Industries in Caldwell County, North Carolina (County)

Industry#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Caldwell County
Caldwell County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%CountManufacturingHealthcare1RetailHospitalityConstructionEducationGovernment2Other ServicesWholesalersTransportationAdministrative3Finance & InsuranceProfessional4InformationReal estateAgriculture5Entertainment6UtilitiesOil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…Management723.948978%12.393316%23.948978%23.9%8,18613.767883%14.114141%13.767883%13.8%4,70612.846318%11.875878%12.846318%12.8%4,3916.995114%7.786588%6.995114%7.0%2,3916.614786%6.681972%6.614786%6.6%2,2616.412919%9.241432%6.412919%6.4%2,1924.540534%4.378720%4.540534%4.5%1,5524.449841%4.897481%4.449841%4.4%1,5213.972967%2.640342%3.972967%4.0%1,3583.697961%3.446538%3.697961%3.7%1,2642.823206%4.316624%2.823206%2.8%9652.232234%4.556064%2.232234%2.2%7631.895790%5.934218%1.895790%1.9%6481.576899%1.825313%1.576899%1.6%5391.562271%1.771108%1.562271%1.6%5341.056142%1.270797%1.056142%1.1%3610.933267%1.817086%0.933267%0.9%3190.602674%0.866140%0.602674%0.6%2060.070214%0.095050%0.070214%0.1%240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.091194%0
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Healthcare and social assistance 2Government not otherwise classified 3Administrative, support, and waste management services 4Professional, scientific, and technical services 5Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 6Entertainment, arts, and recreation 7Management of companies

Relative Industry#2

Percentage more or less common in Caldwell County than in North Carolina, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Caldwell County
Less Common
More Common
100%0%%ref.ManufacturingWholesalersRetailTransportationGovernment1ConstructionHealthcare2Other ServicesHospitalityReal estateInformationAgriculture3Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…UtilitiesEducationAdministrative4Entertainment5Finance & InsuranceProfessional6Management793.241084%93.241084%93.2%23.949%23.9%12.393%12.4%50.471710%50.471710%50.5%3.973%3.97%2.640%2.64%8.171527%8.171527%8.2%12.846%12.8%11.876%11.9%7.294935%7.294935%7.3%3.698%3.70%3.447%3.45%3.695465%3.695465%3.7%4.541%4.54%4.379%4.38%-1.005478%-1.005478%1.0%6.615%6.61%6.682%6.68%-2.453274%-2.453274%2.5%13.768%13.8%14.114%14.1%-9.140215%-9.140215%9.1%4.450%4.45%4.897%4.90%-10.164581%-10.164581%10.2%6.995%7.00%7.787%7.79%-11.791283%-11.791283%11.8%1.562%1.56%1.771%1.77%-13.609367%-13.609367%13.6%1.577%1.58%1.825%1.83%-16.891319%-16.891319%16.9%1.056%1.06%1.271%1.27%-26.128706%-26.128706%26.1%0.070%0.07%0.095%0.10%-30.418442%-30.418442%30.4%0.603%0.60%0.866%0.87%-30.606861%-30.606861%30.6%6.413%6.41%9.241%9.24%-34.596901%-34.596901%34.6%2.823%2.82%4.317%4.32%-48.639354%-48.639354%48.6%0.933%0.93%1.817%1.82%-51.005204%-51.005204%51.0%2.232%2.23%4.556%4.56%-68.053243%-68.053243%68.1%1.896%1.90%5.934%5.93%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.091%0.09%
% percentage of industry in Caldwell County
ref. percentage of industry in North Carolina
1Government not otherwise classified 2Healthcare and social assistance 3Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Entertainment, arts, and recreation 6Professional, scientific, and technical services 7Management of companies

