Rowan County Demographics
 
 
Population


Age

Total
%



Total
%
2011 Population 138,898       0-4 8,762 6.3%
Male 68,319 49.2%     5-9 8,735 6.3%
Female 70,578 50.8%     10-19 18,705 13.5%
          20-29 17,539 12.6%
          30-39 17,510 12.6%
          40-49 20,158 14.5%
          50-59 18,751 13.5%
          60-64 7,695 5.5%
          65+ 21,046 15.2%
Race     Education
  Total %       Total %
White
106,300
76.5%


Population 25+
93,729

Black
22,459
16.2%


<Grade 9
6,199
6.6%
American Indian
470
0.3%


Grade 9-12
12,212
13.0%
Asian
1,387
1.0%


High School
32,310
34.5%
Pacific Islander
49
0.0%


Some College
18,337
19.6%
Other
5,179
3.7%


Assoc College
8,621
9.2%
Multirace
3,055
2.2%


Bach Degree
11,781
12.6%
Hispanic
11,602
8.4%


Grad Degree
4,269
4.6%
Household Income Distribution

Labor Force Status

Total
%



Total
%
>10K
3,994
7.5%


Labor Force
68,484

$10-$20K
7,535
14.1%


Employed
60,727
88.7%
$20-$30K
5,809
10.9%


Unemployed
7,647
11.2%
$30-$40K
6,012
11.2%


In Armed Forces
110

$40-$50K
5,626
10.5%


Not in Labor Forces
41,831

$50-$60K
4,846
9.1%





$60-$75K
5,844
10.9%





$75-$100K
6,819
12.8%





>$100K
6,983
13.1%