Rowan County data

Category Rowan Rank North Carolina
1990 Total Population 110,605 13 6,628,637
2000 Total Population 130,340 17 8,049,313
2010 Total Population 138,428 20 9,538,870
1990-2000 % Change in Population 17.8% 43 21.4%
2000-2010 % Change in Population 6.2% 68 18.5%
1990-2010 % Change in Population 25.2% 55 43.9%
2000 Foreign Born Population 4,872 23 430,000
2006-2010 Foreign Born Population 7,209 25 682,955
2006-2010 % Foreign Born 5.3% 32 7.4%
% Change in Foreign Born from 2000 48.0% 59 58.8%
07-08 In-Migration from Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 31 32 9,783
07-08 Out-Migration to Foreign Countries (IRS Data) 15 39 5,950
2010 Latino/Hispanic Population 10,644 23 800,120
2010 % Latino/Hispanic 7.7% 30 8.0%
2010-2011 Latino Public School Enrollment 2,391 25 182,754
2011 % of Latino/Hispanic Birth 13.9% 35 15.0%
Foreign Born Residents from Europe--ACS 2006-2010 484 27 74,154
Foreign Born Residents from Asia--ACS 2006-2010 867 23 150,469
Foreign Born Residents from Africa--ACS 2006-2010 169 20 38,111
Foreign Born Residents from Oceania--ACS 2006-2010 0 . 2,811
Foreign Born Residents from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 5,482 22 401,078
% of Foreign Born from Latin America--ACS 2006-2010 76.0% 32 58.7%
Foreign Born Residents from North America--ACS 2006-2010 207 17 16,332
American Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 24,405 10 1,066,458
Middle Eastern Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 108 41 28,696
European Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 66,389 21 4,565,101
Russian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 319 26 41,674
African Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 3,529 5 80,071
Hispanic Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 9,736 20 723,408
Asian Ancestry--ACS 2006-2010 1,309 22 194,993
Population 5 and Older: Only English--ACS 2006-2010 117,510 20 7,750,904
% of Population 5 and Older Speaking Language other than English--ACS 2006-2010 8.2% 32 10.4%
Population 5 and Older: English + Spanish--ACS 2006-2010 8,601 21 601,101
Population 5 and Older: English + 0ther Indo-European Languages--ACS 2006-2010 919 26 140,867
Population 5 and Older: English + Asian and Pacific Islander Languages--ACS 2006-2010 838 22 119,684
Population 5 and Older: English + Other Languages--ACS 2006-2010 146 26 36,751
K-12 Total Enrollment 2010-2011 20,002 21 1,451,206
% of K-12 Students Enrolled in Foreign Language 2010-2011 13.3% 48 15.4%
K-12 Enrollment in Foreign Language Immersion Programs 2009-2010 0 . 7,041
K-12 Enrollment in Spanish Language Courses 2010-2011 2,021 21 160,136
K-12 Enrollment in Chinese Language Courses 2010-2011 78 12 2,564
K-12 Enrollment in Other Foreign Language Courses 2010-2011 569 20 60,874
Foreign Language Degrees Awarded at N.C. Independent Colleges 2010-2011 3 10 236
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 15 2,077
2012 International Students at N.C. Community Colleges 170 8 6,642
2012 International Sister Cities 0 . 65
2011 Estimated Value of Imports $41,937,143 39 $15,502,282,134
2012 Number of Companies Importing 71 20 7,010
2011 Estimated Value of Exports $24,385,065 26 $23,835,752,435
2012 Number of Companies Exporting 27 20 2,453
2012 Number of Foreign Owned Company Sites 53 17 4,133
2012 Estimated Number of NC Employees at Foreign Company Sites 8,489 5 190,874
2012 # Foreign Companies with US Headquarters in NC 1 15 58
Pork - 2010 Total Export 0 . 373,931,831
Poultry - 2010 Total Export 202,834 54 194,340,096
Cotton - 2010 Total Export 0 . 711,305,068
Sweet Potatoes - 2010 Total Export 0 . 36,588,127
Soy Beans - 2010 Total Export 1,119,131 26 78,847,848
Tobacco - 2010 Total Export 0 . 877,077,600
Argricultural Forest Products - 2011 Total Export 14,309,301 34 1,493,948,806
Participants in CIU Policy Programs (2008-2012) 0 . 204
Participants in CIU Educator Programs (1995-2012) 7 25 640
Participants in CIU Latino Initiative International Programs (1998-2012) 7 21 553
Students in CIU Chinese Language Programs (2012-2013) 38 9 5,539