Sex Ratio by Industry#3

Sex ratio by industry among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Caldwell County
Female Male
North Carolina
Caldwell County
2x1x0x1x2xFMGovernment1InformationWholesalersEntertainment2ManufacturingProfessional3Other ServicesReal estateAll IndustriesRetailAdministrative4HospitalityFinance & Insurance-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.730769x1.402192x2.730769x2.73x4161,136-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.546053x1.496061x2.546053x2.55x152387-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.044843x2.228380x2.044843x2.04x446912-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.900000x1.264289x1.900000x1.90x110209-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.719601x2.085687x1.719601x1.72x3,0105,176-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.492308x1.197224x1.492308x1.49x260388-1.000000x-1.026210x-1.000000x1.453226x1.000000x1.453226x1.45x620901-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197531x1.074628x1.197531x1.20x243291-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126081x1.061359x1.126081x1.13x16,07716.1k18,10418.1k-1.034754x-1.000000x-1.034754x1.03x1.000000x1.007990x1.000000x2,2332,158-1.044492x-1.000000x-1.044492x1.04x1.000000x1.571953x1.000000x493472-1.860048x-1.272240x-1.860048x1.86x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x1,555836-2.127049x-1.290496x-2.127049x2.13x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x519244
F number of females employed in given industry
M number of males employed in given industry
1Government not otherwise classified 2Entertainment, arts, and recreation 3Professional, scientific, and technical services 4Administrative, support, and waste management services

Part Timers by Industry#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an industry.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Caldwell County
Caldwell County
North Carolina
0%20%40%PartFullAdministrative1Entertainment2HospitalityRetailEducationConstructionOther ServicesHealthcare3All IndustriesInformationTransportationProfessional4Real estateUtilitiesManufacturingWholesalersAgriculture5Government6Finance & InsuranceOil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…59.170984%38.174151%59.170984%59.2%57139458.307210%51.407035%58.307210%58.3%18613357.047261%56.243630%57.047261%57.0%1,3641,02747.483489%41.061835%47.483489%47.5%2,0852,30640.374088%39.379106%40.374088%40.4%8851,30735.736400%29.232968%35.736400%35.7%8081,45334.385273%40.937346%34.385273%34.4%52399833.255419%28.680907%33.255419%33.3%1,5653,14131.675492%30.460000%31.675492%31.7%10,82710.8k23,35423.4k30.426716%20.927491%30.426716%30.4%16437527.452532%23.570351%27.452532%27.5%34791725.000000%22.957143%25.000000%25.0%16248624.719101%28.451004%24.719101%24.7%13240223.786408%8.419391%23.786408%23.8%4915718.201808%15.229070%18.201808%18.2%1,4906,69615.537555%17.538482%15.537555%15.5%2111,14714.404432%33.934872%14.404432%14.4%5230910.889175%10.577647%10.889175%10.9%1691,3838.387942%12.661018%8.387942%8.4%646990.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.141509%024
Part number of part time workers employed in given industry
Full number of full time workers employed in given industry
1Administrative, support, and waste management services 2Entertainment, arts, and recreation 3Healthcare and social assistance 4Professional, scientific, and technical services 5Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 6Government not otherwise classified 7Management of companies

Median Income by Industry#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Caldwell County
Caldwell County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60k%CountReal estateUtilitiesInformationTransportationGovernment1Healthcare2ConstructionEducationWholesalersFinance & InsuranceAll IndustriesManufacturingEntertainment3RetailProfessional4Other ServicesAgriculture5Administrative6Hospitality$63,611.000000$41,876.000000$63,611.000000$63.6k1.562%1.56%534$58,438.000000$59,484.000000$58,438.000000$58.4k0.603%0.60%206$55,156.000000$51,976.000000$55,156.000000$55.2k1.577%1.58%539$41,715.000000$44,824.000000$41,715.000000$41.7k3.698%3.70%1,264$38,574.000000$44,652.000000$38,574.000000$38.6k4.541%4.54%1,552$37,122.000000$40,149.000000$37,122.000000$37.1k13.768%13.8%4,706$36,228.000000$35,877.000000$36,228.000000$36.2k6.615%6.61%2,261$35,915.000000$41,400.000000$35,915.000000$35.9k6.413%6.41%2,192$35,372.000000$45,321.000000$35,372.000000$35.4k3.973%3.97%1,358$34,043.000000$57,889.000000$34,043.000000$34.0k2.232%2.23%763$33,796.000000$40,496.000000$33,796.000000$33.8k100.000%100%34,18134.2k$32,289.000000$41,381.000000$32,289.000000$32.3k23.949%23.9%8,186$31,615.000000$34,920.000000$31,615.000000$31.6k0.933%0.93%319$31,551.000000$31,593.000000$31,551.000000$31.6k12.846%12.8%4,391$31,102.000000$67,723.000000$31,102.000000$31.1k1.896%1.90%648$30,518.000000$32,513.000000$30,518.000000$30.5k4.450%4.45%1,521$26,696.000000$30,204.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%361$23,833.000000$30,042.000000$23,833.000000$23.8k2.823%2.82%965$17,899.000000$21,912.000000$17,899.000000$17.9k6.995%7.00%2,391
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Government not otherwise classified 2Healthcare and social assistance 3Entertainment, arts, and recreation 4Professional, scientific, and technical services 5Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 6Administrative, support, and waste management services 7Management of companies

