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Northampton County, North Carolina; Iredell County, North Carolina; Halifax County, North Carolina; Ashe County, North Carolina; Gaston County, North Carolina

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Northampton County, North Carolina
Iredell County, North Carolina
Halifax County, North Carolina
Ashe County, North Carolina
Gaston County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent
29.3%
16.8%
22.1%
27.5%
16.8%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
16,715
199,710
47,298
27,063
237,242
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
16,827
195,874
47,711
27,062
233,970
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
17,469
186,685
48,625
26,582
227,943
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
17,469
186,685
48,625
26,582
227,943
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-4.3%
7.0%
-2.7%
1.8%
4.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-3.7%
4.9%
-1.9%
1.8%
2.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 17,471 186,693 48,622 26,577 227,943
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 22,099 159,437 54,691 27,281 206,086
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.7%
5.2%
5.6%
3.9%
5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
17.5%
22.0%
21.4%
16.6%
22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
29.3%
16.8%
22.1%
27.5%
16.8%
Female persons, percent
51.7%
50.3%
51.4%
50.2%
51.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
41.4%
81.6%
39.9%
96.5%
75.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
55.6%
12.6%
53.3%
1.1%
19.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.6%
4.0%
0.6%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.4%
2.8%
0.9%
0.5%
1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.8%
2.3%
1.7%
1.3%
2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
2.9%
8.8%
3.5%
5.7%
8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
39.7%
74.2%
37.9%
91.6%
68.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 990 9,635 2,190 1,597 13,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.0% 7.0% 2.4% 3.1% 5.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 10,636 83,501 24,859 17,195 102,086
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 71.8% 71.7% 63.5% 79.8% 67.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $96,000 $261,200 $98,700 $199,200 $206,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,220 $1,562 $1,161 $1,176 $1,388
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $440 $419 $460 $370 $429
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $764 $1,105 $760 $730 $1,005
Building permits, 2022 23 2,595 68 171 1,639
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 7,463 72,296 20,139 11,823 90,427
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.25 2.58 2.36 2.23 2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.2% 87.3% 90.5% 93.4% 88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 2.5% 10.1% 3.9% 5.0% 8.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 83.2% 94.8% 84.8% 87.1% 92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 63.3% 91.9% 66.7% 79.4% 85.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 83.5% 90.9% 81.1% 87.0% 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 17.8% 32.7% 15.7% 20.8% 25.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 11.0% 7.7% 14.9% 11.3% 10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.7%
11.7%
12.8%
13.7%
12.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 50.1% 64.8% 50.7% 53.9% 62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 51.3% 58.1% 47.6% 50.2% 57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 393,446 D D 394,452
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 31,858 964,900 222,933 84,092 1,321,450
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 22,036 226,104 18,337 4,989 329,507
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 130,281 2,770,125 627,778 291,025 2,511,710
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $6,547 $15,769 $12,230 $10,861 $11,428
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 26.4 25.1 23.7 25.0 26.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $45,698 $73,103 $41,629 $49,176 $62,628
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $29,047 $40,959 $25,504 $29,683 $33,806
Persons in poverty, percent
19.6%
9.4%
19.6%
14.4%
12.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 256 5,184 930 547 4,468
Total employment, 2021 4,843 75,290 11,985 5,984 68,151
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 198,914 3,632,029 450,691 238,204 3,095,930
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 10.5% 0.4% -1.4% -1.2% 1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 935 16,333 2,582 2,616 16,448
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 185 4,072 723 396 3,234
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 82 2,402 427 226 1,799
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 659 129 50 536
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 321 92 S 325
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 137 3,292 506 321 2,436
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 24 230 S S 308
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 117 3,263 518 297 2,413
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 32.6 325.0 67.2 62.3 640.7
Population per square mile, 2010 41.2 277.8 75.5 64.0 578.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 536.70 574.41 723.74 426.26 355.75
Land area in square miles, 2010 536.59 573.83 724.09 426.14 356.03
FIPS Code 37131 37097 37083 37009 37071
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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