Burke County, North Carolina Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Burke County is 1st in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Burke County is 7th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Asian

Main Cities Within Burke County, North Carolina

Burke County, North Carolina Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Current population (2012) 90,505 31st 9,752,073 313,914,040
Size in square miles 507.1 41st 48,617.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 179.3 29th 196.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Residents younger than 5 5.3% 67th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.6% 60th 23.4% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.3% 41st 13.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 75.9% 80th 84.1% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.6% 56th 26.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Race - White 86.7% 32nd 71.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 6.8% 69th 22.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.8% 38th 1.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 3.6% 7th 2.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.6% 1st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.5% 50th 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.7% 54th 8.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 82.4% 30th 64.7% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Female residents 50.1% 83rd 51.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 5.0% 39th 7.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Housing units 41,040 33rd 4,362,740 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.0% 44th 17.0% 25.9%
Households 34,996 31st 3,664,119 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 73.7% 42nd 67.8% 66.1%
Home median value $110,500 69th $152,700 $186,200
People per household 2.5 41st 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 71 62nd 48,692 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Income per capita $19,508 69th $25,256 $27,915
Income per household $37,440 68th $46,291 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.9% 49th 16.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Burke County Rank North Carolina US
Non-farm private establishments 1,436 38th 215,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 21,782 34th 3,284,592 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 6,778 35th 798,791 27,092,908
Retail sales $661,178 43rd $114,578,173 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,443 74th $12,641 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $107,721 32nd $16,126,939 $613,795,732

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