Industries by Place in Caldwell County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Caldwell County (8 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Caldwell County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Caldwell County.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected places in Caldwell County, and entities that contain Caldwell County
0.0%0.5%1.0%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSawmillsCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellSouthHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaSouth AtlanticBlowing RockHickoryLenoirGranite FallsGamewellHudsonCajah's MountainCajah's MtnNorthlakesRhodhissCedar Rock1.326306%1.326306%1.33%1,962,9511.96M1.270797%1.270797%1.27%56,68856.7k1.260504%1.260504%1.26%2711.056142%1.056142%1.06%3611.056142%1.056142%1.06%3611.020426%1.020426%1.02%550,178550k0.979168%0.979168%0.98%1,5450.923262%0.923262%0.92%262,334262k0.831601%0.831601%0.83%420.297861%0.297861%0.30%5530.177857%0.177857%0.18%1240.000000%0.000000%0.00%050.000000%0.000000%0.00%060.000000%0.000000%0.00%070.000000%0.000000%0.00%080.000000%0.000000%0.00%090.000000%0.000000%0.00%0100.000000%0.000000%0.00%011
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Construction Income by Place#26

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected places in Caldwell County, and entities that contain Caldwell County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k%Count#HudsonLenoirUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellHickoryNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaCajah's MountainCajah's MtnBlowing RockRhodhiss$46,908.000000$46,908.000000$46.9k7.275%7.28%1141$42,893.000000$42,893.000000$42.9k6.269%6.27%4232$42,191.000000$42,191.000000$42.2k6.254%6.25%9,256,6379.26M$37,920.000000$37,920.000000$37.9k6.559%6.56%1,863,5621.86M$37,544.000000$37,544.000000$37.5k6.923%6.92%3,732,5953.73M$36,228.000000$36,228.000000$36.2k6.615%6.61%2,261$36,228.000000$36,228.000000$36.2k6.615%6.61%2,261$36,219.000000$36,219.000000$36.2k3.444%3.44%6363$35,877.000000$35,877.000000$35.9k6.682%6.68%298,071298k$35,608.000000$35,608.000000$35.6k5.602%5.60%8,839$33,750.000000$33,750.000000$33.8k6.743%6.74%824$22,250.000000$22,250.000000$22.3k7.069%7.07%345$19,667.000000$19,667.000000$19.7k7.640%7.64%346
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of place out of 6 by income in given industry

Industries by County Subdivision in Caldwell County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Caldwell County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Caldwell County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Caldwell County.

Agriculture1 Industry by County Subdivision#43

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected county subdivisions in Caldwell County, and entities that contain Caldwell County
0%10%20%30%Count#Globe TownshipGlobeJohns River TownshipJohns RivPatterson TownshipPattersonMulberry TownshipMulberryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellSouthHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaSouth AtlanticLenoir TownshipLenoirLower Creek TownshipLower CrkLovelady TownshipLoveladyLittle River TownshipLittle RivHudson TownshipHudsonNorth Catawba TownshipN CatawbaKings Creek TownshipKings CrkYadkin Valley TownshipYadkin VlyWilson Creek TownshipWilson Crk35.748792%35.748792%35.7%7416.829268%6.829268%6.8%5626.639676%6.639676%6.6%8236.349206%6.349206%6.3%2441.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.270797%1.270797%1.3%56,68856.7k1.056142%1.056142%1.1%3611.056142%1.056142%1.1%3611.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.979168%0.979168%1.0%1,5450.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.667254%0.667254%0.7%5350.484795%0.484795%0.5%2260.434783%0.434783%0.4%3770.402617%0.402617%0.4%880.085342%0.085342%0.1%490.037189%0.037189%0.0%1100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%013
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County Subdivision#63

