Catawba County vs Iredell County

A side-by-side comparison of Catawba County and Iredell County: population, income, housing, and more.

Catawba County and Iredell County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iredell County has the higher population (191,800 vs 162,051 in Catawba County). Iredell County has the higher median household income ($78,678 vs $64,544 in Catawba County). Iredell County has the higher median home value ($292,300 vs $218,100 in Catawba County).

Population, income & housing

	Catawba County	Iredell County
Population	162,051	191,800
Median age	41.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,544	$78,678
Median home value	$218,100	$292,300
Median gross rent	$891	$1,183
Housing units	72,028	81,785
Homeownership rate	72.7%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catawba County	Iredell County
Population	157,613 → 162,051 (+2.8%)	175,538 → 191,800 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$52,056 → $64,544 (+24.0%)	$60,955 → $78,678 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$143,600 → $218,100 (+51.9%)	$190,300 → $292,300 (+53.6%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $891 (+20.7%)	$868 → $1,183 (+36.3%)

Catawba County

Population

157,613162,051

Median household income

$52,056$64,544

Median home value

$143,600$218,100

Median gross rent

$738$891

Iredell County

Population

175,538191,800

Median household income

$60,955$78,678

Median home value

$190,300$292,300

Median gross rent

$868$1,183

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catawba County	Iredell County
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	13.5%	14.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.0%
75 and over	7.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catawba County	Iredell County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	73.5%
Black or African American	7.9%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.1%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catawba County	Iredell County
No high school diploma	12.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	28.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catawba County	Iredell County
Drove alone	80.8%	74.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	9.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	7.5%	13.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catawba County	Iredell County
1-unit, detached	67.7%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	5.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Catawba County	Iredell County
Poverty rate	12.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.45	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1984	1996