Catawba County Information
Catawba in
North Carolina occupies
414 square miles and has a 2006 population of
153,784, a change from a 2000 population of
141,677 and
118,412 in 1990.
12% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.8% percent is 25-35, and
15.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
495 acts of violent crime reported in
Catawba in 2004, a change from
452 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
4,210 people:
5.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.8%.
Read more about
Catawba, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Catawba | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 414 sq. miles | Ranked 2,518 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 153,784 | Ranked 382 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 151,345 | |
| Population 2000 | 141,677 | Ranked 386 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 118,412 | Ranked 393 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 87.4% | |
| African American | 8.3% | |
| Asian American | 3.1% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 495 | 452 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 8 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 51 | |
| Robberies | 147 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 289 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 6,398 | 6,285 |
| Burglaries | 1,821 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 4,287 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 290 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 77,785 | 80,222 |
| Unemployed Population | 4,210 | 2,222 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4% | 2.8% |
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