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected county subdivisions in Caldwell County, and entities that contain Caldwell County
$0k$10k$20k$30k%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGlobe TownshipGlobeSouth AtlanticHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellLenoir TownshipLenoir$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$30,204.000000$30,204.000000$30.2k1.271%1.27%56,68856.7k$30,078.000000$30,078.000000$30.1k35.749%35.7%741$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$28,784.000000$28,784.000000$28.8k0.979%0.98%1,545$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%361$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%361$26,429.000000$26,429.000000$26.4k0.667%0.67%532
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county subdivision out of 2 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by County in the Hickory Area

There are 4 counties in the Hickory Area. This section compares Caldwell County to all of the counties in the Hickory Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Caldwell County.

Agriculture1 Industry by County#81

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected other counties in the Hickory Area, and entities that contain Caldwell County
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%Count#Alexander CountyAlexanderBurke CountyBurkeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellSouthHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaSouth AtlanticCatawba CountyCatawba1.899016%1.899016%1.90%29911.526655%1.526655%1.53%56321.326306%1.326306%1.33%1,962,9511.96M1.270797%1.270797%1.27%56,68856.7k1.056142%1.056142%1.06%3611.056142%1.056142%1.06%36131.020426%1.020426%1.02%550,178550k0.979168%0.979168%0.98%1,5450.923262%0.923262%0.92%262,334262k0.453630%0.453630%0.45%3224
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County#101

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected other counties in the Hickory Area, and entities that contain Caldwell County
$0k$10k$20k$30k%Count#Catawba CountyCatawbaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAlexander CountyAlexanderSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth AtlanticHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellBurke CountyBurke$35,682.000000$35,682.000000$35.7k0.454%0.45%3221$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$30,536.000000$30,536.000000$30.5k1.899%1.90%2992$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$30,204.000000$30,204.000000$30.2k1.271%1.27%56,68856.7k$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$28,784.000000$28,784.000000$28.8k0.979%0.98%1,545$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%361$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%3613$25,927.000000$25,927.000000$25.9k1.527%1.53%5634
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county out of 4 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Caldwell County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Caldwell County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

Agriculture1 Industry by County#119

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Caldwell County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Sampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplinWayne CountyWayneLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusMoore CountyMooreNash CountyNashRobeson CountyRobesonSurry CountySurryWilkes CountyWilkesHenderson CountyHendersonPender CountyPenderWilson CountyWilsonCarteret CountyCarteretFranklin CountyFranklinStanly CountyStanlyGranville CountyGranvilleHarnett CountyHarnettRandolph CountyRandolphChatham CountyChathamBurke CountyBurkeJohnston CountyJohnstonHaywood CountyHaywoodCraven CountyCravenUnion CountyUnionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPitt CountyPittNorth CarolinaN CarolinaLincoln CountyLincolnOnslow CountyOnslowRockingham CountyRockinghamCleveland CountyClevelandCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellBrunswick CountyBrunswickAlamance CountyAlamanceSouthIredell CountyIredellHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaRutherford CountyRutherfordSouth AtlanticLee CountyLeeDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanBuncombe CountyBuncombeOrange CountyOrangeCabarrus CountyCabarrusCatawba CountyCatawbaCumberland CountyCumberlandDurham CountyDurhamGaston CountyGastonForsyth CountyForsythGuilford CountyGuilfordWake CountyWakeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverMecklenburg CountyMecklenburg10.474000%10.474000%10.5%2,82419.943147%9.943147%9.9%2,43125.189206%5.189206%5.2%2,60034.153802%4.153802%4.2%1,00943.319787%3.319787%3.3%67853.031439%3.031439%3.0%1,13262.967516%2.967516%3.0%1,23672.672383%2.672383%2.7%1,28482.644611%2.644611%2.6%78592.486845%2.486845%2.5%690102.352106%2.352106%2.4%1,126112.084828%2.084828%2.1%494122.081606%2.081606%2.1%728132.081318%2.081318%2.1%624141.997951%1.997951%2.0%546151.913696%1.913696%1.9%510161.874822%1.874822%1.9%461171.712401%1.712401%1.7%815181.631476%1.631476%1.6%1,047191.548926%1.548926%1.5%460201.526655%1.526655%1.5%563211.517463%1.517463%1.5%1,263221.511065%1.511065%1.5%381231.437073%1.437073%1.4%582241.375270%1.375270%1.4%1,418251.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.285562%1.285562%1.3%1,047261.270797%1.270797%1.3%56,68856.7k1.239039%1.239039%1.2%455271.236800%1.236800%1.2%766281.128768%1.128768%1.1%434291.057661%1.057661%1.1%425301.056142%1.056142%1.1%3611.056142%1.056142%1.1%361311.051096%1.051096%1.1%490321.042097%1.042097%1.0%756331.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.993191%0.993191%1.0%776340.979168%0.979168%1.0%1,5450.976563%0.976563%1.0%250350.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.902743%0.902743%0.9%234360.832728%0.832728%0.8%596370.780429%0.780429%0.8%453380.769579%0.769579%0.8%917390.696473%0.696473%0.7%496400.628398%0.628398%0.6%579410.453630%0.453630%0.5%322420.449708%0.449708%0.4%543430.363037%0.363037%0.4%544440.325656%0.325656%0.3%305450.298304%0.298304%0.3%491460.291313%0.291313%0.3%700470.278471%0.278471%0.3%1,442480.247424%0.247424%0.2%262490.168426%0.168426%0.2%87550
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County#139

