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Burke County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 89,148
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 992 / 873 / 12
Land Area (2000): 1,312.410 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 21.151 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 32,000.000 acres (129.472 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 439
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 62.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 1.40%
Farm earnings (2005): $27,312,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 24,000,000 / 2,000,000 / 19,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 12.80%
Physicians (2004): 188
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 2 (468)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 14,756
Federal Spending (2004): $495,049

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	96,924	54.26%
Rural, Farm	1,032	0.58%
Rural, Non-farm	80,684	45.17%

Burke County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Employment Information Back to top
Burke County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	42,187	40,505	1,682	3.99%	40
1991	42,235	39,627	2,608	6.17%	62
1992	43,120	40,602	2,519	5.84%	58
1993	43,054	41,040	2,015	4.68%	47
1994	43,343	41,780	1,563	3.60%	36
1995	44,041	41,948	2,093	4.75%	47
1996	44,402	42,402	2,000	4.50%	45
1997	44,542	42,797	1,745	3.92%	39
1998	43,887	42,371	1,516	3.45%	35
1999	43,969	42,839	1,130	2.57%	26
2000	46,257	44,614	1,643	3.55%	35
2001	45,234	42,234	3,000	6.63%	67
2002	43,837	40,410	3,427	7.82%	78
2003	42,975	39,611	3,364	7.83%	78
2004	42,419	39,577	2,841	6.70%	67
2005	41,685	39,038	2,647	6.35%	64
2006	41,679	39,299	2,380	5.71%	57
2007	40,550	38,158	2,392	5.90%	59
2008	40,659	37,452	3,207	7.89%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	41,472	40,205	1,267	3.06%	31
Feb 1990	42,160	40,425	1,735	4.12%	41
Mar 1990	41,695	40,524	1,171	2.81%	28
Apr 1990	41,655	40,473	1,182	2.84%	28
May 1990	42,277	40,877	1,400	3.31%	33
Jun 1990	42,673	41,234	1,439	3.37%	34
Jul 1990	42,238	40,695	1,543	3.65%	37
Aug 1990	41,764	40,509	1,255	3.00%	30
Sep 1990	41,830	40,465	1,365	3.26%	33
Oct 1990	44,197	40,380	3,817	8.64%	86
Nov 1990	42,272	40,231	2,041	4.83%	48
Dec 1990	42,016	40,045	1,971	4.69%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	41,643	39,120	2,523	6.06%	61
Feb 1991	41,810	39,069	2,741	6.56%	66
Mar 1991	41,203	38,945	2,258	5.48%	55
Apr 1991	41,564	39,048	2,516	6.05%	61
May 1991	41,533	39,161	2,372	5.71%	57
Jun 1991	42,215	39,788	2,427	5.75%	57
Jul 1991	45,205	39,891	5,314	11.76%	118
Aug 1991	42,520	40,204	2,316	5.45%	54
Sep 1991	42,610	40,017	2,593	6.09%	61
Oct 1991	42,315	40,135	2,180	5.15%	52
Nov 1991	42,069	40,074	1,995	4.74%	47
Dec 1991	42,129	40,069	2,060	4.89%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	42,469	39,966	2,503	5.89%	59
Feb 1992	42,740	39,992	2,748	6.43%	64
Mar 1992	42,967	40,276	2,691	6.26%	63
Apr 1992	42,530	40,367	2,163	5.09%	51
May 1992	43,096	40,647	2,449	5.68%	57
Jun 1992	44,382	41,468	2,914	6.57%	66
Jul 1992	44,474	41,124	3,350	7.53%	75
Aug 1992	43,941	41,266	2,675	6.09%	61
Sep 1992	42,803	40,478	2,325	5.43%	54
Oct 1992	42,720	40,416	2,304	5.39%	54
Nov 1992	42,693	40,570	2,123	4.97%	50
Dec 1992	42,629	40,652	1,977	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	42,373	40,268	2,105	4.97%	50
