Last official estimated population of Rutherford County was 67,781 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.021% of total US population and 0.7% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Rutherford County is 565.9 mi² (=1465.5 km²), in this year population density was 119.79 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.01%/yr), Rutherford County population in 2024 would be 67,709 [0].
Historical population of Rutherford 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] +3.25 %/yr
[1800-1810] +2.07 %/yr
[1810-1820] +1.52 %/yr
[1820-1830] +1.35 %/yr
[1830-1840] +0.9 %/yr
[1840-1850] -3.43 %/yr
[1850-1860] -1.56 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.26 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.48 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.13 %/yr
[1890-1900] +2.95 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.24 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.02 %/yr
[1920-1930] +2.56 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.2 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.17 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.28 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.49 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.29 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.57 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.69 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.81 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.01 %/yr
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Population of Rutherford County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 1762 | 1743 | 3,505 |
| 5 to 9 | 1965 | 1950 | 3,915 |
| 10 to 14 | 2125 | 2126 | 4,251 |
| 15 to 19 | 2034 | 1900 | 3,934 |
| 20 to 24 | 2026 | 1923 | 3,949 |
| 25 to 29 | 1633 | 1704 | 3,337 |
| 30 to 34 | 1627 | 1673 | 3,300 |
| 35 to 39 | 1838 | 1896 | 3,734 |
| 40 to 44 | 2115 | 2205 | 4,320 |
| 45 to 49 | 2325 | 2383 | 4,708 |
| 50 to 54 | 2435 | 2496 | 4,931 |
| 55 to 59 | 2367 | 2661 | 5,028 |
| 60 to 64 | 2272 | 2420 | 4,692 |
| 65 to 69 | 2158 | 2277 | 4,435 |
| 70 to 74 | 1503 | 1792 | 3,295 |
| 75 to 79 | 1016 | 1292 | 2,308 |
| 80 to 84 | 587 | 944 | 1,531 |
| 85+ | 424 | 1003 | 1,427 |
Rutherford 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 | 30794 | 33104 | 63,898 |
| WAC | 28651 | 30564 | 59,215 |
| WA | 28140 | 29987 | 58,127 |
| NHWAC | 27419 | 29394 | 56,813 |
| NHWA | 26940 | 28855 | 55,795 |
| BAC | 3530 | 3832 | 7,362 |
| NHBAC | 3420 | 3750 | 7,170 |
| BA | 3167 | 3425 | 6,592 |
| NHBA | 3081 | 3368 | 6,449 |
| H | 1418 | 1284 | 2,702 |
| HWAC | 1232 | 1170 | 2,402 |
| HWA | 1200 | 1132 | 2,332 |
| TOM | 556 | 621 | 1,177 |
| NHTOM | 516 | 579 | 1,095 |
| IAC | 330 | 331 | 661 |
| AAC | 249 | 283 | 532 |
| NHIAC | 246 | 285 | 531 |
| NHAAC | 228 | 267 | 495 |
| AA | 177 | 200 | 377 |
| NHAA | 166 | 191 | 357 |
| IA | 155 | 136 | 291 |
| NHIA | 89 | 105 | 194 |
| HBAC | 110 | 82 | 192 |
| HBA | 86 | 57 | 143 |
| HIAC | 84 | 46 | 130 |
| HIA | 66 | 31 | 97 |
| HTOM | 40 | 42 | 82 |
| NAC | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| NHNAC | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| HAAC | 21 | 16 | 37 |
| NA | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| HNAC | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| HNA | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| HAA | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| NHNA | 2 | 6 | 8 |
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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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