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Caldwell County
$0k$20k$40k%Count#Granville CountyGranvilleMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCarteret CountyCarteretLee CountyLeeColumbus CountyColumbusWake CountyWakePitt CountyPittStanly CountyStanlyUnion CountyUnionDavidson CountyDavidsonMoore CountyMooreCatawba CountyCatawbaHaywood CountyHaywoodChatham CountyChathamFranklin CountyFranklinCraven CountyCravenSurry CountySurryOnslow CountyOnslowCumberland CountyCumberlandRobeson CountyRobesonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrunswick CountyBrunswickOrange CountyOrangeRandolph CountyRandolphSouthHarnett CountyHarnettNorth CarolinaN CarolinaWilkes CountyWilkesBuncombe CountyBuncombeSouth AtlanticHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaRowan CountyRowanIredell CountyIredellCleveland CountyClevelandGuilford CountyGuilfordWayne CountyWayneDuplin CountyDuplinRockingham CountyRockinghamAlamance CountyAlamanceCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellGaston CountyGastonJohnston CountyJohnstonPender CountyPenderBurke CountyBurkeForsyth CountyForsythRutherford CountyRutherfordNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverNash CountyNashSampson CountySampsonLincoln CountyLincolnCabarrus CountyCabarrusWilson CountyWilsonLenoir CountyLenoirHenderson CountyHendersonDurham CountyDurham$58,750.000000$58,750.000000$58.8k1.875%1.87%4611$50,761.000000$50,761.000000$50.8k0.168%0.17%8752$50,163.000000$50,163.000000$50.2k2.081%2.08%6243$45,341.000000$45,341.000000$45.3k0.903%0.90%2344$42,222.000000$42,222.000000$42.2k3.320%3.32%6785$38,036.000000$38,036.000000$38.0k0.278%0.28%1,4426$37,083.000000$37,083.000000$37.1k1.286%1.29%1,0477$36,958.000000$36,958.000000$37.0k1.914%1.91%5108$36,398.000000$36,398.000000$36.4k1.375%1.38%1,4189$35,833.000000$35,833.000000$35.8k0.833%0.83%59610$35,700.000000$35,700.000000$35.7k3.031%3.03%1,13211$35,682.000000$35,682.000000$35.7k0.454%0.45%32212$35,256.000000$35,256.000000$35.3k1.511%1.51%38113$35,000.000000$35,000.000000$35.0k1.549%1.55%46014$34,868.000000$34,868.000000$34.9k1.998%2.00%54615$34,802.000000$34,802.000000$34.8k1.437%1.44%58216$32,292.000000$32,292.000000$32.3k2.645%2.64%78517$32,097.000000$32,097.000000$32.1k1.237%1.24%76618$32,091.000000$32,091.000000$32.1k0.450%0.45%54319$31,484.000000$31,484.000000$31.5k2.672%2.67%1,28420$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$31,458.000000$31,458.000000$31.5k1.051%1.05%49021$31,250.000000$31,250.000000$31.3k0.696%0.70%49622$30,951.000000$30,951.000000$31.0k1.631%1.63%1,04723$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$30,361.000000$30,361.000000$30.4k1.712%1.71%81524$30,204.000000$30,204.000000$30.2k1.271%1.27%56,68856.7k$30,132.000000$30,132.000000$30.1k2.487%2.49%69025$29,851.000000$29,851.000000$29.9k0.770%0.77%91726$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$28,784.000000$28,784.000000$28.8k0.979%0.98%1,545$28,750.000000$28,750.000000$28.8k0.780%0.78%45327$28,333.000000$28,333.000000$28.3k0.993%0.99%77628$27,850.000000$27,850.000000$27.9k1.058%1.06%42529$27,481.000000$27,481.000000$27.5k0.291%0.29%70030$27,212.000000$27,212.000000$27.2k5.189%5.19%2,60031$26,886.000000$26,886.000000$26.9k9.943%9.94%2,43132$26,884.000000$26,884.000000$26.9k1.129%1.13%43433$26,771.000000$26,771.000000$26.8k1.042%1.04%75634$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%361$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%36135$26,538.000000$26,538.000000$26.5k0.326%0.33%30536$26,299.000000$26,299.000000$26.3k1.517%1.52%1,26337$26,029.000000$26,029.000000$26.0k2.085%2.08%49438$25,927.000000$25,927.000000$25.9k1.527%1.53%56339$25,664.000000$25,664.000000$25.7k0.298%0.30%49140$25,375.000000$25,375.000000$25.4k0.977%0.98%25041$25,260.000000$25,260.000000$25.3k0.247%0.25%26242$24,044.000000$24,044.000000$24.0k2.968%2.97%1,23643$22,783.000000$22,783.000000$22.8k10.474%10.5%2,82444$21,918.000000$21,918.000000$21.9k1.239%1.24%45545$20,955.000000$20,955.000000$21.0k0.628%0.63%57946$20,404.000000$20,404.000000$20.4k2.082%2.08%72847$19,318.000000$19,318.000000$19.3k4.154%4.15%1,00948$18,957.000000$18,957.000000$19.0k2.352%2.35%1,12649$11,858.000000$11,858.000000$11.9k0.363%0.36%54450
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county out of 50 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Caldwell County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Caldwell County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Agriculture1 Industry by County#157