Feb 1993	42,728	40,579	2,149	5.03%	50
Mar 1993	42,693	40,717	1,976	4.63%	46
Apr 1993	43,574	40,772	2,802	6.43%	64
May 1993	42,997	41,013	1,984	4.61%	46
Jun 1993	43,658	41,440	2,218	5.08%	51
Jul 1993	43,876	41,705	2,171	4.95%	49
Aug 1993	43,313	41,472	1,841	4.25%	43
Sep 1993	42,247	40,694	1,553	3.68%	37
Oct 1993	42,897	41,020	1,877	4.38%	44
Nov 1993	43,249	41,333	1,916	4.43%	44
Dec 1993	43,045	41,461	1,584	3.68%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	43,116	40,951	2,165	5.02%	50
Feb 1994	43,060	41,164	1,896	4.40%	44
Mar 1994	43,140	41,104	2,036	4.72%	47
Apr 1994	43,174	41,435	1,739	4.03%	40
May 1994	43,113	41,557	1,556	3.61%	36
Jun 1994	43,610	41,939	1,671	3.83%	38
Jul 1994	43,426	41,969	1,457	3.36%	34
Aug 1994	43,707	42,224	1,483	3.39%	34
Sep 1994	43,188	41,839	1,349	3.12%	31
Oct 1994	43,435	42,229	1,206	2.78%	28
Nov 1994	43,529	42,375	1,154	2.65%	27
Dec 1994	43,617	42,579	1,038	2.38%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	43,203	42,052	1,151	2.66%	27
Feb 1995	43,911	42,366	1,545	3.52%	35
Mar 1995	43,673	42,339	1,334	3.05%	31
Apr 1995	42,958	41,885	1,073	2.50%	25
May 1995	43,577	41,551	2,026	4.65%	46
Jun 1995	44,267	41,639	2,628	5.94%	59
Jul 1995	45,730	42,144	3,586	7.84%	78
Aug 1995	44,576	42,069	2,507	5.62%	56
Sep 1995	43,947	41,578	2,369	5.39%	54
Oct 1995	44,622	41,866	2,756	6.18%	62
Nov 1995	44,046	41,888	2,158	4.90%	49
Dec 1995	43,976	41,994	1,982	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	43,743	41,455	2,288	5.23%	52
Feb 1996	43,881	41,969	1,912	4.36%	44
Mar 1996	44,257	42,171	2,086	4.71%	47
Apr 1996	44,177	42,189	1,988	4.50%	45
May 1996	44,162	42,228	1,934	4.38%	44
Jun 1996	44,547	42,606	1,941	4.36%	44
Jul 1996	44,750	42,588	2,162	4.83%	48
Aug 1996	44,898	42,549	2,349	5.23%	52
Sep 1996	44,235	42,327	1,908	4.31%	43
Oct 1996	44,841	42,753	2,088	4.66%	47
Nov 1996	44,704	42,894	1,810	4.05%	40
Dec 1996	44,632	43,097	1,535	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	44,260	42,542	1,718	3.88%	39
Feb 1997	44,011	42,520	1,491	3.39%	34
Mar 1997	44,269	42,977	1,292	2.92%	29
Apr 1997	44,017	42,793	1,224	2.78%	28
May 1997	44,197	42,907	1,290	2.92%	29
Jun 1997	44,378	42,889	1,489	3.36%	34
Jul 1997	45,112	43,069	2,043	4.53%	45
Aug 1997	44,843	42,949	1,894	4.22%	42
Sep 1997	44,550	42,343	2,207	4.95%	50
Oct 1997	44,462	42,790	1,672	3.76%	38
Nov 1997	45,529	42,998	2,531	5.56%	56
Dec 1997	44,870	42,785	2,085	4.65%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	44,391	42,181	2,210	4.98%	50
Feb 1998	43,953	42,110	1,843	4.19%	42
Mar 1998	43,762	42,372	1,390	3.18%	32
Apr 1998	43,990	42,197	1,793	4.08%	41
May 1998	43,566	42,368	1,198	2.75%	27
Jun 1998	43,685	42,318	1,367	3.13%	31
Jul 1998	43,976	42,550	1,426	3.24%	32
Aug 1998	44,059	42,706	1,353	3.07%	31
Sep 1998	44,266	42,448	1,818	4.11%	41
Oct 1998	43,576	42,116	1,460	3.35%	34
Nov 1998	43,759	42,441	1,318	3.01%	30
Dec 1998	43,657	42,646	1,011	2.32%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	43,703	42,293	1,410	3.23%	32
Feb 1999	43,873	42,317	1,556	3.55%	35
Mar 1999	43,750	42,511	1,239	2.83%	28
Apr 1999	43,551	42,337	1,214	2.79%	28
May 1999	43,871	42,741	1,130	2.58%	26
Jun 1999	43,846	42,672	1,174	2.68%	27
Jul 1999	44,530	43,268	1,262	2.83%	28
Aug 1999	44,203	43,204	999	2.26%	23
Sep 1999	43,607	42,744	863	1.98%	20
Oct 1999	43,937	43,052	885	2.01%	20
Nov 1999	44,287	43,348	939	2.12%	21
Dec 1999	44,469	43,580	889	2.00%	20

