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Wilkes County, North Carolina; Haywood County, North Carolina; Cumberland County, North Carolina; Vance County, North Carolina; Alexander County, North Carolina

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Table

Wilkes County, North Carolina
Haywood County, North Carolina
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina
Alexander County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
66,013
62,969
337,890
42,301
36,473
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
66,013
62,969
337,890
42,301
36,473
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
65,791
62,615
336,781
42,154
36,316
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
65,973
62,088
334,733
42,569
36,444
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
65,973
62,088
334,733
42,569
36,444
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.1%
1.4%
0.9%
-0.6%
0.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.3%
0.8%
0.6%
-1.0%
-0.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 65,969 62,089 334,728 42,578 36,444
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 69,340 59,036 319,431 45,422 37,198
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
4.3%
7.4%
6.5%
4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.6%
17.4%
25.0%
23.8%
19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.1%
25.6%
13.1%
19.4%
20.9%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.1%
50.3%
52.9%
48.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
92.3%
95.1%
49.7%
44.5%
90.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.7%
1.5%
39.9%
51.6%
5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.8%
2.0%
1.0%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.8%
2.8%
1.0%
1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.1%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
1.8%
5.2%
1.9%
1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.4%
4.9%
13.0%
9.0%
5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
86.0%
91.0%
40.5%
37.8%
85.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 3,829 5,082 40,519 2,248 1,847
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.3% 2.4% 6.7% 5.2% 2.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 31,838 35,658 143,715 19,531 16,237
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 73.0% 74.8% 52.6% 59.0% 81.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $146,200 $227,500 $166,600 $133,000 $169,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,115 $1,337 $1,399 $1,250 $1,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $349 $433 $492 $428 $365
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $712 $954 $1,098 $830 $735
Building permits, 2022 135 301 1,094 77 115
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 27,249 26,481 126,745 16,123 13,761
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.39 2.33 2.52 2.59 2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 94.1% 88.3% 80.2% 89.2% 91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 6.8% 3.7% 12.4% 8.3% 5.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 88.9% 90.1% 92.9% 88.9% 89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 84.2% 79.9% 88.5% 79.9% 83.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 81.5% 90.4% 92.3% 84.7% 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 16.4% 28.7% 26.9% 17.8% 15.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 13.6% 11.8% 12.6% 13.4% 11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
15.5%
13.4%
11.2%
14.3%
12.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.9% 55.4% 52.3% 57.9% 58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 50.0% 52.3% 55.3% 58.4% 54.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 88,528 129,599 760,932 68,603 25,641
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 239,117 303,117 2,318,608 222,176 42,466
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 37,384 14,799 269,329 44,278 30,083
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,243,792 929,443 4,707,551 587,377 197,918
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $47,382 $15,195 $14,192 $13,233 $5,334
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 27.6 23.1 21.4 25.3 25.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,119 $56,596 $55,551 $48,340 $62,764
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $27,592 $34,609 $29,681 $26,771 $30,510
Persons in poverty, percent
19.1%
11.6%
15.9%
20.1%
13.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,150 1,451 5,832 850 582
Total employment, 2021 16,895 14,509 91,143 12,859 7,691
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 661,455 605,051 3,812,950 506,120 299,822
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -2.5% -5.2% -2.3% -3.7% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 4,737 5,644 21,651 2,495 2,559
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 843 1,113 4,156 653 466
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 467 587 2,256 397 282
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 811 78 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 718 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 651 887 2,800 437 366
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 26 484 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 615 862 2,943 496 379
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 87.5 112.2 512.9 168.7 140.2
Population per square mile, 2010 91.9 106.6 489.7 179.2 143.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 753.68 553.56 652.56 252.40 259.99
Land area in square miles, 2010 754.28 553.69 652.32 253.52 259.99
FIPS Code 37193 37087 37051 37181 37003
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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