Conover

Population: 8,491
Median household income: $57,375
Median home value: $238,300

Located in Catawba County, North Carolina, Conover is a community with a population of 8,491. Its median household income of $57,375 runs below the Catawba County figure of $64,544.

Between 2019 and 2023, Conover's population held roughly steady from 8,452 to 8,491, while its median home value rose 62.6% from $146,600 to $238,300.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $811.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,491
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,375
Median home value: $238,300
Median gross rent: $811
Housing units: 3,646
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4528,491

Median household income

$52,237$57,375

Median home value

$146,600$238,300

Median gross rent

$735$811

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,452	$52,237	$146,600	$735
2020	8,488	$48,989	$159,300	$737
2021	8,393	$47,923	$171,900	$766
2022	8,457	$49,978	$199,900	$825
2023	8,491	$57,375	$238,300	$811

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	491	5.8%
5 to 17	2,214	26.1%
18 to 24	540	6.4%
25 to 34	861	10.1%
35 to 44	1,112	13.1%
45 to 54	953	11.2%
55 to 64	756	8.9%
65 to 74	656	7.7%
75 and over	908	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,377	75.1%
Black or African American	197	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	146	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	263	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,508	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	681	13.0%
High school graduate	1,696	32.3%
Some college or associate's	1,654	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	896	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	319	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled16.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,723	77.1%
Carpooled	587	16.6%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	12	0.3%
Bicycle	44	1.2%
Worked from home	157	4.4%
Other means	6	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,473	43.7%
15 to 29 min	1,217	36.1%
30 to 44 min	440	13.0%
45 to 59 min	105	3.1%
60+ min	139	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 12.4% (1,028 of 8,299)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,350	68.9%
Nonfamily households	1,062	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,412	93.6%
Vacant	234	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,404	70.5%
Renter-occupied	1,008	29.5%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units11.7%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,198	60.3%
1-unit, attached	255	7.0%
2 to 4 units	210	5.8%
5 to 19 units	427	11.7%
20 or more units	203	5.6%
Mobile home & other	353	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3714340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.7152, -81.2168