Catawba County

Catawba county is located in west North Carolina. Catawba county has 398.72 square miles of land area and 14.69 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Catawba county population is 154,358, which has grown 8.94% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 18.46% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Catawba county median household income is $43,484 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 7.27% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 10.57% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. Catawba county median house value is $130,300 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 26.50% since 2000. The house value growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 42.38% and is much lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Catawba county is better than the state average in quality. The Catawba county area code is 828.

Population 154,358 (2010), rank #17 Population Growth 8.94% since 2000, rank #55 Population Density: 373.37/sq mi, rank #10 Median Household Income: $43,484 at 2006-2010—7.27% increase since 2000, rank #39 Median House Price: $130,300 at 2006-2010—26.50% increase since 2000, rank #43 Time Zone: Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 398.72 sq mi, rank #62 Water Area: 14.69 sq mi (3.55%), rank #26 State: North Carolina Area: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC School District: Area Code: 828

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