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	45,519	44,179	1,340	2.94%	29
Feb 2000	45,793	44,410	1,383	3.02%	30
Mar 2000	46,225	44,600	1,625	3.52%	35
Apr 2000	45,858	44,639	1,219	2.66%	27
May 2000	46,087	44,663	1,424	3.09%	31
Jun 2000	46,462	44,913	1,549	3.33%	33
Jul 2000	46,695	44,908	1,787	3.83%	38
Aug 2000	47,069	44,851	2,218	4.71%	47
Sep 2000	46,171	44,527	1,644	3.56%	36
Oct 2000	46,189	44,381	1,808	3.91%	39
Nov 2000	46,341	44,585	1,756	3.79%	38
Dec 2000	46,679	44,715	1,964	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	46,408	44,009	2,399	5.17%	52
Feb 2001	46,500	43,796	2,704	5.82%	58
Mar 2001	46,170	43,628	2,542	5.51%	55
Apr 2001	45,303	42,857	2,446	5.40%	54
May 2001	45,202	42,556	2,646	5.85%	59
Jun 2001	45,275	42,185	3,090	6.82%	68
Jul 2001	45,125	42,053	3,072	6.81%	68
Aug 2001	44,692	41,351	3,341	7.48%	75
Sep 2001	44,455	41,242	3,213	7.23%	72
Oct 2001	44,641	41,344	3,297	7.39%	74
Nov 2001	44,702	41,106	3,596	8.04%	80
Dec 2001	44,334	40,676	3,658	8.25%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	44,456	40,463	3,993	8.98%	90
Feb 2002	44,622	40,630	3,992	8.95%	89
Mar 2002	44,419	40,749	3,670	8.26%	83
Apr 2002	44,196	40,740	3,456	7.82%	78
May 2002	44,100	40,679	3,421	7.76%	78
Jun 2002	43,817	40,375	3,442	7.86%	79
Jul 2002	43,836	40,459	3,377	7.70%	77
Aug 2002	43,588	40,382	3,206	7.36%	74
Sep 2002	43,187	40,309	2,878	6.66%	67
Oct 2002	43,251	40,161	3,090	7.14%	71
Nov 2002	43,423	40,129	3,294	7.59%	76
Dec 2002	43,144	39,843	3,301	7.65%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	43,344	39,919	3,425	7.90%	79
Feb 2003	43,355	40,033	3,322	7.66%	77
Mar 2003	43,270	40,012	3,258	7.53%	75
Apr 2003	43,318	40,026	3,292	7.60%	76
May 2003	43,211	39,735	3,476	8.04%	80
Jun 2003	43,168	39,439	3,729	8.64%	86
Jul 2003	43,163	39,460	3,703	8.58%	86
Aug 2003	42,850	39,352	3,498	8.16%	82
Sep 2003	42,650	39,370	3,280	7.69%	77
Oct 2003	42,582	39,305	3,277	7.70%	77
Nov 2003	42,587	39,368	3,219	7.56%	76
Dec 2003	42,198	39,307	2,891	6.85%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	42,703	39,597	3,106	7.27%	73
Feb 2004	42,727	39,652	3,075	7.20%	72
Mar 2004	42,794	39,836	2,958	6.91%	69
Apr 2004	42,438	39,714	2,724	6.42%	64
May 2004	42,669	39,747	2,922	6.85%	68
Jun 2004	42,691	39,664	3,027	7.09%	71
Jul 2004	42,819	39,882	2,937	6.86%	69
Aug 2004	42,280	39,544	2,736	6.47%	65
Sep 2004	42,024	39,362	2,662	6.33%	63
Oct 2004	42,087	39,317	2,770	6.58%	66
Nov 2004	42,022	39,359	2,663	6.34%	63
Dec 2004	41,771	39,255	2,516	6.02%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	41,492	38,879	2,613	6.30%	63
Feb 2005	41,660	38,784	2,876	6.90%	69
Mar 2005	41,740	39,020	2,720	6.52%	65
Apr 2005	41,705	39,150	2,555	6.13%	61
May 2005	41,808	39,141	2,667	6.38%	64
Jun 2005	41,738	38,988	2,750	6.59%	66
Jul 2005	41,930	38,858	3,072	7.33%	73
Aug 2005	41,599	38,954	2,645	6.36%	64
Sep 2005	41,375	38,936	2,439	5.89%	59
Oct 2005	41,835	39,289	2,546	6.09%	61
Nov 2005	41,790	39,263	2,527	6.05%	60
Dec 2005	41,553	39,198	2,355	5.67%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	41,336	38,962	2,374	5.74%	57
Feb 2006	41,494	39,007	2,487	5.99%	60
Mar 2006	41,364	39,148	2,216	5.36%	54
Apr 2006	41,439	39,367	2,072	5.00%	50
May 2006	41,743	39,369	2,374	5.69%	57
Jun 2006	41,903	39,432	2,471	5.90%	59
Jul 2006	42,272	39,569	2,703	6.39%	64
Aug 2006	41,956	39,383	2,573	6.13%	61
Sep 2006	41,506	39,139	2,367	5.70%	57
Oct 2006	41,712	39,490	2,222	5.33%	53
Nov 2006	41,886	39,444	2,442	5.83%	58
Dec 2006	41,533	39,272	2,261	5.44%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	40,765	38,273	2,492	6.11%	61
Feb 2007	40,684	38,240	2,444	6.01%	60
Mar 2007	40,687	38,437	2,250	5.53%	55
Apr 2007	40,284	38,069	2,215	5.50%	55
May 2007	40,588	38,218	2,370	5.84%	58
Jun 2007	40,737	38,255	2,482	6.09%	61
Jul 2007	41,041	38,296	2,745	6.69%	67
Aug 2007	40,448	38,000	2,448	6.05%	61
Sep 2007	40,351	38,123	2,228	5.52%	55
Oct 2007	40,363	38,085	2,278	5.64%	56
Nov 2007	40,425	38,129	2,296	5.68%	57
Dec 2007	40,226	37,774	2,452	6.10%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	40,770	37,762	3,008	7.38%	74
Feb 2008	40,523	37,511	3,012	7.43%	74
Mar 2008	40,615	37,648	2,967	7.31%	73
Apr 2008	40,601	37,717	2,884	7.10%	71
May 2008	40,683	37,589	3,094	7.61%	76
Jun 2008	40,738	37,558	3,180	7.81%	78
Jul 2008	41,169	37,559	3,610	8.77%	88
Aug 2008	40,534	36,874	3,660	9.03%	90
Sep 2008	40,301	36,851	3,450	8.56%	86
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Burke County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	6,218	13.48%
2.	Construction	3,968	8.60%
3.	Health Care	2,914	6.32%
4.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	2,702	5.86%
5.	Public Administration	2,316	5.02%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	1,580	3.42%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,574	3.41%
8.	Educational Services	1,458	3.16%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	1,448	3.14%
10.	Truck Transportation	1,422	3.08%
11.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,376	2.98%
12.	Apparel Manufacturing	1,290	2.80%
13.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,248	2.71%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,194	2.59%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,002	2.17%
16.	Food Manufacturing	890	1.93%
17.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	734	1.59%
18.	Food and Beverage Stores	694	1.50%
19.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	670	1.45%
20.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	666	1.44%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	7,354	18.27%
2.	Educational Services	3,954	9.82%
3.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	3,438	8.54%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,596	6.45%
5.	Apparel Manufacturing	2,582	6.41%
6.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	2,162	5.37%
7.	Public Administration	1,550	3.85%
8.	Social Assistance	1,472	3.66%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,274	3.17%
10.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	1,104	2.74%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	932	2.32%
12.	Finance and Insurance	910	2.26%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	844	2.10%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	790	1.96%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	578	1.44%
16.	Construction	506	1.26%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	474	1.18%
18.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	420	1.04%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	346	0.86%
20.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	304	0.76%

