Hildebran vs Rutherford College

A side-by-side comparison of Hildebran and Rutherford College: population, income, housing, and more.

Hildebran and Rutherford College are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hildebran has the higher population (1,860 vs 1,327 in Rutherford College). Rutherford College has the higher median household income ($63,000 vs $53,125 in Hildebran). Rutherford College has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $194,900 in Hildebran).

Population, income & housing

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
Population	1,860	1,327
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$63,000
Median home value	$194,900	$196,600
Median gross rent	$748	$1,028
Housing units	855	651
Homeownership rate	62.8%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
Population	1,834 → 1,860 (+1.4%)	1,286 → 1,327 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$40,357 → $53,125 (+31.6%)	$43,919 → $63,000 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $194,900 (+41.0%)	$162,500 → $196,600 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $748 (+16.1%)	$608 → $1,028 (+69.1%)

Hildebran

Population

1,8341,860

Median household income

$40,357$53,125

Median home value

$138,200$194,900

Median gross rent

$644$748

Rutherford College

Population

1,2861,327

Median household income

$43,919$63,000

Median home value

$162,500$196,600

Median gross rent

$608$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
Under 5	4.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	11.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	11.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.4%	8.2%
55 to 64	10.4%	20.7%
65 to 74	9.4%	10.1%
75 and over	5.9%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	84.2%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.6%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
No high school diploma	17.7%	8.8%
High school graduate	35.4%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
Drove alone	84.0%	94.9%
Carpooled	12.6%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
1-unit, detached	82.0%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Hildebran	Rutherford College
Poverty rate	19.0%	10.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1971	1975