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Gates County, North Carolina; Polk County, North Carolina; Lenoir County, North Carolina; Union County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina

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Table

Gates County, North Carolina
Polk County, North Carolina
Lenoir County, North Carolina
Union County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
10,343
20,060
54,895
256,452
54,748
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
10,343
20,060
54,895
256,452
54,748
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
10,370
20,012
54,499
249,172
55,013
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
10,478
19,335
55,123
238,234
54,077
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
10,478
19,335
55,123
238,234
54,077
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.3%
3.7%
-0.4%
7.6%
1.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.0%
3.5%
-1.1%
4.6%
1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 10,478 19,328 55,122 238,267 54,086
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 12,197 20,510 59,495 201,292 51,079
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.4%
3.6%
6.0%
5.3%
2.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.2%
15.5%
22.7%
25.2%
11.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.6%
32.3%
21.7%
13.8%
17.4%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
52.3%
52.3%
50.2%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
65.9%
92.1%
54.8%
79.5%
94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
29.8%
4.0%
41.3%
12.7%
2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.5%
1.2%
0.8%
4.7%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Z
0.2%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.8%
2.0%
2.2%
2.3%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
2.6%
6.0%
8.8%
12.4%
4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
64.1%
87.2%
47.9%
68.8%
90.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 870 1,486 4,151 11,429 2,492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.7% 4.2% 4.0% 10.8% 3.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 4,828 11,002 26,808 89,090 33,236
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 79.7% 76.5% 58.8% 82.5% 61.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $153,000 $255,000 $101,600 $336,600 $283,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,374 $1,309 $1,180 $1,768 $1,502
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $483 $442 $436 $515 $411
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $921 $984 $792 $1,274 $1,067
Building permits, 2022 16 227 294 2,355 540
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 4,144 8,541 22,665 80,271 21,194
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.52 2.25 2.37 2.96 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 87.8% 86.2% 88.0% 87.9% 73.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 4.5% 7.0% 8.5% 15.6% 5.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 90.8% 92.0% 88.5% 95.9% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 73.8% 80.8% 78.1% 93.0% 89.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 90.5% 92.8% 82.1% 90.4% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 8.9% 33.3% 15.0% 38.4% 44.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 13.6% 12.3% 16.9% 6.0% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.1%
13.1%
14.0%
10.3%
12.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.5% 53.2% 55.2% 67.7% 59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.9% 48.0% 50.6% 60.8% 55.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D D 94,172 301,981 190,355
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,878 123,540 323,849 629,358 1,073,305
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,032 NA 83,007 318,861 17,960
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,608 112,462 760,197 2,655,940 931,848
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $2,661 $5,468 $13,421 $11,472 $16,866
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 38.6 27.2 23.6 29.6 20.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $55,750 $60,465 $43,063 $95,533 $50,034
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $28,091 $35,916 $26,697 $43,957 $30,807
Persons in poverty, percent
14.2%
13.0%
21.3%
7.1%
21.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 120 467 1,179 5,373 1,679
Total employment, 2021 895 3,986 24,501 60,395 18,965
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 36,967 145,214 1,016,213 2,907,447 750,684
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -12.8% -5.1% 3.3% -1.0% Z
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 574 2,077 3,375 22,699 5,235
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 116 406 1,150 4,066 1,445
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 237 600 2,454 722
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 252 615 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 96 456 47
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 70 314 877 3,198 1,183
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 24 S 226 143
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 88 308 849 3,389 1,071
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 30.8 81.3 138.1 376.6 173.1
Population per square mile, 2010 35.8 86.3 148.5 318.7 163.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 340.61 237.69 399.09 632.74 312.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 340.45 237.79 400.59 631.52 312.56
FIPS Code 37073 37149 37107 37179 37189
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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