Burke County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	4,388	9.51%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,984	6.47%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,642	5.73%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	2,630	5.70%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,854	4.02%
6.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	1,748	3.79%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,726	3.74%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,594	3.46%
9.	Woodworkers	1,454	3.15%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,400	3.03%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,398	3.03%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,352	2.93%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,308	2.84%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,152	2.50%
15.	Other Construction Trades	1,134	2.46%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,018	2.21%
17.	Operations Managers Non Finance	770	1.67%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	714	1.55%
19.	Engineers	674	1.46%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	660	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	3,436	8.54%
2.	Other Production Occupations	3,074	7.64%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,976	4.91%
4.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,804	4.48%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,770	4.40%
6.	Registered Nurses	1,700	4.22%
7.	Secretaries and Admins	1,568	3.90%
8.	Assemblers and Fabricators	1,512	3.76%
9.	Cashiers	1,512	3.76%
10.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,192	2.96%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,108	2.75%
12.	Other Management Occupations	1,074	2.67%
13.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	906	2.25%
14.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	870	2.16%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	854	2.12%
16.	Child Care Workers	850	2.11%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	760	1.89%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	716	1.78%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	678	1.68%
20.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	674	1.67%

Burke County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	81,892	58.30%
15-35 hours	12,417	8.84%
1-14 hours	2,329	1.66%
No regular hours	43,825	31.20%

Burke County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	2,500	3.01%
5 AM-5:29 AM	2,275	2.73%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	4,286	5.15%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,145	12.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	13,075	15.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM	10,965	13.18%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	14,315	17.21%
8 AM-8:29 AM	5,603	6.73%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,642	3.18%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,024	2.43%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,100	1.32%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	596	0.72%
Noon-3:59 PM	6,806	8.18%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,862	8.25%

Burke County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,513	3.02%
5-9	8,710	10.47%
10-14	16,376	19.68%
15-19	17,662	21.23%
20-24	14,437	17.35%
25-29	5,115	6.15%
30-34	9,683	11.64%
35-39	1,520	1.83%
40-44	1,450	1.74%
45-59	2,462	2.96%
60-89	1,800	2.16%
At least 90	1,466	1.76%

Burke County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	106	0.13%	64,707	77.78%
30-44	36	0.04%	12,617	15.17%
45-59	0	0.00%	2,462	2.96%
At least 60	46	0.06%	3,220	3.87%

Burke County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	104	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	11,591	13.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	69,297	81.86%
Motorcycle	158	0.19%
Other	850	1.00%
Public transportation	188	0.22%
Walked	1,006	1.19%
Worked at home	1,454	1.72%

