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Person County, North Carolina; Guilford County, North Carolina; Northampton County, North Carolina; Pender County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina

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Table

Person County, North Carolina
Guilford County, North Carolina
Northampton County, North Carolina
Pender County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
39,737
549,866
16,715
68,521
54,748
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
39,737
549,866
16,715
68,521
54,748
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
39,343
546,457
16,827
65,698
55,013
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
39,088
541,297
17,469
60,199
54,077
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
39,088
541,297
17,469
60,199
54,077
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.7%
1.6%
-4.3%
13.8%
1.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.7%
1.0%
-3.7%
9.1%
1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 39,097 541,299 17,471 60,203 54,086
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 39,464 488,406 22,099 52,217 51,079
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
5.5%
4.7%
5.4%
2.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.4%
21.6%
17.5%
22.2%
11.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.1%
16.2%
29.3%
18.6%
17.4%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
52.6%
51.7%
49.5%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
69.7%
54.4%
41.4%
82.6%
94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
26.5%
36.3%
55.6%
13.0%
2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
1.0%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.4%
5.7%
0.4%
0.8%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
Z
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
2.8%
1.8%
2.5%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.4%
9.0%
2.9%
8.3%
4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
65.5%
47.5%
39.7%
76.0%
90.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,341 26,759 990 4,960 2,492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.6% 10.7% 2.0% 3.7% 3.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 18,599 237,803 10,636 31,765 33,236
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 77.6% 59.5% 71.8% 82.3% 61.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $173,200 $215,700 $96,000 $240,800 $283,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,234 $1,434 $1,220 $1,654 $1,502
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $418 $481 $440 $483 $411
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $777 $1,049 $764 $1,039 $1,067
Building permits, 2022 152 2,323 23 1,094 540
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 16,139 212,825 7,463 23,258 21,194
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.39 2.43 2.25 2.60 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.3% 84.2% 91.2% 86.9% 73.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 4.9% 14.3% 2.5% 7.1% 5.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.7% 92.9% 83.2% 93.3% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 84.6% 87.3% 63.3% 86.4% 89.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 88.4% 90.1% 83.5% 90.2% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 17.5% 37.9% 17.8% 28.6% 44.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 15.2% 8.3% 11.0% 12.2% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.2%
11.8%
11.7%
13.3%
12.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 60.5% 64.0% 50.1% 59.6% 59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 56.7% 59.9% 51.3% 56.9% 55.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 49,671 1,433,547 D 78,629 190,355
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 106,170 4,243,459 31,858 122,393 1,073,305
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 9,737 1,957,993 22,036 51,660 17,960
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 383,976 8,015,933 130,281 435,384 931,848
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $9,743 $15,164 $6,547 $7,162 $16,866
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.6 22.0 26.4 31.2 20.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $60,688 $62,880 $45,698 $74,538 $50,034
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $33,456 $36,563 $29,047 $36,352 $30,807
Persons in poverty, percent
13.8%
16.4%
19.6%
10.5%
21.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 704 14,096 256 1,278 1,679
Total employment, 2021 8,199 258,090 4,843 10,227 18,965
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 341,951 13,725,495 198,914 359,165 750,684
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -1.8% -1.2% 10.5% 6.2% Z
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,459 46,348 935 5,619 5,235
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 663 10,391 185 1,055 1,445
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 365 5,513 82 624 722
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 94 2,148 S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 60 1,562 S S 47
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 509 7,403 137 935 1,183
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 29 595 24 58 143
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 493 8,223 117 895 1,071
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 99.7 838.0 32.6 69.1 173.1
Population per square mile, 2010 100.6 756.4 41.2 60.0 163.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 392.34 645.92 536.70 871.30 312.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 392.32 645.70 536.59 869.80 312.56
FIPS Code 37145 37081 37131 37141 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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