Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $702 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $666 (0.7%)
Area name: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Caldwell County is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.
Cities in this county include: Lenoir
, Sawmills
, Granite Falls
, Gamewell
, Hudson
, Cajah's Mountain
, Northlakes
, Rhodhiss
, Cedar Rock
.
2005 air pollution in Caldwell County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.075 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Alexander County
, Avery County
, Burke County
, Catawba County
, Watauga County
, Wilkes County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Caldwell County: Coffeys
(A),
Camp Carolwood
(B),
Mulberry Campground
(C),
Pine Mountain Campground
(D),
Boone Fork Recreation Site
(E),
Tri County Golf Course
(F),
Hudson Drag Strip
(G),
Mortimer Recreation Area
(H),
Mortimer Work Center
(I),
Johns River Camp
(J)
Churches in Caldwell County include: Nelsons
Chapel
(A),
Nazareth Church
(B),
Hibriten Church
(C),
Mulvale Church
(D),
Mulberry Baptist Church
(E),
Lovelady Church
(F),
Mountain Grove Church
(G),
Hollow Springs Church
(H),
Mount Zion Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Estes
Cemetery
(1),
Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(2),
Greene Cemetery
(3),
Rufus Cemetery
(4),
Gragg Cemetery
(5),
Moore Cemetery
(6),
Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Cones
Lake
(A),
A A Rauchfuss Lake
(B),
Girl Scout Lake
(C),
Sims Pond
(D),
Old Millpond
(E),
Shuford Pond
(F),
Lenoir Water Supply Lake
(G),
Rhodhiss Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Guys
Creek
(A),
Gunpowder Creek
(B),
Greenfield Branch
(C),
Green Rock Branch
(D),
Green Mountain Creek
(E),
Licklog Branch
(F),
Gragg Prong
(G),
Lick Branch
(H),
Globe Mountain Branch
(I)
Park in Caldwell County: Daniel
Boone Wildlife Management Area
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
6.2% | | North
Carolina: |
4.5% |
Current college students: 2,403
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,509 (23% naturalized citizens)
| Caldwell
County: |
1.9% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 596
- 1990
to 1994: 322
- 1985
to 1989: 238
- 1980
to 1984: 33
- 1975
to 1979: 109
- 1970
to 1974: 48
- 1970
to 1974: 34
- 1965
to 1969: 129
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Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 23,210
- One,
attached: 228
- Two:
660
- 3
or 4: 857
- 5
to 9: 792
- 10
to 19: 412
- 20
or more: 428
- Mobile
homes: 6,722
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 121
Housing units in Caldwell County with a mortgage: 10,097 (914 second mortgage, 2,148 home equity loan, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,450 Agriculture
in Caldwell County
Average size of farms: 85 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38550
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1079.40
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 52.90%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25330
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33730
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 13.06%
Corn for grain: 758 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 317 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 480 harvested acres
Vegetables: 29 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acresCaldwell
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Furniture
and related products (28%)
- Construction
(11%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (3%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
- Machinery
(3%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Furniture
and related products (21%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (5%)
- Apparel
(3%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Woodworkers
(5%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Woodworkers
(3%)
|
Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(38%)
- Honduras
(15%)
- El
Salvador (13%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Guatemala
(3%)
- Japan
(2%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Caldwell County:
|
- United
States or American (38%)
- German
(12%)
- English
(10%)
- Irish
(7%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 31,150 (80%)
- Carpooled:
6,431 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
35 (0%)
- Bicycle:
11 (0%)
- Walked:
326 (1%)
- Other
means: 328 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 671 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Caldwell County, North Carolina
- 505
people in nursing homes
- 194
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 188
people in state prisons
- 172
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 19
people in religious group quarters
- 14
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 13
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8
people in other group homes
- 7
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 4
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,206.
4.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,064 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.99% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.27% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($20,851 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($13,213 average AGI)
| Caldwell
County: |
1.72% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Catawba County, NC
|
1.04% ($29,689 average AGI) |
| from
Burke County, NC
|
0.89% ($27,234) |
| from
Watauga County, NC
|
0.19% ($34,232) |
| from
Alexander County, NC
|
0.18% ($29,058) |
| from
Wilkes County, NC
|
0.13% ($23,757) |
| from
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.09% ($87,259) |
| from
Lincoln County, NC
|
0.07% ($34,550) |
4.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,571 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.87% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.39% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($22,929 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($8,642 average AGI)
| Caldwell
County: |
1.49% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Catawba County, NC
|
1.09% ($28,517 average AGI) |
| to
Burke County, NC
|
0.81% ($26,138) |
| to
Alexander County, NC
|
0.18% ($41,902) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.15% ($23,818) |
| to
Watauga County, NC
|
0.13% ($82,368) |
| to
Wilkes County, NC
|
0.11% ($19,161) |
| to
Buncombe County, NC
|
0.06% ($33,278) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Births
per 1000 population in Caldwell County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Caldwell County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Caldwell County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 12,707 (10,323 aged, 2,384 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 76,284
- In
family households: 66,497 (17,596 male householders, 4,993 female householders)
17,936
spouses, 20,685 children (18,630 natural, 506 adopted, 1,549 stepchildren), 1,848 grandchildren, 440 brothers or sisters, 569 parents, 886 other relatives, 1,544 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 9,787 (3,874 male householders (3,106 living alone)), 4,359 female householders (3,988 living alone)), 1,554 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,131 (835 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 10,286 2-persons, 5,977 3-persons, 4,314 4-persons, 1,378 5-persons, 437 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,094 1-person, 902 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 25 6-persons.