Burke County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Family Information Back to top
: 69,132 (171,046 people)
: 48,944 (143,894 people)
: 20,640
: 100,030
Burke County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	7,362	10.62%
$10,000-$14,999	4,724	6.82%
$15,000-$19,999	5,028	7.26%
$20,000-$24,999	5,843	8.43%
$25,000-$29,999	5,816	8.39%
$30,000-$34,999	5,281	7.62%
$35,000-$39,999	4,618	6.66%
$40,000-$44,999	5,055	7.29%
$45,000-$49,999	4,051	5.85%
$50,000-$59,999	7,216	10.41%
$60,000-$74,999	6,228	8.99%
$75,000-$99,999	4,677	6.75%
$100,000-$124,999	1,402	2.02%
$125,000-$149,999	738	1.06%
$150,000-$199,999	556	0.80%
$200,000 or more	708	1.02%

Burke County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	8,793	25.47%
Family, 2 people	11,079	32.09%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,112	3.22%
Family, 3 people	6,206	17.97%
Nonfamily, 3 people	151	0.44%
Family, 4 people	4,501	13.04%
Nonfamily, 4 people	67	0.19%
Family, 5 people	1,596	4.62%
Nonfamily, 5 people	41	0.12%
Family, 6 people	503	1.46%
Nonfamily, 6 people	23	0.07%
Family, 7 or more people	446	1.29%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	10	0.03%

Burke County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	55,692	31.39%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	17,881	10.08%
Public Assistance	1,743	0.98%
Retirement	10,897	6.14%
Self Employment	6,654	3.75%
Social Security	19,429	10.95%
Supplemental Security	3,012	1.70%
Wage / Salary	53,870	30.36%
Other	8,240	4.64%

Burke County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	22,409	58.37%
With children under 18	15,981	41.63%

Burke County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,580	9.27%
Married	44,354	62.49%
Never Married	18,247	25.71%
Widowed	1,796	2.53%

Burke County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	7,715	10.73%
Married	44,232	61.51%
Never Married	11,572	16.09%
Widowed	8,395	11.67%

Burke County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Education Information Back to top
Burke County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	16,971	12.50%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	28,699	21.14%
High school diploma or equivalent	41,362	30.46%
Some college, no degree	23,908	17.61%
Associate degree	8,898	6.55%
Bachelors degree	11,126	8.19%
Graduate or professional degree	4,813	3.54%

Burke County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	952	1.07%	1,263	1.42%	2,215	2.48%
Kindergarten	2,020	2.27%	84	0.09%	2,104	2.36%
Grades 1-4	9,730	10.91%	350	0.39%	10,080	11.31%
Grades 5-8	9,876	11.08%	428	0.48%	10,304	11.56%
Grades 9-12	9,961	11.17%	342	0.38%	10,303	11.56%
Undergrad college	4,734	5.31%	782	0.88%	5,516	6.19%
Graduate or professional school	472	0.53%	230	0.26%	702	0.79%
Total	37,745	42.34%	3,479	3.90%	41,224	46.24%

