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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Carter | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 56,712 | 58,264 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -2.7% | — | |
| Median household income | $50,135 | $54,871 | 0 | ||
| Poverty rate | 17.1% | 16.6% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.6% | 19.0% | 64 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 0.5% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $168,200 | $169,950 | 36 | ||
| Median gross rent | $739 | $796 | 9 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 13.1% | 14.9% | 18 | ||
| Worked from home | 7.2% | 7.7% | 45 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -0.8% |
| Housing units | — | — | -1.2% |
| Median household income | — | — | +27.7% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +40.0% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +21.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +13.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +179.1% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | +2.4% |
| Restaurants & bars | 13.0 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 2.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 4.2 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 6.7 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 10.9 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 1.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.2 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 12.7 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford, NC | 85 | 64,930 | — | $51,410 | 21.5% |
| Somerset, ME | 80 | 50,959 | — | $58,179 | 21.1% |
| Wilkes, NC | 79 | 65,935 | — | $51,721 | 16.9% |
| Surry, NC | 76 | 71,425 | -2.7% | $55,656 | 20.4% |
| Jackson, AL | 76 | 53,053 | — | $51,908 | 15.9% |
| Hawkins, TN | 76 | 57,964 | — | $56,936 | 16.2% |
| Mercer, WV | 76 | 58,563 | — | $53,210 | 22.9% |
| McDowell, NC | 75 | 44,817 | — | $57,168 | 18.1% |
| Delaware, OK | 75 | 41,279 | — | $56,676 | 19.9% |
| Pittsylvania, VA | 74 | 59,856 | — | $54,085 | 16.1% |