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Rowan County
Rowan County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 146,875 County Seat Rowan County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 159 Num Towns 11 Census-Designated Places 2 Total Town Population 58,755 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 147,067 Median Age 40.7 Veterans 9,028 Housing Units 63,508 Uninsured 1,920 Net Migration (recent) 4,429 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 2,885 Total Employees 49,200 Avg Annual Pay $57,503 Median Household Income $59,717 Poverty Rate 16.4% Unemployment Rate 6.3% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $62,150 Federal Spending FY2024 $987,020,976 Federal Spending Per Capita $6,720
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $187,300 Median Rent $925 FMR Studio $1,044 FMR 1BR $1,050 FMR 2BR $1,285 FMR 3BR $1,691 FMR 4BR $2,158
Health & Safety
Hospitals 22 EMS Stations 33 Fire Stations 33 Police Stations 33 Adult Smoking 19.3% Adult Obesity 38.9% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 54.3 Air Quality Good Days 252
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 11 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 11
Community
Churches 151 Libraries 12 Historic Places (NRHP) 74 Homeless Population N/A Schools 93 SNAP Stores 118 Bank Branches 25
Agriculture
Total Farms 2 Land in Farms (acres) 8,720 Avg Farm Size (acres) 4,360.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR TROPICAL STORM HELENE 2024-09-28 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR TROPICAL STORM ETA 2021-03-03 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-09-03
Detailed Topics
Communities in Rowan County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