Burke County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Business Information Back to top
: $630,333,000
: $83,106,000
: $2,260,930
: 11,460
Burke County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	7	7	16	8	15
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	2	3
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	3	3	2
1999 - Construction	24	13	38	32	45
1999 - Educational Services	2	0	2	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	5	5	12	19	29
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	6	60	24	60
1999 - Information	0	1	4	4	6
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	2	2	2	3
1999 - Manufacturing	9	12	67	53	27
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	9	51	43	90
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	8	20	21	35
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	3	7	8	21
1999 - Retail Trade	26	21	83	65	117
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	6	9	3	12
1999 - Unclassified	3	4	1	1	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	3	2	4
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	7	23	18	22
1999 - Total	119	105	402	309	492
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	9	13	10	13
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	5
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	4	2	2
2000 - Construction	17	11	43	33	53
2000 - Educational Services	2	0	3	2	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	10	6	10	15	34
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	6	11	62	28	56
2000 - Information	0	2	2	8	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	3	2	1
2000 - Manufacturing	13	9	63	59	25
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	13	11	43	43	99
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	2	17	27	34
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	2	7	7	25
2000 - Retail Trade	19	18	83	78	110
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	4	9	6	11
2000 - Unclassified	5	1	2	1	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	2	3	4
2000 - Wholesale Trade	4	5	19	15	27
2000 - Total	117	92	386	340	502
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	9	3	14	14	14
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	4
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	4	2	2
2001 - Construction	10	15	43	35	53
2001 - Educational Services	0	1	1	2	3
2001 - Finance & Insurance	3	7	19	13	30
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	17	9	42	49	52
2001 - Information	2	4	1	7	0
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	2	3	2
2001 - Manufacturing	11	13	45	73	29
2001 - Mining	0	0	1	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	16	14	46	39	99
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	9	19	18	41
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	6	4	6	26
2001 - Retail Trade	25	38	64	68	119
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	4	11	6	8
2001 - Unclassified	3	4	0	2	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	3	5
2001 - Wholesale Trade	7	3	14	20	27
2001 - Total	117	132	332	362	515
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	12	10	15	8	22
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	2	4
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	1	3	2	2
2002 - Construction	15	10	30	40	57
2002 - Educational Services	2	0	2	2	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	13	2	18	15	31
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	20	9	52	49	53
2002 - Information	1	1	3	3	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	2	0	6	0
2002 - Manufacturing	10	20	27	81	30
2002 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	17	52	42	88
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	16	4	21	17	40
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	4	8	4	24
2002 - Retail Trade	22	30	60	100	90
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	7	5	6	10
2002 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	0	0	5	0	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	7	12	11	25	22
2002 - Total	145	131	315	402	482
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	8	11	14	18	13
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	1	5
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	2	2	4	3
2003 - Construction	10	24	28	40	54
2003 - Educational Services	2	0	3	1	2
2003 - Finance & Insurance	10	11	12	13	40
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	18	11	45	49	69
2003 - Information	0	0	3	2	5
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	2	1	1
2003 - Manufacturing	5	12	41	66	32
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	2	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	20	39	51	96
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	11	26	18	44
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	7	8	3	26
2003 - Retail Trade	27	24	58	76	108
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	0	7	10	13
2003 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	6
2003 - Wholesale Trade	10	8	14	20	19
2003 - Total	122	143	305	377	536
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	10	6	14	12	20
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	3	0	0	4
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	5	3	5
2004 - Construction	11	14	37	28	57
2004 - Educational Services	0	2	1	1	4
2004 - Finance & Insurance	8	8	16	11	40
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	16	7	63	46	60
2004 - Information	0	0	4	2	3
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	2	0	1	2	2
2004 - Manufacturing	7	7	50	61	29
2004 - Mining	0	0	2	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	14	33	50	100
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	9	8	16	27	42
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	5	1	8	11	21
2004 - Retail Trade	12	19	75	73	98
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	4	9	4	20
2004 - Unclassified	3	1	1	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	3	3	3
2004 - Wholesale Trade	4	12	13	18	18
2004 - Total	106	107	351	352	526
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	9	15	11	21
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	5
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	2	2	5	6
2005 - Construction	20	15	34	33	53
2005 - Educational Services	1	1	0	2	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	7	5	16	15	39
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	14	14	62	59	55
2005 - Information	1	0	4	3	2
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	3	2	1
2005 - Manufacturing	8	8	57	50	29
2005 - Mining	1	0	0	0	2
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	15	7	46	45	95
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	10	7	23	24	42
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	3	11	9	21
2005 - Retail Trade	18	23	64	79	94
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	5	5	10	9	12
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	1
2005 - Utilities	1	1	1	3	4
2005 - Wholesale Trade	7	3	13	15	21
2005 - Total	122	105	361	364	505

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Burke County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	153,110	89.32%
Below Poverty Level	18,310	10.68%

Burke County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$2,346	$29	$5,830	$0	$0	$900	$9,076	$4,816	$3,599	$2,217
1971	$2,463	$30	$6,122	$0	$0	$945	$9,530	$5,057	$3,778	$2,328
1972	$5,261	$49	$9,415	$0	$0	$1,006	$15,682	$7,207	$2,388	$3,878
1973	$5,636	$64	$11,953	$0	$0	$1,491	$19,080	$9,035	$2,171	$4,076
1974	$5,915	$74	$12,962	$0	$0	$2,028	$20,905	$9,994	$1,988	$4,693
1975	$5,919	$62	$15,725	$0	$0	$2,640	$24,284	$13,001	$1,806	$5,317
1976	$6,523	$110	$16,353	$0	$0	$2,552	$25,428	$13,814	$1,629	$3,841
1977	$6,389	$122	$16,346	$0	$0	$1,910	$24,645	$15,547	$1,452	$4,888
1978	$7,103	$193	$18,754	$0	$0	$2,381	$28,238	$16,603	$1,284	$3,571
1979	$7,374	$217	$17,759	$1	$0	$2,443	$27,577	$18,287	$1,159	$3,310
1980	$7,997	$188	$24,734	$59	$0	$3,319	$36,109	$16,755	$12,711	$6,259
1981	$8,224	$188	$23,975	$80	$0	$3,884	$36,163	$19,568	$12,413	$5,806
1982	$8,872	$176	$25,449	$86	$0	$4,654	$39,061	$15,678	$14,072	$6,561
1983	$9,203	$147	$22,551	$91	$0	$6,989	$38,834	$23,100	$19,807	$7,657
1984	$9,291	$98	$25,474	$93	$0	$7,180	$42,038	$25,327	$15,471	$8,928
1985	$10,196	$106	$28,427	$142	$0	$8,488	$47,253	$28,334	$14,245	$11,397
1986	$11,048	$1,998	$33,544	$162	$0	$7,940	$52,694	$32,937	$12,685	$13,934
1987	$10,992	$6,033	$38,952	$259	$0	$10,196	$60,399	$35,051	$10,000	$10,857
1988	$10,777	$7,738	$42,943	$297	$0	$8,558	$62,575	$38,057	$8,234	$19,175
1989	$11,140	$8,570	$51,532	$346	$0	$10,276	$73,294	$42,066	$8,428	$18,257
1990	$12,837	$8,917	$46,730	$188	$0	$9,705	$69,460	$41,519	$6,253	$15,513
1991	$13,992	$9,138	$62,302	$219	$0	$13,952	$90,465	$54,905	$43,639	$47,628
1992	$16,346	$9,166	$63,382	$404	$0	$12,704	$92,836	$50,101	$43,768	$31,727
1993	$16,068	$9,785	$60,403	$470	$0	$11,733	$88,674	$46,707	$47,111	$21,767
1994	$16,745	$12,401	$70,251	$354	$0	$12,577	$99,927	$49,042	$53,836	$30,947
1995	$19,271	$11,552	$76,192	$126	$0	$15,210	$110,799	$51,494	$51,540	$30,249
1996	$20,027	$9,451	$66,674	$136	$0	$16,369	$103,206	$51,494	$42,740	$25,467
1997	$25,450	$4,683	$70,880	$154	$0	$16,691	$113,175	$51,500	$41,255	$24,696
1998	$26,828	$4,996	$105,387	$158	$0	$20,940	$153,313	$76,026	$40,777	$29,432
1999	$22,139	$11,121	$108,069	$213	$0	$19,301	$149,722	$67,443	$38,472	$26,993
2000	$29,411	$5,510	$91,869	$177	$0	$21,314	$142,771	$79,636	$38,032	$24,638
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$36,266	$5,960	$107,326	$297	$0	$32,027	$175,916	$97,451	$36,226	$31,586
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$38,210	$8,811	$113,668	$368	$0	$38,046	$190,292	$99,436	$37,528	$37,585
2005	$38,919	$8,469	$123,183	$379	$0	$35,699	$198,180	$101,722	$34,089	$41,680
2006	$39,341	$9,680	$129,576	$355	$0	$34,596	$203,868	$103,452	$50,490	$37,157

