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Rowan County, NC Demographics

Rowan County, NC is the 20th most populous of 100 counties in North Carolina, with 146,875 residents across 512 square miles. That is about 287 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 146,875
Land area 512 sq mi
Density 287 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Rowan County compares to the US

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Central Location: Rowan County, NC

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

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Census tracts in Rowan County, NC

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 517 8,170 17.1 477
Census Tract 510.01 7,748 24.2 320
Census Tract 514 7,583 11.8 645
Census Tract 516 7,182 9.0 795
Census Tract 511.01 7,017 26.4 266
Census Tract 512.01 6,887 10.4 664
Census Tract 509.03 6,349 28.8 220
Census Tract 510.02 5,980 8.9 675
Census Tract 513.03 5,892 5.4 1,097
Census Tract 513.02 5,355 16.1 333
Census Tract 502.02 5,347 4.7 1,133
Census Tract 518.02 4,879 33.3 147
Census Tract 519.01 4,861 64.2 76
Census Tract 518.01 4,577 20.1 227
Census Tract 512.04 4,282 5.3 801
Census Tract 515.01 4,261 2.3 1,831
Census Tract 509.01 4,169 29.0 144
Census Tract 502.01 4,152 4.9 841
Census Tract 512.02 3,896 11.8 331
Census Tract 505 3,845 2.5 1,517
Census Tract 511.02 3,824 13.1 292
Census Tract 503 3,609 1.2 3,005
Census Tract 519.03 3,390 37.9 90
Census Tract 507 3,221 3.8 843
Census Tract 519.04 3,207 41.5 77
Census Tract 515.02 3,156 5.3 599
Census Tract 504 3,139 1.3 2,368
Census Tract 508 2,870 7.4 386
Census Tract 513.01 2,848 13.5 211
Census Tract 509.04 2,597 49.4 53
Census Tract 520 2,582 1.0 2,518

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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.

Counties subdivide into census tracts, listed below with their populations. The drive-time and radius tables measure the population around the county's main population center.

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