Catawba County, NC
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Catawba County, NC saw a net gain of 761 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,564 individuals. On net, the area gained $80.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Lincoln County; the largest outflow went to Burke County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
+$80.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
+761
tax returns
Net people
+1,564
exemptions
+9.5 net people per 1,000 residents (population 164,645)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$322.8M
Moved out$242.3M
Net +$80.6M (nominal)
Where movers came from
- 1Lincoln County, NC509$36.8M
- 2Mecklenburg County, NC422$30.3M
- 3Burke County, NC421$18.1M
- 4Caldwell County, NC359$18.8M
- 5Iredell County, NC355$21.3M
- 6Alexander County, NC230$12.2M
- 7Gaston County, NC141$7.1M
- 8Wake County, NC72$6.8M
- 9Cabarrus County, NC66$5.2M
- 10Buncombe County, NC49$3.8M
Where movers went
- 1Burke County, NC403$20.3M
- 2Lincoln County, NC385$23.6M
- 3Caldwell County, NC369$19.6M
- 4Mecklenburg County, NC294$19.9M
- 5Iredell County, NC292$17.3M
- 6Alexander County, NC205$12.6M
- 7Gaston County, NC121$5.4M
- 8Wake County, NC81$5.8M
- 9Forsyth County, NC61$3.5M
- 10Guilford County, NC49$2.5M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$431.2M (+11,271 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -$13.0M | +649 |
| 2013 | +$17.1M | +547 |
| 2014 | -$6.9M | +279 |
| 2015 | +$7.2M | +83 |
| 2016 | +$10.4M | +555 |
| 2017 | +$70.5M | +1,607 |
| 2018 | +$20.2M | +865 |
| 2019 | +$35.7M | +879 |
| 2020 | +$43.6M | +1,054 |
| 2021 | +$113.0M | +1,597 |
| 2022 | +$53.0M | +1,592 |
| 2023 | +$80.6M | +1,564 |
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