11,867 married couples with children.
4,063 single-parent households (1,082 men, 2,981 women).
96.5% of residents of Caldwell County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $342,970,000 ($4344 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,946,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $185,229,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $78,823,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,018,000
Federal grants: $66,893,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,899,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,109,000 ($753,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,841,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,255,000
Federal Government insurance: $68,780,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,912
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,107
| Here: |
52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +533
| Here: |
+7 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +14
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +27
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Caldwell County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.71 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 701
- 1995
to 1998: 2,770
- 1990
to 1994: 2,930
- 1980
to 1989: 5,833
- 1970
to 1979: 6,887
- 1960
to 1969: 5,205
- 1950
to 1959: 4,117
- 1940
to 1949: 2,478
- 1939
or earlier: 2,509
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Caldwell County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 36
- 2
rooms: 109
- 3
rooms: 519
- 4
rooms: 3,137
- 5
rooms: 7,674
- 6
rooms: 5,454
- 7
rooms: 2,957
- 8
rooms: 1,623
- 9
or more rooms: 1,541
|
Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Caldwell County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 44
- 2
rooms: 517
- 3
rooms: 895
- 4
rooms: 2,900
- 5
rooms: 1,910
- 6
rooms: 864
- 7
rooms: 293
- 8
rooms: 168
- 9
or more rooms: 127
|
Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Caldwell County:
|
- no
bedroom: 56
- 1
bedroom: 390
- 2
bedrooms: 6,036
- 3
bedrooms: 13,494
- 4
bedrooms: 2,489
- 5
or more bedrooms: 585
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Caldwell County:
|
- no
bedroom: 86
- 1
bedroom: 1,241
- 2
bedrooms: 4,127
- 3
bedrooms: 1,863
- 4
bedrooms: 314
- 5
or more bedrooms: 87
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Caldwell County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 901
- 1
vehicle: 5,037
- 2
vehicles: 9,583
- 3
vehicles: 5,224
- 4
vehicles: 1,599
- 5
or more vehicles: 706
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Caldwell County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,102
- 1
vehicle: 3,297
- 2
vehicles: 2,401
- 3
vehicles: 756
- 4
vehicles: 100
- 5
or more vehicles: 62
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61% of Caldwell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Carolina.
| Caldwell
County: |
61.5% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 62502
- Northeast:
2077
- Midwest:
2423
- South:
7874
- West:
709
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(46%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Utility
gas (12%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood
(5%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(47%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Utility
gas (13%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood
(4%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 421
| Here: |
5.1% | | North
Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 184
| Here: |
4.5% | | North
Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 217
| Here: |
10.2% | | North
Carolina: | 20.2% |
Caldwell
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $6,207,000
Higher Education - Other: $4,883,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,215,000
Sewerage: $1,899,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $1,196,000
Solid Waste Management: $658,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $2,000
- Construction
- Water Utilities: $1,638,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,489,000
Health - Other: $146,000
General: $111,000
General Public Buildings: $23,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Higher Education - Other: $0
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $80,095,000
Other Higher Education: $23,134,000
Health Services - Other: $8,381,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $7,826,000
Welfare - Other: $6,539,000
Police Protection: $3,512,000
General - Other: $3,506,000
Fire Protection: $1,962,000
Corrections - Other: $1,713,000
Central Staff Services: $1,317,000
Financial Administration: $1,127,000
Sewerage: $1,084,000
Libraries: $1,006,000
General Public Buildings: $655,000
Housing & Community Development: $531,000
Water Utilities: $465,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $331,000
Solid Waste Management: $281,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $151,000
Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
Parks & Recreation: $32,000
Air Transportation: $31,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $714,000
Education: $103,000
General Support: $69,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,531,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $5,875,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $4,238,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $606,000
Health & Hospitals: $149,000
Public Welfare: $114,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,614,000
Industrial Revenue: $300,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $10,792,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,530,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,309,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $9,627,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,943,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,514,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,750,000
Water Utilities: $3,093,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,107,000
Other, NEC: $836,000
Higher Education: $57,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,500,000
Interest Earnings: $115,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $867,000
Other Higher Education: $670,000
General - Other: $330,000
Police Protection: $259,000
Welfare - Other: $100,000
Health - Other: $57,000
Central Staff: $32,000
Corrections - Other: $27,000
Financial Administration: $17,000
Fire Protection: $15,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $15,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $13,524,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $814,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $78,086,000
Public Welfare: $12,311,000
Health & Hospitals: $2,406,000
All Other: $870,000
General Support: $591,000
Housing & Community Development: $373,000
- Tax
- Property: $26,896,000
Total General Sales: $11,166,000
NEC: $1,424,000
Other Selective Sales: $68,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $84,181,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $157,000
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