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Moving to Conover, North Carolina

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Population: 6,604. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,093 (+7.4% change)
Males: 3,137 (47.5%), Females: 3,467 (52.5%)

Catawba County

Zip code: 28613

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $37,583
Median house value: $104,900

Population by Race

Races in Conover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.7%)
  • Black (8.4%)
  • Hispanic (7.8%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • Other Asian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (18.9%), United States (14.7%), English (8.6%), Irish (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Dutch (2.0%).

Elevation: 1062 feet

Land area: 10.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Conover

  • High school or higher: 75.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conover city

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

9.5% Foreign born (7.3% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,021 (+18.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Conover:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conover:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 41 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 76 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Conover:

  • WILSON’S (about 10 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)
  • LANEYS (about 13 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
  • LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 18 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conover:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 44 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)

Private high school in Conover:

  • TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 1409 NC HWY 16N PO BOX 40; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Conover:

  • SAINT STEPHENS ELEMENTARY (Students: 782; Location: 684 30TH STREET NE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LYLE CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 638; Location: 1845 EDGEWATER DRIVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • SHUFORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 577; Location: 810 HUNSUCKER ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CONOVER SPECIAL EDUCATION (Students: 147; Location: 108 7TH STREET PLACE SW; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle school in Conover:

  • CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 200; Location: 215 5TH AVE SE; Grades: PK – 8)

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