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Alexander County, North Carolina; Gaston County, North Carolina; Polk County, North Carolina; Madison County, North Carolina; Columbus County, North Carolina; Northampton County, North Carolina

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Alexander County, North Carolina
Gaston County, North Carolina
Polk County, North Carolina
Madison County, North Carolina
Columbus County, North Carolina
Northampton County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
36,473
237,242
20,060
22,071
50,121
16,715
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
36,473
237,242
20,060
22,071
50,121
16,715
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
36,316
233,970
20,012
21,881
50,075
16,827
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
36,444
227,943
19,335
21,192
50,629
17,469
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
36,444
227,943
19,335
21,192
50,629
17,469
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.1%
4.1%
3.7%
4.1%
-1.0%
-4.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.4%
2.6%
3.5%
3.3%
-1.1%
-3.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 36,444 227,943 19,328 21,193 50,623 17,471
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 37,198 206,086 20,510 20,764 58,098 22,099
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
5.7%
3.6%
4.2%
5.5%
4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.6%
22.1%
15.5%
16.7%
20.8%
17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
20.9%
16.8%
32.3%
23.5%
20.8%
29.3%
Female persons, percent
48.5%
51.5%
52.3%
50.5%
49.9%
51.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
90.3%
75.4%
92.1%
95.7%
63.4%
41.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
5.9%
19.5%
4.0%
1.5%
29.8%
55.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
3.8%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.2%
1.8%
1.2%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
2.5%
2.0%
1.6%
2.3%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.5%
8.9%
6.0%
2.9%
6.3%
2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
85.8%
68.0%
87.2%
93.1%
58.9%
39.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 1,847 13,229 1,486 1,461 2,782 990
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.5% 5.2% 4.2% 1.3% 2.4% 2.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 16,237 102,086 11,002 11,328 23,568 10,636
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 81.2% 67.0% 76.5% 76.8% 70.8% 71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $169,300 $206,700 $255,000 $236,300 $119,800 $96,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,200 $1,388 $1,309 $1,470 $1,167 $1,220
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $365 $429 $442 $409 $447 $440
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $735 $1,005 $984 $760 $738 $764
Building permits, 2022 115 1,639 227 138 30 23
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 13,761 90,427 8,541 8,447 19,185 7,463
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.56 2.50 2.25 2.42 2.51 2.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.9% 88.9% 86.2% 91.4% 90.6% 91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.9% 8.5% 7.0% 1.3% 5.6% 2.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.5% 92.6% 92.0% 85.9% 87.4% 83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 83.6% 85.8% 80.8% 79.0% 76.9% 63.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.0% 87.6% 92.8% 88.9% 85.6% 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 15.3% 25.0% 33.3% 32.2% 14.5% 17.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 11.2% 10.5% 12.3% 14.0% 12.1% 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.9%
12.4%
13.1%
11.8%
14.9%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.1% 62.4% 53.2% 54.3% 48.0% 50.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 54.4% 57.4% 48.0% 49.0% 48.3% 51.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 25,641 394,452 D 21,715 61,934 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 42,466 1,321,450 123,540 42,232 262,714 31,858
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,083 329,507 NA 15,433 18,982 22,036
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 197,918 2,511,710 112,462 98,233 570,551 130,281
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $5,334 $11,428 $5,468 $4,547 $10,188 $6,547
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 25.7 26.5 27.2 32.1 28.3 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,764 $62,628 $60,465 $56,664 $43,206 $45,698
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $30,510 $33,806 $35,916 $33,821 $24,236 $29,047
Persons in poverty, percent
13.8%
12.0%
13.0%
15.0%
20.9%
19.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 582 4,468 467 369 952 256
Total employment, 2021 7,691 68,151 3,986 3,016 11,315 4,843
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 299,822 3,095,930 145,214 113,331 440,622 198,914
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 2.3% 1.7% -5.1% -6.6% -1.4% 10.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,559 16,448 2,077 2,171 3,524 935
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 466 3,234 406 267 823 185
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 282 1,799 237 145 450 82
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 536 S S 118 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 325 S S 75 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 366 2,436 314 202 625 137
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 308 24 S 42 24
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 379 2,413 308 200 647 117
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 140.2 640.7 81.3 47.1 54.0 32.6
Population per square mile, 2010 143.1 578.8 86.3 46.2 62.0 41.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 259.99 355.75 237.69 449.62 938.12 536.70
Land area in square miles, 2010 259.99 356.03 237.79 449.57 937.29 536.59
FIPS Code 37003 37071 37149 37115 37047 37131
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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