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Iredell County

North Carolina · 211,798 residents (2025 est.) · 574 sq mi
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Iredell County is a county of 196,544 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the county has risen by half, up 73,884 people. That puts it in the top 5% of US counties for household income. The foreign-born share is 7%. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $321,400.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,419, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Iredell County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population92,931 → 196,544 (+111%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$150,244 → $321,400 (+114%)US over the same years: +67%
  • White share82.8% → 72.7% (−10.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 100 counties in North Carolina

  • 13th in household income$81,419
  • 20th in share with a bachelor's degree34.1%
  • 19th in home value$321,400
  • 60th in diversity score56.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
196,544
+60%since 2000
from 122,660 in 2000
211,798 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
342 / sq mi
+60%since 2000
from 214 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.8
+12%since 2000
from 36.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
574 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
83K114K145K176K207K19902000201020202024Iredell County
2024197K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(10,535)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96%(11,836)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(12,915)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.5%(12,862)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(11,112)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.3%(24,144)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.8%(25,186)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414%(27,525)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414%(27,490)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(19,935)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(9,814)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(3,190)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,419
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,920 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$45,398
+115%since 2000
from $21,148 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.9%
+25.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.472
+3%since 2010
from 0.460 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade15.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information13.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing3.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$321,400
+68%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $105,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,252
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $540 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.9%
−3.5 ptssince 2000
from 75.4% in 2000
28.1% rent
Vacancy rate
9.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.55 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.58 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.3%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 26.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
39.6%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+24%since 2009
from 3.2 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
85
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic80.7%(99,027)
Black13.5%(16,620)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(4,182)
Asian1.3%(1,535)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic72.7%(142,907)
Black11.1%(21,753)
Hispanic / Latino9.3%(18,191)
Asian2.4%(4,773)
Other4.5%(8,920)
Diversity Score
56
+27%since 2009
from 44 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
−21%since 2020
from 32 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.5%(8,759)
South American1.6%(3,050)
Central American1.2%(2,448)
Puerto Rican0.9%(1,816)
Colombian0.8%(1,641)
Honduran0.5%(1,073)
Venezuelan0.4%(852)
Cuban0.4%(785)
Salvadoran0.3%(573)
Dominican0.2%(453)
Nicaraguan0.2%(302)
Guatemalan0.1%(273)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(226)
Ecuadorian0.1%(164)
Panamanian0.1%(129)
Peruvian0.1%(119)
Chilean0%(83)
Argentine0%(65)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(1,626)
Hmong0.4%(781)
Vietnamese0.3%(503)
Korean0.2%(437)
Laotian0.2%(425)
Chinese0.2%(346)
Filipino0.1%(207)
Japanese0.1%(190)
Nepalese0.1%(143)
Cambodian0%(49)
Thai0%(47)
Pakistani0%(47)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(101)
Guamanian0%(15)
Ancestry
English13.3%(26,216)
German12.3%(24,140)
Irish10.3%(20,197)
American9.2%(18,064)
Italian4.9%(9,588)
Scotch-Irish2.5%(4,993)
Scottish2.2%(4,343)
Polish2%(3,969)
French1.8%(3,606)
Dutch1.3%(2,496)
Norwegian0.6%(1,083)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(1,033)
West Indian0.5%(935)
Welsh0.5%(910)
Russian0.4%(782)
Hungarian0.4%(726)
Arab0.4%(709)
British0.3%(568)
Romanian0.3%(508)
Greek0.2%(421)
Portuguese0.2%(407)
Swiss0.2%(388)
Turkish0.2%(342)
Haitian0.2%(333)
Jamaican0.2%(325)
Slovak0.1%(254)
Ukrainian0.1%(247)
Lebanese0.1%(238)
Latvian0.1%(237)
Czech0.1%(235)
Canadian0.1%(203)
Nigerian0.1%(203)
Austrian0.1%(186)
Danish0.1%(182)
Brazilian0.1%(179)
Iranian0.1%(175)
Finnish0.1%(161)
Lithuanian0.1%(146)
Ghanaian0%(98)
Syrian0%(95)
Slovene0%(71)
Israeli0%(69)
Serbian0%(65)
Barbadian0%(58)
Croatian0%(57)
Belgian0%(42)
Armenian0%(38)
Moroccan0%(20)
Kenyan0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.1%
+16.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.5%
+13.2 ptssince 2000
from 78.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.1%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 4.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.1 min
+46%since 2000
from 17.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.6%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 83.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.6%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.2%
−5.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2011
from 65.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.4%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 27.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
7.2%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.4%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 11.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+16.2 ptssince 2017
from 77.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 90.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 6.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.8%(24,446)
Married58.3%(46,223)
Widowed2.8%(2,208)
Divorced8.1%(6,397)
Women 15+
Never married25.7%(21,089)
Married54%(44,297)
Widowed8.8%(7,247)
Divorced11.4%(9,351)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.0%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 56.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 15.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.6%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 31.7% 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)27.2%(2,682)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(2,462)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(3,364)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(338)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(41)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,848 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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Over time

Iredell County, decade by decade

Iredell County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199092,931$68,707$150,24411.8%36.2
2000122,660$76,364$191,27417.4%41.1
2010159,437$70,435$236,35721.6%46.9
2020186,693$75,814$243,37729.7%55.6
2024196,544$81,419$321,40034.1%56.0

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Iredell County, North Carolina?

Iredell County, North Carolina has about 196,544 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Iredell County, North Carolina?

The typical household in Iredell County, North Carolina earns about $81,419 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Iredell County, North Carolina expensive?

In Iredell County, North Carolina, the median home is worth about $321,400, and the typical rent is about $1,252 a month.

How educated are people in Iredell County, North Carolina?

About 34.1% of adults age 25 and over in Iredell County, North Carolina hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Iredell County, North Carolina?

About 10.0% of people in Iredell County, North Carolina live below the federal poverty line.

Has Iredell County, North Carolina grown since 1990?

Yes, Iredell County, North Carolina has grown since 1990. The population has added about 103,613 residents, a change of about 111 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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