Population 138,323
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 511.37 mi²
Zip Codes 28144-28147
Per capita income $21,054

Cities in Rowan County

Morehead, Salisbury

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1 %
White alone, percent, 2013 80.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,163,827
Total number of firms, 2007 10,867
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Population, 2013 estimate 138,323
Households, 2008-2012 52,878
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 8,668
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,054
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 8.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 39,871
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 16.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 511.37 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 138,448
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $129,100
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,724,283
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,547
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 8.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $41,561
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$132,143
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 10,891
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.4 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 5.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.52
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 16.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 16.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.6 %
Population, 2010 138,428
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 11.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 270.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 73.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.3 %
Housing units, 2013 59,767
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,474
Building permits, 2012 147
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$628,616
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %