Rutherford

County in North Carolina

County

The population development of Rutherford.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Rutherford	County	56,918	62,899	67,810	64,444	65,587	→
North Carolina	State	6,628,637	8,049,313	9,535,483	10,441,499	11,046,024

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Rutherford.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Bostic	Town	Rutherford	371	331	384	355	362	→
Chimney Rock Village	Village	Rutherford	112	164	119	137	138	→
Ellenboro	Town	Rutherford	538	783	846	727	741	→
Forest City	Town	Rutherford	8,452	7,504	7,476	7,368	7,397	→
Lake Lure	Town	Rutherford	700	990	1,167	1,366	1,390	→
Ruth	Town	Rutherford	377	408	404	346	358	→
Rutherfordton	Town	Rutherford	3,683	4,194	4,180	3,661	3,718	→
Spindale	Town	Rutherford	4,398	4,057	4,312	4,217	4,168	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	31,384
Females	33,060

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	13,025
18-64 years	37,253
65+ years	14,166

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,960
70-79 years	6,680
60-69 years	9,398
50-59 years	9,552
40-49 years	7,807
30-39 years	6,817
20-29 years	6,715
10-19 years	7,803
0-9 years	6,712

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	43,684
Urban	20,760

»Race« (C 2020)
White	52,808
Black/African American	5,903
Indigenous	224
Asian	348
Pacific Islander	25
Some other	1,506
2 or more	3,630

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	3,286
Other	61,158