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Ashe County, North Carolina; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Wake County, North Carolina

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Table

Ashe County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent
27.5%
12.2%
13.0%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
27,063
1,163,701
1,190,275
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
27,062
1,144,075
1,170,778
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
26,582
1,115,534
1,129,352
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
26,582
1,115,534
1,129,352
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.8%
4.3%
5.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.8%
2.6%
3.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 26,577 1,115,482 1,129,410
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 27,281 919,628 900,993
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
3.9%
6.3%
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
16.6%
22.4%
22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
27.5%
12.2%
13.0%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
51.6%
50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.5%
56.4%
66.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.1%
33.2%
20.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.9%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.5%
6.7%
8.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.3%
2.7%
2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.7%
14.4%
10.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
91.6%
44.9%
58.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 1,597 47,522 50,360
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.1% 16.1% 13.8%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 17,195 505,919 493,188
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 79.8% 55.9% 64.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $199,200 $334,700 $385,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,176 $1,719 $1,941
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $370 $574 $614
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $730 $1,413 $1,412
Building permits, 2022 171 13,107 17,961
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 11,823 446,584 430,497
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.23 2.46 2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 93.4% 83.8% 83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.0% 20.5% 17.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 87.1% 96.5% 97.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 79.4% 92.4% 94.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 87.0% 90.9% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 20.8% 47.8% 55.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 11.3% 5.6% 6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
13.7%
12.7%
9.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 53.9% 71.3% 69.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 50.2% 65.8% 63.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 4,016,202 3,206,703
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 84,092 11,317,443 7,715,555
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,989 5,838,394 1,438,910
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 291,025 18,367,725 18,099,680
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $10,861 $17,013 $16,877
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 25.0 25.6 25.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,176 $79,265 $96,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $29,683 $48,625 $50,188
Persons in poverty, percent
14.4%
10.3%
7.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 547 35,062 32,026
Total employment, 2021 5,984 643,934 497,107
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 238,204 48,013,669 34,259,007
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -1.2% -4.1% -2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,616 113,810 104,281
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 396 24,710 22,980
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 226 14,167 13,444
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 50 4,598 4,744
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 3,666 3,561
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 321 17,930 17,058
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 1,500 1,365
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 297 19,877 18,906
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 62.3 2,130.4 1,353.3
Population per square mile, 2010 64.0 1,755.5 1,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 426.26 523.61 834.59
Land area in square miles, 2010 426.14 523.84 835.22
FIPS Code 37009 37119 37183
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.

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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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