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Caldwell County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Fresno CountyFresnoRiverside CountyRiversideUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellSouthHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachSouth AtlanticSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeHonolulu CountyHonoluluSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingContra Costa CountyContra CostaMaricopa CountyMaricopaSuffolk CountySuffolkOrange CountyOrangeLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesHennepin CountyHennepinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeePima CountyPimaOrange CountyOrangeAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWake CountyWakeSalt Lake CountySalt LakeWayne CountyWayneFulton CountyFultonBexar CountyBexarTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldDallas CountyDallasBroward CountyBrowardOakland CountyOaklandMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWestchester CountyWestchesterTarrant CountyTarrantHarris CountyHarrisMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexClark CountyClarkFranklin CountyFranklinCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaFairfax CountyFairfaxAllegheny CountyAlleghenyCook CountyCookQueens CountyQueensNassau CountyNassauKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxNew York CountyNew York9.913273%9.913273%9.9%37,73237.7k11.530421%1.530421%1.5%14,49014.5k21.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.270797%1.270797%1.3%56,68856.7k1.252015%1.252015%1.3%7,85231.056142%1.056142%1.1%3611.056142%1.056142%1.1%3611.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.979168%0.979168%1.0%1,5450.960345%0.960345%1.0%6,11440.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.871253%0.871253%0.9%13,03213.0k50.810170%0.810170%0.8%5,25760.710189%0.710189%0.7%8,77270.695773%0.695773%0.7%3,22580.595176%0.595176%0.6%5,04290.547763%0.547763%0.5%5,141100.507365%0.507365%0.5%5,621110.505966%0.505966%0.5%2,639120.480563%0.480563%0.5%8,992130.466269%0.466269%0.5%3,437140.447425%0.447425%0.4%6,857150.417874%0.417874%0.4%19,67919.7k160.410784%0.410784%0.4%2,716170.406047%0.406047%0.4%1,829180.396321%0.396321%0.4%1,697190.346826%0.346826%0.3%2,152200.331949%0.331949%0.3%2,659210.287385%0.287385%0.3%1,422220.278471%0.278471%0.3%1,442230.264653%0.264653%0.3%1,455240.262855%0.262855%0.3%1,868250.260662%0.260662%0.3%1,264260.248513%0.248513%0.2%2,107270.248105%0.248105%0.2%1,543280.233690%0.233690%0.2%1,095290.226915%0.226915%0.2%2,767300.218665%0.218665%0.2%1,991310.210314%0.210314%0.2%1,302320.191293%0.191293%0.2%1,043330.190558%0.190558%0.2%1,248340.185195%0.185195%0.2%872350.177177%0.177177%0.2%1,680360.174603%0.174603%0.2%3,720370.168426%0.168426%0.2%875380.166086%0.166086%0.2%1,409390.155204%0.155204%0.2%1,477400.143139%0.143139%0.1%906410.141545%0.141545%0.1%824420.138558%0.138558%0.1%840430.136759%0.136759%0.1%846440.136472%0.136472%0.1%3,401450.134751%0.134751%0.1%1,510460.122740%0.122740%0.1%825470.103816%0.103816%0.1%1,238480.069274%0.069274%0.1%399490.038866%0.038866%0.0%34750
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County#177

