Rowan County PUMA, NC

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

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    US Senator
    N/AThom Tillis
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/ATed Budd
    Republican Party
    2024 Poverty Rate
    16%
    0.998% 1-year increase
    2024 Employed Population
    64,766
    1% 1-year growth

    About

    10.9% of the households in Rowan County PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    95.6% of the residents in Rowan County PUMA, NC are U.S. citizens.

    Population & Diversity

    Rowan County PUMA, NC is home to a population of N/A people, from which 95.6% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNN% of Rowan County PUMA, NC residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

    The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Rowan County PUMA, NC are Spanish (12,906 households), German (337 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (299 households).

    Citizenship

    95.6%
    2024 Citizenship
    95.8%
    2023 Citizenship

    The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rowan County PUMA, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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    Non-English Households

    Most Common Non-English Languages
    1. Spanish
      12,906 households (9.13%)
    2. German
      337 households (0.238%)
    3. French (Incl. Cajun)
      299 households (0.211%)

    10.9% of the households in Rowan County PUMA, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Rowan County PUMA, NC was Spanish. 9.13% of the households in Rowan County PUMA, NC reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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    Economy

    Occupations

    64.8k
    2024 Value
    1%
    1 Year growth
    ± 1%

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rowan County PUMA, NC, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rowan County PUMA, NC.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

    This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

    The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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    Employment by Industries

    64.8k
    2024 Value
    1%
    1 Year growth
    ± 1%

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rowan County PUMA, NC, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rowan County PUMA, NC, though some of these residents may live in Rowan County PUMA, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Year-over-year N/A
    Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

    As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

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    Civics

    Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing the state of North Carolina. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    North Carolina is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    US Senators from North Carolina

    N/AThom Tillis
    Senator from North Carolina2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2015
    N/ATed Budd
    Senator from North Carolina3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2023

    Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are the senators currently representing North Carolina.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in North Carolina over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    Concentrations

    In 2024, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Rowan County PUMA, NC was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 377 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Rowan County PUMA, NC according to their major.

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    Housing & Living

    Poverty & Diversity

    16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rowan County PUMA, NC (23.4k out of 146k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rowan County PUMA, NC is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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