CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Conover

North Carolina · 5,465 residents · 11.4 sq mi

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With 5,465 people, Conover is a city in North Carolina. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. At a median age of 36.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 13 minutes. The poverty rate is 5.8%, under the national 13.2%. Households here earn about 20% more than in North Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,465

−17%vs 2000

vs 6,604 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(341)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(286)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(404)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(386)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(388)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(817)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(749)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.5%(792)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(642)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(386)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(243)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(31)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,054

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,278

−19%vs 2000

vs $19,985 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.8%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$370

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $518 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.7%(5,264)

Black8.3%(550)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(517)

Asian3.1%(207)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.5%(4,892)

Black9.7%(532)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(71)

Asian0.3%(15)

Other0.5%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.7%(920)

Central American6.7%(574)

Guatemalan4%(347)

Salvadoran1.9%(165)

Puerto Rican0.9%(80)

Costa Rican0.7%(62)

Cuban0.5%(41)

South American0.4%(32)

Colombian0.2%(19)

Chilean0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Hmong0.2%(20)

Korean0%(3)

Ancestry

English18.4%(1,576)

German14.1%(1,209)

American10.6%(906)

Irish7.3%(627)

Scottish2.7%(231)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(186)

French2%(171)

Russian1.7%(149)

Polish1.2%(101)

Dutch0.8%(71)

Swedish0.8%(71)

Arab0.7%(61)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.7%(61)

Italian0.4%(38)

French Canadian0.4%(35)

Belgian0.4%(34)

Romanian0.3%(28)

British0.3%(26)

Welsh0.2%(18)

Norwegian0.2%(17)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.9 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(1,023)

Married58.6%(1,834)

Widowed3.5%(111)

Divorced5.2%(162)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(823)

Married51.1%(1,696)

Widowed13.8%(458)

Divorced10.3%(340)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.9%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.2%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(119)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(145)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19.2%(66)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 343 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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