Clines, Catawba County, North Carolina Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Clines, North Carolina, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Clines, North Carolina. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Clines, North Carolina. The estimated population of Clines, North Carolina is 26,108 people, with a median age of 42.1.

We can look at the total population in Clines over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
26,108
+1.18%
+5.95%
2020
25,803
+3.13%
-
2019
25,019
+3.96%
-
2018
24,067
-2.33% -
2017
24,641
- -

Population of Clines, North Carolina by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
74.3%
77.5%
-4.13%
Black/African American
3.7%
3.9%
-5.13%
Native
0%
0.1%
-100.00%
Hispanic
9.8%
9.6%
+2.08%
Asian
7.9%
6.6%
+19.70%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.8%
2.3%
+65.22%
Other
0.5%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Clines, North Carolina by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 42.1 -1.64% 41.4 -2.36% 42.7 -2.06%
2020 42.8 +0.71% 42.4 +1.92% 43.6 0%
2019 42.5 -1.85% 41.6 -1.42% 43.6 -1.58%
2018 43.3 +3.1% 42.2 +2.93% 44.3 +2.07%
2017 42 - 41 - 43.4 -

The median age of Clines, North Carolina gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,906 +4.14% 1,439 +3.08% 1,963 1,453
10 to 19 1,526 +11.61% 1,528 +6.17% 1,687 1,624
20 to 29 1,279 0.87% 1,173 +41.21% 1,272 1,684
30 to 39 1,266 0.26% 1,424 +7.4% 1,244 1,529
40 to 49 2,135 -17.83% 1,845 0.09% 1,772 1,832
50 to 59 1,765 +1.4% 2,081 +1.97% 1,788 2,116
60 to 69 1,411 +13.06% 1,605 -1.7% 1,599 1,566
70+ 1,108 +17.05% 1,150 +40.13% 1,302 1,677

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Clines, North Carolina is $58,689.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Clines.

  • Under 25
    $29,332.00
  • 25 to 44
    $62,344.00
  • 45 to 64
    $74,537.00
  • 65 and over
    $40,707.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Clines, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Clines, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Clines, North Carolina is currently $75,082.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.36% of households in Clines are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Clines against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    19.93%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    24.11%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.49%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.31%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.66%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.14%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.36%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Clines is $28,800.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Clines by the total population of Clines.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Clines, North Carolina, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Clines to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    7.92%
  • Bachelor's degree
    27.06%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.62%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    48.16%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.25%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Clines that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Clines over the age of 16 is 21,001.

Of those people, a total of 62.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Clines is 58.20%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,620 42.90% 29.40%
20 to 24 years 1,493 83.70% 15.10%
25 to 29 years 1,463 89.50% 9.20%
30 to 34 years 1,657 78.10% 9.10%
35 to 44 years 2,695 87.30% 4.90%
45 to 54 years 3,937 74.60% 3.10%
55 to 59 years 1,992 78.00% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 1,574 62.30% 2.30%
65 to 74 years 2,718 28.00% 10.40%
75 years and over 1,852 3.80% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Clines. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 16,545 60.90% 6.30%
Black or African American 760 74.10% 9.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 51 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 1,518 79.60% 5.80%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1,355 59.60% 9.40%
Two or more races 772 64.00% 20.40%
Hispanic or Latino 1,722 62.30% 7.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,316 61.00% 6.40%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Clines as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Clines is 12,233, with median earnings of $36,517.00.

Women in Clines, North Carolina earning approximately 74.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 12,233 $36,517.00
Male 6,289 $40,314.00
Female 5,944 $30,167.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,317 $63,890.00
Business and Financial 325 $62,875.00
Computer and Mathematical 144 $56,944.00
Architecture and Engineering 91 $41,827.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 58 $81,500.00
Community and Social Service 365 $44,159.00
Legal 86 $37,557.00
Educational and Library 517 $42,741.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 126 $11,486.00
Healthcare Practitioners 697 $51,875.00
Healthcare Support 288 $22,591.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 134 $12,188.00
Law Enforcement 161 $45,950.00
Food Preparation and Serving 466 $10,750.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 431 $28,531.00
Personal Care and Service 173 $16,719.00
Sales 1,089 $35,636.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,535 $38,013.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 59 $50,393.00
Construction and Extraction 612 $33,167.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 296 $45,203.00
Production 1,931 $38,157.00
Transportation and Material Moving 495 $36,250.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 710 $71,789.00 607 $49,436.00
Business and Financial 200 $102,616.00 125 $50,938.00
Computer and Mathematical 82 $59,712.00 62 $46,905.00
Architecture and Engineering 78 $45,268.00 13 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 11 $0.00 47 $81,958.00
Community and Social Service 295 $43,275.00 70 $57,692.00
Legal 76 $37,841.00 10 $0.00
Educational and Library 212 $43,173.00 305 $42,426.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 61 $11,520.00 65 $7,462.00
Healthcare Practitioners 169 $55,060.00 528 $48,333.00
Healthcare Support 22 $23,182.00 266 $22,500.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 106 $22,813.00 28 $3,553.00
Law Enforcement 144 $45,800.00 17 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 166 $8,365.00 300 $11,121.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 301 $29,232.00 130 $27,711.00
Personal Care and Service 13 $0.00 160 $16,042.00
Sales 486 $52,222.00 603 $26,820.00
Office and Administrative Support 245 $43,523.00 1,290 $36,435.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 59 $50,393.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 597 $33,263.00 15 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 237 $47,196.00 59 $28,646.00
Production 975 $43,542.00 956 $29,241.00
Transportation and Material Moving 495 $36,250.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 9,885 households in Clines, with an average household size of 2.64 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,414 families in Clines with an average family size of 3.05 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,459 675 1,280 2,471
Average Household Size 3.06 3.97 2.99 1.16
Total Families 5,459 675 1,280 0
Average Household Size 3.04 3.62 2.82 0

Poverty

Of the 7,414 families in Clines, 8.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Clines:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 10,845 housing units in Clines, North Carolina.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,885 91.15%
Vacant 960 8.85%

18.05% of the total 10,845 housing units in Clines are rental units. This is approximately 1,957 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,723 are occupied by the owner - or 71.21% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Clines is $731.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Clines that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    205
  • Less than $500
    206
  • $500 to $999
    1,532
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    213
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    6
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Clines is $149,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Clines that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    754
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,030
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,105
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,254
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,191
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,053
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    322
  • $1,000,000 or more
    14

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Clines. The chart below shows the number of properties in Clines that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    290
  • 1940 to 1949
    231
  • 1950 to 1959
    697
  • 1960 to 1969
    923
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,468
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,798
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,910
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,955
  • 2010 to 2013
    573
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Clines that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    412
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,365
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,487
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,621

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Clines get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Clines that commute to work in a particular way.

21.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Clines.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    184
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    801
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,261
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,675
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,446
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    703
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    976
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    149
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    167
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    541
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    219
  • 90 or more minutes
    268

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Clines, North Carolina in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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