Conover vs Lake Norman of Catawba

A side-by-side comparison of Conover and Lake Norman of Catawba: population, income, housing, and more.

Conover and Lake Norman of Catawba are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher population (9,308 vs 8,491 in Conover). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median household income ($106,836 vs $57,375 in Conover). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median home value ($522,300 vs $238,300 in Conover).

Population, income & housing

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
Population	8,491	9,308
Median age	36.1 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,375	$106,836
Median home value	$238,300	$522,300
Median gross rent	$811	$1,246
Housing units	3,646	4,725
Homeownership rate	70.5%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	42.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
Population	8,452 → 8,491 (+0.5%)	8,701 → 9,308 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$52,237 → $57,375 (+9.8%)	$82,424 → $106,836 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$146,600 → $238,300 (+62.6%)	$422,000 → $522,300 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $811 (+10.3%)	$876 → $1,246 (+42.2%)

Conover

Population

8,4528,491

Median household income

$52,237$57,375

Median home value

$146,600$238,300

Median gross rent

$735$811

Lake Norman of Catawba

Population

8,7019,308

Median household income

$82,424$106,836

Median home value

$422,000$522,300

Median gross rent

$876$1,246

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
Under 5	5.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	26.1%	11.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.1%
55 to 64	8.9%	19.1%
65 to 74	7.7%	13.6%
75 and over	10.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	86.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
No high school diploma	13.0%	5.0%
High school graduate	32.3%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
Drove alone	77.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	16.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	18.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
1-unit, detached	60.3%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	5.6%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	10.1%

Poverty & households

	Conover	Lake Norman of Catawba
Poverty rate	12.4%	5.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	18	35
Median year structure built	1991	1999