Last official estimated population of Burke County was 90,699 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.028% of total US population and 0.9% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Burke County is 515.1 mi² (=1334 km²), in this year population density was 176.09 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.06%/yr), Burke County population in 2026 would be 90,063 [0].
Historical population of Burke County for period 1790-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1790-1800] +2.03 %/yr
[1800-1810] +1.04 %/yr
[1810-1820] +2 %/yr
[1820-1830] +2.92 %/yr
[1830-1840] -1.23 %/yr
[1840-1850] -6.85 %/yr
[1850-1860] +1.74 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.57 %/yr
[1870-1880] +2.74 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.55 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.71 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.92 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.85 %/yr
[1920-1930] +2.36 %/yr
[1930-1940] +2.76 %/yr
[1940-1950] +1.66 %/yr
[1950-1960] +1.48 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.37 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.85 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.44 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.64 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.08 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.31 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.06 %/yr
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Population of Burke County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 2115 | 2223 | 4,338 |
| 5 to 9 | 2453 | 2311 | 4,764 |
| 10 to 14 | 2705 | 2488 | 5,193 |
| 15 to 19 | 3558 | 2474 | 6,032 |
| 20 to 24 | 3359 | 2615 | 5,974 |
| 25 to 29 | 2560 | 2439 | 4,999 |
| 30 to 34 | 2434 | 2317 | 4,751 |
| 35 to 39 | 2412 | 2466 | 4,878 |
| 40 to 44 | 2925 | 2942 | 5,867 |
| 45 to 49 | 3298 | 3153 | 6,451 |
| 50 to 54 | 3564 | 3627 | 7,191 |
| 55 to 59 | 3169 | 3418 | 6,587 |
| 60 to 64 | 2898 | 3132 | 6,030 |
| 65 to 69 | 2588 | 2751 | 5,339 |
| 70 to 74 | 1881 | 2292 | 4,173 |
| 75 to 79 | 1330 | 1662 | 2,992 |
| 80 to 84 | 805 | 1257 | 2,062 |
| 85+ | 608 | 1257 | 1,865 |
Burke County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 41769 | 42486 | 84,255 |
| WAC | 38670 | 39907 | 78,577 |
| WA | 38015 | 39283 | 77,298 |
| NHWAC | 36496 | 38135 | 74,631 |
| NHWA | 35900 | 37562 | 73,462 |
| BAC | 3863 | 3026 | 6,889 |
| NHBAC | 3719 | 2913 | 6,632 |
| BA | 3454 | 2619 | 6,073 |
| NHBA | 3348 | 2534 | 5,882 |
| H | 2893 | 2338 | 5,231 |
| HWAC | 2174 | 1772 | 3,946 |
| HWA | 2115 | 1721 | 3,836 |
| AAC | 1841 | 1748 | 3,589 |
| NHAAC | 1763 | 1700 | 3,463 |
| AA | 1713 | 1617 | 3,330 |
| NHAA | 1643 | 1579 | 3,222 |
| TOM | 722 | 696 | 1,418 |
| NHTOM | 656 | 640 | 1,296 |
| IAC | 661 | 563 | 1,224 |
| IA | 415 | 330 | 745 |
| NAC | 370 | 309 | 679 |
| NHIAC | 338 | 315 | 653 |
| NA | 343 | 279 | 622 |
| HIAC | 323 | 248 | 571 |
| HIA | 296 | 224 | 520 |
| HNAC | 242 | 216 | 458 |
| HNA | 240 | 214 | 454 |
| HBAC | 144 | 113 | 257 |
| NHIA | 119 | 106 | 225 |
| NHNAC | 128 | 93 | 221 |
| HBA | 106 | 85 | 191 |
| NHNA | 103 | 65 | 168 |
| HAAC | 78 | 48 | 126 |
| HTOM | 66 | 56 | 122 |
| HAA | 70 | 38 | 108 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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