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Catawba County, NC Demographics

Catawba County, NC is the 18th most populous of 100 counties in North Carolina, with 160,605 residents across 401 square miles. That is about 400 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 160,605
Land area 401 sq mi
Density 400 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Central Location: Catawba County, NC

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Catawba County, NC

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 113 7,488 10.5 711
Census Tract 111.02 7,367 11.9 618
Census Tract 117.02 7,200 34.8 207
Census Tract 106 6,650 3.9 1,701
Census Tract 118.01 6,230 17.9 349
Census Tract 101.01 6,170 27.2 227
Census Tract 112 5,949 5.0 1,186
Census Tract 118.02 5,935 52.5 113
Census Tract 103.02 5,913 4.5 1,324
Census Tract 104.03 5,555 2.3 2,425
Census Tract 116.02 5,496 19.7 279
Census Tract 102.04 5,177 7.4 696
Census Tract 115.01 5,146 34.7 148
Census Tract 104.02 5,078 1.7 2,964
Census Tract 103.01 5,055 6.5 773
Census Tract 102.01 4,760 10.8 440
Census Tract 103.04 4,424 3.5 1,255
Census Tract 116.01 4,402 16.7 264
Census Tract 101.02 4,318 9.2 470
Census Tract 117.01 4,267 13.6 314
Census Tract 103.03 4,248 3.4 1,252
Census Tract 105.01 4,092 2.4 1,673
Census Tract 114.02 3,982 16.9 235
Census Tract 115.03 3,822 24.2 158
Census Tract 115.05 3,669 8.6 426
Census Tract 109 3,607 2.0 1,789
Census Tract 111.01 3,597 11.4 317
Census Tract 114.01 3,518 13.0 270
Census Tract 105.02 3,514 2.8 1,276
Census Tract 102.03 3,209 7.5 427
Census Tract 115.06 3,166 6.0 525
Census Tract 107 2,651 1.5 1,828
Census Tract 104.04 2,541 0.9 2,867
Census Tract 110 2,414 6.5 372

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This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.

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