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Caldwell County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Caldwell County
$0k$20k$40k$60k%Count#St. Louis CountySt. LouisSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaTravis CountyTravisClark CountyClarkHennepin CountyHennepinSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWake CountyWakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxKing CountyKingMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFairfield CountyFairfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestchester CountyWestchesterAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHonolulu CountyHonoluluMaricopa CountyMaricopaPima CountyPimaSouthSacramento CountySacramentoCook CountyCookTarrant CountyTarrantNorth CarolinaN CarolinaDallas CountyDallasPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachSouth AtlanticOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaHickory, Lenoir, and Morganton Metro AreaHickory AreaOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeContra Costa CountyContra CostaHarris CountyHarrisCaldwell County SchoolsCaldwell CoCaldwell CountyCaldwellWayne CountyWayneBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaQueens CountyQueensOrange CountyOrangeRiverside CountyRiversideSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Diego CountySan DiegoFresno CountyFresnoNassau CountyNassauHillsborough CountyHillsboroughSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoNew York CountyNew YorkKings CountyKingsLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBronx CountyBronxBroward CountyBrowardMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade$78,875.000000$78,875.000000$78.9k0.287%0.29%1,4221$51,635.000000$51,635.000000$51.6k0.265%0.26%1,4552$50,761.000000$50,761.000000$50.8k0.168%0.17%8753$47,188.000000$47,188.000000$47.2k0.142%0.14%8244$45,625.000000$45,625.000000$45.6k0.248%0.25%1,5435$45,299.000000$45,299.000000$45.3k0.155%0.16%1,4776$42,259.000000$42,259.000000$42.3k0.411%0.41%2,7167$40,907.000000$40,907.000000$40.9k0.466%0.47%3,4378$40,240.000000$40,240.000000$40.2k0.143%0.14%9069$38,036.000000$38,036.000000$38.0k0.278%0.28%1,44210$36,399.000000$36,399.000000$36.4k0.166%0.17%1,40911$34,461.000000$34,461.000000$34.5k0.261%0.26%1,26412$33,846.000000$33,846.000000$33.8k0.139%0.14%84013$33,609.000000$33,609.000000$33.6k0.507%0.51%5,62114$33,289.000000$33,289.000000$33.3k0.191%0.19%1,04315$31,635.000000$31,635.000000$31.6k0.234%0.23%1,09516$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$31,096.000000$31,096.000000$31.1k0.185%0.19%87217$30,982.000000$30,982.000000$31.0k0.137%0.14%84618$30,758.000000$30,758.000000$30.8k0.696%0.70%3,22519$30,690.000000$30,690.000000$30.7k0.481%0.48%8,99220$30,684.000000$30,684.000000$30.7k0.396%0.40%1,69721$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$30,489.000000$30,489.000000$30.5k0.810%0.81%5,25722$30,387.000000$30,387.000000$30.4k0.136%0.14%3,40123$30,263.000000$30,263.000000$30.3k0.177%0.18%1,68024$30,204.000000$30,204.000000$30.2k1.271%1.27%56,68856.7k$30,017.000000$30,017.000000$30.0k0.227%0.23%2,76725$29,964.000000$29,964.000000$30.0k0.960%0.96%6,11426$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$29,056.000000$29,056.000000$29.1k0.210%0.21%1,30227$28,883.000000$28,883.000000$28.9k0.332%0.33%2,65928$28,784.000000$28,784.000000$28.8k0.979%0.98%1,545$28,236.000000$28,236.000000$28.2k0.347%0.35%2,15229$28,192.000000$28,192.000000$28.2k0.406%0.41%1,82930$28,028.000000$28,028.000000$28.0k0.506%0.51%2,63931$27,947.000000$27,947.000000$27.9k0.175%0.17%3,72032$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%361$26,696.000000$26,696.000000$26.7k1.056%1.06%361$26,573.000000$26,573.000000$26.6k0.263%0.26%1,86833$26,565.000000$26,565.000000$26.6k0.249%0.25%2,10734$26,447.000000$26,447.000000$26.4k0.191%0.19%1,24835$26,207.000000$26,207.000000$26.2k0.135%0.13%1,51036$26,003.000000$26,003.000000$26.0k0.447%0.45%6,85737$25,743.000000$25,743.000000$25.7k1.530%1.53%14,49014.5k38$25,741.000000$25,741.000000$25.7k0.548%0.55%5,14139$25,461.000000$25,461.000000$25.5k0.871%0.87%13,03213.0k40$25,339.000000$25,339.000000$25.3k9.913%9.91%37,73237.7k41$25,330.000000$25,330.000000$25.3k0.123%0.12%82542$25,326.000000$25,326.000000$25.3k1.252%1.25%7,85243$25,297.000000$25,297.000000$25.3k0.595%0.60%5,04244$25,132.000000$25,132.000000$25.1k0.039%0.04%34745$24,462.000000$24,462.000000$24.5k0.104%0.10%1,23846$23,991.000000$23,991.000000$24.0k0.418%0.42%19,67919.7k47$22,885.000000$22,885.000000$22.9k0.069%0.07%39948$22,500.000000$22,500.000000$22.5k0.219%0.22%1,99149$22,271.000000$22,271.000000$22.3k0.710%0.71%8,77250
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county out of 50 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Definitions