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$6,841	$171	$20	$143	$0	$0	$8,406
1970	$95	$893	$71	$0	$0	$172	$8,406
1971	$7,183	$179	$21	$150	$0	$0	$8,827
1971	$100	$937	$75	$0	$0	$182	$8,827
1972	$9,671	$232	$186	$214	$0	$0	$13,020
1972	$150	$1,995	$58	$0	$0	$514	$13,020
1973	$15,666	$298	$44	$347	$0	$15	$19,122
1973	$246	$2,023	$58	$24	$0	$401	$19,122
1974	$16,990	$384	$25	$305	$0	$0	$19,862
1974	$270	$1,488	$87	$0	$0	$313	$19,862
1975	$17,325	$444	$885	$637	$0	$0	$22,348
1975	$359	$1,049	$47	$82	$0	$1,520	$22,348
1976	$20,504	$537	$27	$853	$0	$61	$26,820
1976	$512	$1,217	$42	$0	$0	$3,067	$26,820
1977	$20,297	$487	$28	$630	$0	$56	$24,986
1977	$545	$1,338	$65	$0	$0	$1,540	$24,986
1978	$20,847	$552	$1,348	$467	$0	$57	$27,405
1978	$685	$1,659	$32	$0	$0	$1,758	$27,405
1979	$22,465	$984	$398	$537	$0	$125	$30,435
1979	$697	$1,928	$36	$0	$0	$3,265	$30,435
1980	$23,739	$820	$269	$729	$0	$86	$32,203
1980	$736	$1,901	$484	$366	$0	$3,073	$32,203
1981	$27,902	$1,187	$112	$825	$0	$84	$36,179
1981	$837	$1,928	$797	$260	$0	$2,247	$36,179
1982	$29,133	$1,014	$0	$1,075	$0	$74	$37,647
1982	$946	$2,355	$810	$191	$0	$2,049	$37,647
1983	$29,498	$824	$0	$532	$0	$45	$38,684
1983	$901	$2,498	$1,767	$214	$0	$2,405	$38,684
1984	$32,585	$848	$119	$547	$0	$47	$41,987
1984	$1,068	$2,817	$1,198	$159	$0	$2,599	$41,987
1985	$37,258	$2,255	$49	$786	$0	$131	$48,665
1985	$1,075	$2,486	$1,248	$164	$0	$3,213	$48,665
1986	$43,044	$2,749	$441	$848	$0	$78	$54,934
1986	$1,212	$2,728	$1,068	$203	$0	$2,563	$54,934
1987	$50,844	$1,566	$510	$953	$0	$59	$65,359
1987	$1,304	$2,944	$1,074	$1,490	$0	$4,615	$65,359
1988	$52,719	$1,163	$387	$1,067	$0	$72	$67,497
1988	$1,448	$3,272	$843	$682	$0	$5,844	$67,497
1989	$65,383	$1,543	$745	$1,253	$11	$98	$82,176
1989	$1,607	$3,527	$741	$349	$0	$6,919	$82,176
1990	$65,738	$2,207	$657	$1,501	$0	$113	$84,730
1990	$2,044	$4,060	$674	$529	$0	$7,207	$84,730
1991	$74,131	$1,451	$612	$11,627	$0	$118	$104,235
1991	$1,768	$4,875	$807	$194	$0	$8,652	$104,235
1992	$80,332	$1,490	$605	$12,475	$0	$127	$116,924
1992	$1,726	$5,732	$2,951	$744	$0	$10,742	$116,924
1993	$74,003	$1,634	$609	$13,340	$0	$145	$118,040
1993	$1,959	$6,741	$3,167	$685	$0	$15,757	$118,040
1994	$68,099	$1,716	$872	$16,917	$0	$158	$116,177
1994	$2,052	$7,535	$3,122	$440	$0	$15,266	$116,177
1995	$73,280	$1,739	$905	$17,406	$0	$168	$122,300
1995	$2,211	$8,015	$3,898	$159	$0	$14,519	$122,300
1996	$75,062	$1,684	$786	$4,471	$0	$274	$111,381
1996	$2,805	$8,753	$3,516	$755	$0	$13,275	$111,381
1997	$81,316	$1,750	$735	$4,600	$40	$292	$118,532
1997	$2,951	$9,267	$2,608	$794	$0	$14,179	$118,532
1998	$88,353	$1,790	$1,532	$29,346	$40	$290	$157,337
1998	$3,266	$10,773	$4,164	$2,650	$0	$15,133	$157,337
1999	$104,118	$2,053	$861	$34,975	$40	$335	$179,211
1999	$3,359	$11,177	$3,910	$1,137	$0	$17,246	$179,211
2000	$104,536	$2,415	$856	$5,016	$0	$484	$158,646
2000	$3,948	$17,524	$7,467	$825	$0	$15,575	$158,646
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$108,646	$2,203	$901	$26,305	$154	$821	$182,350
2002	$4,030	$19,070	$2,477	$474	$0	$17,269	$182,350
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$115,661	$2,132	$879	$18,339	$0	$574	$184,378
2004	$3,869	$18,206	$2,202	$627	$0	$21,889	$184,378
2005	$116,872	$2,092	$914	$31,610	$0	$468	$201,452
2005	$4,006	$22,200	$2,416	$1,220	$0	$19,654	$201,452
2006	$121,254	$2,616	$961	$38,452	$0	$649	$212,542
2006	$4,262	$23,166	$1,991	$1,791	$0	$17,400	$212,542

