Moving to Statesville, North Carolina
Population: 23,320. Estimated population in July 2024: 24,875 (+6.7% change)
Males: 10,817 (46.4%), Females: 12,503 (53.6%)
Iredell County
Zip codes: 28625, 28677.
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $31,925
Median house value: $94,800
Population by Race
Races in Statesville:
- White Non-Hispanic (57.4%)
- Black (31.9%)
- Hispanic (7.1%)
- Other race (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other Asian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (8.7%), German (8.5%), English (7.5%), Irish (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), Subsaharan African (2.1%).
Elevation: 923 feet
Land area: 20.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Statesville
- High school or higher: 74.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Statesville city
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 8.6%
7.3% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,991 (+9.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Statesville:
- DAVIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (218 OLD MOCKSBVILLE RD PO BOX 1823)
- IREDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (557 BROOKDALE DR P O BOX 1828)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Statesville:
- LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC)
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
- DAVIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Statesville:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 36 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 41 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 52 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Statesville:
- STATESVILLE MUNI (about 6 miles; STATESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: SVH)
- LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (about 13 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 14A)
- LANEYS (about 23 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Statesville:
- MITCHELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,111; Location: 500 W BROAD; Public)
- HAIR STYLIST ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY (Location: 113 WATER ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Statesville:
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 35 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
Schools
Public high schools in Statesville:
- STATESVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,193; Location: 474 N CENTER ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WEST IREDELL HIGH (Students: 1,078; Location: 213 WARRIOR DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SOUTH IREDELL HIGH (Students: 814; Location: 299 OLD MOUNTAIN RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Statesville:
- SOUTHVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: 625 WALLACE SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
- BELIEVERS FAITH CTR CHRISTIAN (Students: 114; Location: PO BOX 706; Grades: PK – 12)
- CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 41; Location: 650 GLOVER ST; Grades: KG – 12)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMT (Students: 16; Location: 409 N CENTER ST; Grades: 1 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Statesville:
- WEST IREDELL MIDDLE (Students: 914; Location: 303 WATERMELON RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- EAST MIDDLE (Students: 690; Location: 590 CHESTNUT GROVE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- THIRD CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 651; Location: 361 EAST BARKLEY ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- CELESTE HENKEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 594; Location: 1503 OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- EAST IREDELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 573; Location: 400 E ELEMENTARY RD; Grades: 02 – 05)
- STATESVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 571; Location: 321 CLEGG ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 369; Location: 4083 WILKESBORO HWY; Grades: KG – 05)
- N B MILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 353; Location: 1410 PEARL ST; Grades: PK – 02)
- MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY (Students: 326; Location: 435 MONTICELLO DR; Grades: 03 – 05)
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 304; Location: 625 CAROLINA AVE N; Grades: PK – 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Statesville:
- STATESVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: 1206A MUSEUM RD; Grades: PK – 9)
- STATESVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 1012 HARMONY DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Statesville:
- IREDELL COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,396,028; Location: 137 EAST WATER STREET; 174,127 books; 6,519 audio materials; 7,829 video materials; 295 serial subscriptions)