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Swain County, North Carolina; Clay County, North Carolina; Vance County, North Carolina; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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Swain County, North Carolina
Clay County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.6%
33.5%
19.4%
12.2%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
13,916
11,864
42,301
1,163,701
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
13,936
11,615
42,154
1,144,075
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
14,117
11,084
42,569
1,115,534
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
14,117
11,084
42,569
1,115,534
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.4%
7.0%
-0.6%
4.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.3%
4.8%
-1.0%
2.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 14,117 11,089 42,578 1,115,482
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 13,981 10,587 45,422 919,628
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
3.9%
6.5%
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.2%
15.2%
23.8%
22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.6%
33.5%
19.4%
12.2%
Female persons, percent
51.6%
51.1%
52.9%
51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
61.4%
95.2%
44.5%
56.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
1.5%
1.6%
51.6%
33.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
30.6%
0.6%
1.0%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.5%
1.0%
6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
5.7%
2.1%
1.9%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.3%
4.1%
9.0%
14.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
58.5%
91.6%
37.8%
44.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 695 759 2,248 47,522
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.8% 4.0% 5.2% 16.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 8,663 7,475 19,531 505,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 72.7% 79.7% 59.0% 55.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $178,900 $251,900 $133,000 $334,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,223 $1,345 $1,250 $1,719
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $303 $439 $428 $574
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $690 $793 $830 $1,413
Building permits, 2022 116 124 77 13,107
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 5,684 4,892 16,123 446,584
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.43 2.27 2.59 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 87.1% 92.4% 89.2% 83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 7.4% 4.3% 8.3% 20.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 85.7% 87.8% 88.9% 96.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 74.2% 79.2% 79.9% 92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 85.1% 88.3% 84.7% 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 21.1% 28.8% 17.8% 47.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 12.5% 9.0% 13.4% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
20.4%
17.5%
14.3%
12.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.2% 46.9% 57.9% 71.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 54.9% 42.8% 58.4% 65.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 64,905 D 68,603 4,016,202
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 109,037 22,189 222,176 11,317,443
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 6,453 NA 44,278 5,838,394
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 124,527 107,028 587,377 18,367,725
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,728 $9,701 $13,233 $17,013
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 20.5 24.5 25.3 25.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $52,818 $57,065 $48,340 $79,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $28,624 $34,382 $26,771 $48,625
Persons in poverty, percent
13.5%
13.6%
20.1%
10.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 399 226 850 35,062
Total employment, 2021 3,707 1,603 12,859 643,934
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 142,013 54,185 506,120 48,013,669
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 0.8% -6.9% -3.7% -4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 1,239 1,195 2,495 113,810
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 379 192 653 24,710
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 136 114 397 14,167
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 78 4,598
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 67 S S 3,666
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 267 166 437 17,930
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 1,500
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 316 142 496 19,877
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 26.8 51.6 168.7 2,130.4
Population per square mile, 2010 26.5 49.3 179.2 1,755.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 527.73 214.98 252.40 523.61
Land area in square miles, 2010 528.00 214.75 253.52 523.84
FIPS Code 37173 37043 37181 37119
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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