An industry describe the kind of business conducted by a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following industries (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining:
    • Agriculture: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
    • Oil & Gas, and Mining: Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction: Construction
  • Manufacturing: Manufacturing
  • Wholesalers: Wholesale trade
  • Retail: Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing, and utilities:
    • Transportation: Transportation and warehousing
    • Utilities: Utilities
  • Information: Information
  • Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing:
    • Finance & Insurance: Finance and insurance
    • Real estate: Real estate and rental and leasing
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services:
    • Professional: Professional, scientific, and technical services
    • Management: Management of companies and enterprises
    • Administrative: Administrative and support and waste management services
  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance:
    • Education: Educational services
    • Healthcare: Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services:
    • Entertainment: Arts, entertainment, and recreation
    • Hospitality: Accommodation and food services
  • Other Services: Other services, except public administration
  • Government: Public administration

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Principal Cities:
Hickory, Lenoir
Cities:
Hickory, Lenoir
Towns:
Blowing Rock, Cajah's Mountain, Gamewell, Granite Falls, Hudson, Rhodhiss, Sawmills
Townships:
Globe, Hudson, Johns River, Kings Creek, Lenoir, Little River, Lovelady, Lower Creek, Mulberry, North Catawba, Patterson, Wilson Creek, Yadkin Valley
Unincorporated Places:
Northlakes
Villages:
Cedar Rock
ZIP Codes:
28601, 28605, 28606, 28611, 28624, 28630, 28638, 28645, 28655, 28667
Unified School District:
Caldwell County
Congressional Districts:
NC-5, NC-11
State Senate District:
NC-45
State House District:
NC-87
Neighboring Counties:
Alexander, Avery, Burke, Catawba, Watauga, Wilkes
Nearby Counties:
Alleghany, Ashe, Carter, Cleveland, Iredell, Johnson, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey