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Watauga County, North Carolina; Yancey County, North Carolina; Lincoln County, North Carolina; Chowan County, North Carolina; Granville County, North Carolina; Gates County, North Carolina

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	Watauga County, North Carolina	Yancey County, North Carolina	Lincoln County, North Carolina	Chowan County, North Carolina	Granville County, North Carolina	Gates County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 54,748	 18,938	 95,675	 13,891	 62,192	 10,343

People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 54,748	 18,938	 95,675	 13,891	 62,192	 10,343
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 55,013	 18,768	 93,108	 13,898	 61,702	 10,370
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)	 54,077	 18,474	 86,829	 13,707	 61,003	 10,478
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)	 54,077	 18,474	 86,829	 13,707	 61,003	 10,478
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 1.2%	 2.5%	 10.2%	 1.3%	 1.9%	 -1.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 1.7%	 1.6%	 7.2%	 1.4%	 1.1%	 -1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	54,086	18,470	86,810	13,708	60,992	10,478
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	51,079	17,818	78,265	14,793	59,916	12,197
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 2.8%	 4.9%	 5.0%	 5.2%	 5.0%	 4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 11.8%	 17.7%	 20.4%	 19.6%	 20.0%	 19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 17.4%	 26.8%	 19.3%	 26.2%	 18.1%	 22.6%
Female persons, percent	 50.2%	 50.7%	 50.1%	 52.0%	 48.5%	 50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 94.3%	 96.2%	 90.4%	 64.2%	 64.0%	 65.9%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 2.1%	 1.1%	 6.2%	 32.4%	 31.3%	 29.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 0.4%	 0.8%	 0.5%	 0.6%	 1.0%	 0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 1.3%	 0.4%	 1.1%	 0.7%	 0.9%	 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 Z	 0.3%	 0.1%	 0.3%	 0.1%	 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	 1.7%	 1.2%	 1.8%	 1.8%	 2.6%	 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 4.1%	 5.6%	 8.1%	 3.9%	 10.3%	 2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 90.9%	 91.7%	 83.3%	 61.5%	 56.2%	 64.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022	2,492	939	5,437	1,073	3,544	870
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022	3.2%	2.7%	4.9%	2.2%	5.4%	1.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	33,236	11,368	39,713	7,196	24,826	4,828
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022	61.0%	78.4%	78.6%	64.4%	76.5%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022	$283,000	$206,100	$241,200	$181,400	$208,600	$153,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022	$1,502	$1,179	$1,466	$1,346	$1,420	$1,374
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022	$411	$365	$384	$565	$481	$483
Median gross rent, 2018-2022	$1,067	$757	$928	$814	$937	$921
Building permits, 2022	540	99	898	39	220	16
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022	21,194	7,859	34,910	6,216	21,505	4,144
Persons per household, 2018-2022	2.30	2.34	2.50	2.18	2.65	2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022	73.2%	91.7%	88.6%	86.4%	87.4%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022	5.1%	4.9%	7.8%	3.7%	8.4%	4.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022	93.3%	85.7%	92.7%	90.2%	93.2%	90.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022	89.1%	79.4%	89.2%	80.8%	87.1%	73.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	92.5%	88.5%	89.8%	86.6%	85.8%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	44.5%	22.4%	26.1%	24.2%	23.7%	8.9%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022	8.0%	12.8%	10.8%	11.5%	11.2%	13.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 12.6%	 14.3%	 12.2%	 12.6%	 12.1%	 11.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	59.7%	53.7%	62.0%	54.0%	55.8%	58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	55.2%	51.5%	55.6%	48.7%	57.5%	58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	190,355	13,597	110,945	20,372	54,290	D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	1,073,305	33,756	316,096	D	299,362	6,878
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	17,960	D	87,123	28,020	61,387	4,032
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	931,848	134,868	867,171	94,161	389,303	30,608
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$16,866	$7,616	$10,497	$6,719	$6,548	$2,661
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022	20.0	27.1	29.6	30.9	30.1	38.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$50,034	$53,103	$75,672	$51,188	$68,079	$55,750
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$30,807	$31,037	$40,574	$32,479	$31,604	$28,091
Persons in poverty, percent	 21.0%	 14.8%	 9.0%	 16.3%	 11.4%	 14.2%

Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021	1,679	342	1,909	359	917	120
Total employment, 2021	18,965	3,663	22,061	4,530	17,002	895
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)	750,684	149,063	992,871	177,184	719,034	36,967
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021	Z	-2.4%	7.2%	4.9%	1.7%	-12.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021	5,235	1,774	7,108	988	3,794	574
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	1,445	357	S	246	732	116
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	722	206	829	126	417	S
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	S	263	S	S	S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	47	S	S	S	75	S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	1,183	299	1,249	163	548	70
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	143	S	86	S	S	S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	1,071	286	1,207	194	536	88

Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	173.1	59.1	293.4	79.4	114.6	30.8
Population per square mile, 2010	163.4	57.0	262.7	85.8	112.7	35.8
Land area in square miles, 2020	312.44	312.59	295.85	172.66	531.99	340.61
Land area in square miles, 2010	312.56	312.60	297.94	172.47	531.57	340.45
FIPS Code	37189	37199	37109	37041	37077	37073

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Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

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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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Fact Notes

(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Value Flags

-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

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.