Last official estimated population of Rowan County was 138,329 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.043% of total US population and 1.4% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Rowan County is 523.6 mi² (=1356.1 km²), in this year population density was 264.20 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.02%/yr), Rowan County population in 2024 would be 138,082 [0].
Historical population of Rowan 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] +2.4 %/yr
[1800-1810] +0.72 %/yr
[1810-1820] +1.9 %/yr
[1820-1830] -2.22 %/yr
[1830-1840] -5.26 %/yr
[1840-1850] +1.37 %/yr
[1850-1860] +0.51 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.43 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.73 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.91 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.56 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.91 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.62 %/yr
[1920-1930] +2.55 %/yr
[1930-1940] +2.02 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.86 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.94 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.84 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.97 %/yr
[1980-1990] +1.1 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.66 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.33 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.88 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.02 %/yr
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Population of Rowan County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 3903 | 3812 | 7,715 |
| 5 to 9 | 4638 | 4447 | 9,085 |
| 10 to 14 | 4736 | 4427 | 9,163 |
| 15 to 19 | 4637 | 4327 | 8,964 |
| 20 to 24 | 4894 | 4479 | 9,373 |
| 25 to 29 | 4066 | 4133 | 8,199 |
| 30 to 34 | 4076 | 4094 | 8,170 |
| 35 to 39 | 3988 | 4013 | 8,001 |
| 40 to 44 | 4577 | 4503 | 9,080 |
| 45 to 49 | 4690 | 4712 | 9,402 |
| 50 to 54 | 5139 | 5244 | 10,383 |
| 55 to 59 | 4882 | 4931 | 9,813 |
| 60 to 64 | 4275 | 4366 | 8,641 |
| 65 to 69 | 3567 | 3959 | 7,526 |
| 70 to 74 | 2621 | 3071 | 5,692 |
| 75 to 79 | 1693 | 2214 | 3,907 |
| 80 to 84 | 1083 | 1690 | 2,773 |
| 85+ | 886 | 1857 | 2,743 |
Rowan 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 | 62349 | 64861 | 127,210 |
| WAC | 55891 | 57084 | 112,975 |
| WA | 54972 | 56119 | 111,091 |
| NHWAC | 50574 | 52247 | 102,821 |
| NHWA | 49733 | 51373 | 101,106 |
| BAC | 11729 | 12485 | 24,214 |
| NHBAC | 11304 | 12067 | 23,371 |
| BA | 11140 | 11852 | 22,992 |
| NHBA | 10770 | 11492 | 22,262 |
| H | 6002 | 5418 | 11,420 |
| HWAC | 5317 | 4837 | 10,154 |
| HWA | 5239 | 4746 | 9,985 |
| TOM | 1014 | 1067 | 2,081 |
| AAC | 918 | 1012 | 1,930 |
| NHTOM | 923 | 960 | 1,883 |
| NHAAC | 856 | 943 | 1,799 |
| IAC | 805 | 782 | 1,587 |
| AA | 739 | 826 | 1,565 |
| NHAA | 693 | 774 | 1,467 |
| NHIAC | 539 | 589 | 1,128 |
| HBAC | 425 | 418 | 843 |
| IA | 427 | 367 | 794 |
| HBA | 370 | 360 | 730 |
| HIAC | 266 | 193 | 459 |
| NHIA | 205 | 227 | 432 |
| HIA | 222 | 140 | 362 |
| HTOM | 91 | 107 | 198 |
| NAC | 100 | 86 | 186 |
| HAAC | 62 | 69 | 131 |
| NHNAC | 61 | 65 | 126 |
| NA | 59 | 48 | 107 |
| HAA | 46 | 52 | 98 |
| HNAC | 39 | 21 | 60 |
| NHNA | 25 | 35 | 60 |
| HNA | 34 | 13 | 47 |
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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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