3% ▲ 1.2% since 2014
Region: 11.2%
Economy
Employment rate
56.7% ▲ 5.7% since 2014
Region: 63.7%
Households with internet access
90.2% ▲ 17.0% since 2017
Region: 92.1%
Median household income
$65,725 ▲ $23,800 since 2014
Region: $82,163
Poverty rate
16.0% ▼ 3.1% since 2014
Region: 11.0%
Unemployment rate
5.3% ▼ 7.0% since 2014
Region: 4.4%
Households receiving SNAP
16.0% ▲ 0.5% since 2014
Region: 10.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.445 ▲ 0.002 since 2014
Region: 0.467
Management & professional occupations
34.0% ▲ 5.3% since 2014
Region: 43.4%
Child poverty (families w/ children)
20.9% ▼ 4.1% since 2014
Region: 12.3%
Total jobs (workplace)
52,807 ▲ 5,970 since 2014
Region: 1,495,055
Job density
103 ▲ 12 since 2014
Region: 218
Jobs–housing balance
0.93 ▲ 0.03 since 2014
Region: 1.3
Education
Engagement
Environment
Forest cover
44.7% ▼ 2.1% since 2001
Region: 46.5%
Cropland & farmland
30.1% ▼ 1.8% since 2001
Region: 23.6%
Wetlands
1.0% ▲ 0.0% since 2001
Region: 1.3%
Developed land
18.1% ▲ 1.6% since 2001
Region: 21.3%
Impervious surface
22.1% ▲ 2.0% since 2001
Region: 21.9%
Light pollution (night lights)
3 ▲ 0.22 since 2014
Region: 4.49
Tree canopy
38.6% ▼ 0.4% since 2015
Region: 43.5%
Health
No health insurance (adults 18–64)
11.7%
Region: 10.2%
Obesity (adults)
37.4%
Region: 33.5%
Diabetes (adults)
12.7%
Region: 11.3%
Frequent mental distress (adults)
17.5%
Region: 16.2%
Depression (adults)
24.7%
Region: 23.6%
High blood pressure (adults)
37.7%
Region: 34.5%
Current asthma (adults)
11.0%
Region: 10.4%
Current smoking (adults)
15.9%
Region: 12.6%
No leisure-time physical activity (adults)
27.3%
Region: 22.9%
Fair or poor health (adults)
21.3%
Region: 17.6%
Health insurance coverage
90.7% ▲ 7.6% since 2014
Region: 90.1%
Disability (any)
15.4% ▼ 0.7% since 2014
Region: 11.5%
Routine checkup (adults)
79.6%
Region: 79.2%
Food insecurity (adults)
16.6%
Region: 14.6%
Housing insecurity (adults)
13.1%
Region: 12.0%
Transportation barriers (adults)
9.0%
Region: 7.8%
Lack of social & emotional support (adults)
22.2%
Region: 23.0%
Loneliness (adults)
32.3%
Region: 32.1%
Housing
Owner-occupied homes
72.3% ▲ 4.5% since 2014
Region: 66.6%
Occupied homes
90.6% ▲ 4.2% since 2014
Region: 92.0%
Vacant homes
9.4% ▼ 4.2% since 2014
Region: 8.0%
Rent-burdened households
46.7% ▼ 3.8% since 2014
Region: 48.5%
Average household size
2.48 ▼ 0.09 since 2014
Region: 2.54
Owner cost burden
20.3% ▼ 4.7% since 2014
Region: 19.0%
Homes built since 2010
9.9% ▲ 9.3% since 2014
Region: 19.9%
Transportation
About this profile
Values are authoritative county-level estimates from the source (U.S. Census ACS county tables, CDC PLACES county model, or county zonal statistics), not an average of tracts. Each card links to the full indicator definition. See Methods for details and limitations.