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Iredell County, North Carolina

Iredell County had 206,361 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.4 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 26th by land area.

Population
206,361
#14 of 100 in North Carolina · #348 in US
Area
574.4 sq mi
#26 of 100 in North Carolina · #1,735 in US
Density
359 / sq mi
#15 of 100 in North Carolina · #376 in US
Median household income
$84,335
#9 of 100 in North Carolina · #344 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Iredell County within North Carolina. Pin: Raleigh.

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Iredell County population, land area and income

Iredell County had 206,361 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.4 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 100 in North Carolina by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 359.2 people per square mile, 3.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in North Carolina has 52,768 residents, so Iredell County is 3.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $84,335 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

206,361

3144th1st

348th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

574 sq mi

3144th1st

1735th of 3,144 (US)

Density

359.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

376th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$84,335

3143rd1st

344th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Carolina (100)

Population

206,361

100th1st

14th of 100 (NC)

Land area

574 sq mi

100th1st

26th of 100 (NC)

Density

359.2 / sq mi

100th1st

15th of 100 (NC)

Median household income

$84,335

100th1st

9th of 100 (NC)

How Iredell County's population changed since 2020

Iredell County gained 18,665 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.9%. That ranks 7th of 100 in North Carolina for growth. The median North Carolina county changed by +2.7%, and the state as a whole by +5.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Iredell County recorded 8,574 births and 8,360 deaths, a natural change of +214. Net international migration added +2,278 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +17,284. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 17,284 people.

187.7k2020192.2k2021196.1k2022200.3k2023206.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
8,574
Deaths
8,360
Net international migration
+2,278
Net domestic migration
+17,284
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+6,050

Where Iredell County is

The Census internal point of Iredell County is at 35.806300, -80.874500. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades North Carolina's 100 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Iredell County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Scotland County: +1.4%Rockingham County: +2.5%Franklin County: +15.6%Caswell County: -0.5%Stokes County: +2.9%Granville County: +2.3%Edgecombe County: +0.7%Randolph County: +2.8%Alexander County: +0.8%Person County: +2.4%Cherokee County: +5.2%Ashe County: +2.5%Davidson County: +5.2%Cabarrus County: +7.8%Mecklenburg County: +8.1%Burke County: +1.5%Cumberland County: +0.4%Northampton County: -4.9%Buncombe County: +3.5%Wilson County: +0.8%Bladen County: +0.5%Pitt County: +4.1%Yancey County: +2.7%Stanly County: +7.4%Harnett County: +9.3%Wilkes County: +0.5%Tyrrell County: +8.8%Pamlico County: +1.9%Hoke County: +6.0%Transylvania County: +2.5%Carteret County: +3.8%Durham County: +6.5%Anson County: +1.8%Pender County: +15.6%Alamance County: +6.7%Polk County: +4.9%Lenoir County: +0.5%Washington County: -3.0%Avery County: -0.0%Hyde County: +1.5%Gates County: -1.4%Davie County: +5.8%Jackson County: +7.4%Montgomery County: +2.5%Martin County: -2.0%Pasquotank County: +2.9%Perquimans County: +3.4%Cleveland County: +2.3%Sampson County: +2.3%Catawba County: +3.8%Alleghany County: +4.5%Robeson County: +2.3%Macon County: +4.4%Clay County: +8.0%Haywood County: +1.3%Duplin County: +3.8%Henderson County: +3.6%Craven County: +2.6%Warren County: +2.6%Graham County: +1.7%Union County: +9.9%Wayne County: +2.2%Gaston County: +5.9%Guilford County: +3.7%Yadkin County: +2.0%Watauga County: +1.0%Rowan County: +4.4%Swain County: -1.1%Chatham County: +9.4%Bertie County: -4.4%Halifax County: -2.9%Forsyth County: +4.1%Onslow County: +3.8%Dare County: +3.1%Chowan County: +1.3%Brunswick County: +20.9%Johnston County: +14.9%Orange County: +6.4%Currituck County: +13.6%New Hanover County: +7.5%Richmond County: -1.7%Vance County: -0.5%Iredell County: +9.9%Lincoln County: +12.0%Caldwell County: +0.2%McDowell County: +1.6%Rutherford County: +1.9%Mitchell County: +0.9%Moore County: +8.1%Columbus County: -0.8%Lee County: +8.1%Greene County: +1.1%Madison County: +5.0%Camden County: +7.5%Hertford County: -12.0%Beaufort County: -0.3%Jones County: +3.5%Wake County: +9.0%Nash County: +3.0%Surry County: +0.2%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +0.5%
  2. < +2.3%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Iredell County internal point. Dark pin: Raleigh.

Internal point

Decimal
35.806300, -80.874500
DMS
35°48'22.68"N 80°52'28.20"W
UTM
17N 511338.6E 3962471.9N
Geohash
dnq7xwkfz
Plus code
867XR44G+G5

Towns in Iredell County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Iredell County, 89,218 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Iredell County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mooresville with 52,884.

  1. 01Mooresville52,884
  2. 02Statesville31,693
  3. 03Troutman4,234
  4. 04Davidson (part)407
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Iredell County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Iredell County. The most populous is Mecklenburg County, NC, with 1,206,285 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Raleigh and the nearest big city

Raleigh is 125.3 miles E of Iredell County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Concord, NC (population 112,395), 31.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Statesville, NC (population 31,693), 1.4 miles away.

Iredell County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Iredell County is 37097: state code 37 for North Carolina plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $84,335.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Iredell County, North Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 206,361. That is up 18,665 people (9.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 187,696.

What is the FIPS code of Iredell County?

37097. The first two digits (37) are North Carolina; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Iredell County?

Mooresville, with 52,884 residents inside Iredell County in 2024.

Which counties border Iredell County?

9 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Mecklenburg County, NC; Cabarrus County, NC; Catawba County, NC; Rowan County, NC; Lincoln County, NC; Wilkes County, NC; Davie County, NC; Yadkin County, NC; Alexander County, NC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.