Catawba County data

Category Catawba Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 118,412 12 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 141,685 12 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 154,358 17 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 19.7% 37 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 8.9% 56 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 30.4% 43 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 9,167 8 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 10,545 13 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 6.9% 20 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 15.0% 86 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 57 22 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 23 27 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 13,032 14 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 8.4% 26 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 3,416 12 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 16.0% 27 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 528 26 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 2,836 8 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 24 52 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 13 37 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 6,986 12 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 66.2% 54 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 158 19 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 20,562 13 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 99 42 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 83,817 15 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 526 16 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 126 54 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 12,436 14 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 4,921 8 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 128,495 17 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 10.3% 20 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 10,006 15 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 1,284 18 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 3,464 8 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 24 61 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 24,216 15 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 14.5% 34 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 0 . 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 2,566 15 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 24 16 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 918 13 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 1 13 236
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at UNC System Colleges 2010-2011 0 . 596
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at NC Community Colleges 2008-2009 0 . 17
2011 International Students at UNC System Colleges 0 . 14,111
2012 International Students at N.C. Independent Colleges 37 13 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 150 10 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 1 11 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $592,315,150 5 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 233 5 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $145,630,555 16 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 63 8 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 86 9 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 2,323 14 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 3 5 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 2,256,526 24 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 326,739 53 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 0 . 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 12,259,955 40 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 3 12 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 8 21 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 13 14 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 0 . 5,539