Burke County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,485

Burke County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Burke County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	11,559	12.97%
10-19 Years	12,455	13.97%
20-29 Years	11,294	12.67%
30-39 Years	13,635	15.29%
40-49 Years	13,064	14.65%
50-59 Years	11,011	12.35%
60-69 Years	7,799	8.75%
70-79 Years	5,432	6.09%
80-89 Years	2,480	2.78%
90+ Years	419	0.47%

Burke County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	44,574	50.00%
Female	44,574	50.00%

Burke County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	75,727	84.95%
African-American	5,953	6.68%
Hispanic/Latino	3,180	3.57%
Asian	3,093	3.47%
Multiracial	813	0.91%
Amerindian	213	0.24%
Other Race	89	0.10%
Pacific Islander	80	0.09%

Burke County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	33,223	31.07%
2.	German	20,415	19.09%
3.	English	14,334	13.41%
4.	Irish	13,284	12.42%
5.	Scotch Irish	5,213	4.88%
6.	Dutch	3,374	3.16%
7.	Italian	3,318	3.10%
8.	Scottish	3,200	2.99%
9.	French Non-Basque	2,432	2.27%
10.	European	2,310	2.16%

Burke County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	154,115	92.08%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	6,420	3.84%
3.	Miao / Hmong	3,984	2.38%
4.	Laotian	856	0.51%
5.	German	500	0.30%
6.	French	340	0.20%
7.	Chinese	304	0.18%
8.	Tagalog	94	0.06%
9.	Greek	84	0.05%
10.	Other Indic	78	0.05%

Burke County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	170,030	95.18%
Naturalized immigrant	2,262	1.27%
Not a citizen	6,348	3.55%

Burke County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Burke County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Burke County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

28612	28641	28671
28619	28647	28680
28628	28655	28690
28637	28666

Morganton (27,091)	Linville (1,974)	Jonas Ridge (739)
Icard (13,539)	Connellys Springs (1,814)	Rhodhiss (366)
Silver Creek (8,491)	Hildebran (1,472)	Lovelady
Drexel (6,708)	Upper Creek (1,354)	Hickory
Salem (5,706)	Rutherford College (1,293)	Linville Falls
Quaker Meadows (5,436)	Glen Alpine (1,090)	Long View
Valdese (4,485)	Upper Fork (1,006)	Connelly Springs
Lower Fork (3,250)	Smoky Creek (847)	Lower Creek

Connelly Springs	Linville	Rhodhiss
Connellys Springs	Linville Falls	Rutherford College
Drexel	Long View	Salem
Glen Alpine	Lovelady	Silver Creek
Hickory	Lower Creek	Smoky Creek
Hildebran	Lower Fork	Upper Creek
Icard	Morganton	Upper Fork
Jonas Ridge	Quaker Meadows	Valdese