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Wilson County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina; Carteret County, North Carolina; Pender County, North Carolina

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Table

Wilson County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Carteret County, North Carolina
Pender County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
78,970
54,748
69,615
68,521
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
78,970
54,748
69,615
68,521
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
78,306
55,013
69,326
65,698
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
78,789
54,077
67,685
60,199
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
78,789
54,077
67,685
60,199
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.2%
1.2%
2.9%
13.8%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.6%
1.7%
2.4%
9.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 78,784 54,086 67,686 60,203
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 81,234 51,079 66,469 52,217
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.8%
2.8%
3.6%
5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.7%
11.8%
16.7%
22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.4%
17.4%
27.3%
18.6%
Female persons, percent
52.3%
50.2%
50.8%
49.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
55.3%
94.3%
90.4%
82.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
40.4%
2.1%
5.2%
13.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.4%
0.7%
1.0%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
Z
0.2%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.1%
1.7%
2.3%
2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
11.9%
4.1%
4.7%
8.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
45.6%
90.9%
86.6%
76.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 4,370 2,492 6,956 4,960
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 5.6% 3.2% 3.0% 3.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 36,952 33,236 52,199 31,765
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 59.5% 61.0% 72.9% 82.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $153,800 $283,000 $277,400 $240,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,316 $1,502 $1,628 $1,654
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $457 $411 $485 $483
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $853 $1,067 $1,009 $1,039
Building permits, 2022 620 540 687 1,094
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 32,287 21,194 30,414 23,258
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.39 2.30 2.21 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 87.6% 73.2% 87.5% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 11.1% 5.1% 5.4% 7.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 84.0% 93.3% 95.4% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 80.0% 89.1% 91.1% 86.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 83.4% 92.5% 92.1% 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 20.5% 44.5% 31.9% 28.6%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 9.9% 8.0% 11.6% 12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
16.0%
12.6%
12.7%
13.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.6% 59.7% 54.2% 59.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.6% 55.2% 51.4% 56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 190,355 211,886 78,629
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 414,417 1,073,305 372,287 122,393
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 103,477 17,960 41,119 51,660
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,017,730 931,848 1,158,434 435,384
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $12,496 $16,866 $16,785 $7,162
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.6 20.0 24.0 31.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $49,827 $50,034 $66,965 $74,538
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $28,715 $30,807 $39,817 $36,352
Persons in poverty, percent
19.7%
21.0%
12.1%
10.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,816 1,679 2,108 1,278
Total employment, 2021 32,060 18,965 19,945 10,227
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 1,466,473 750,684 776,943 359,165
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -1.2% Z -0.9% 6.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 5,223 5,235 6,933 5,619
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,529 1,445 1,792 1,055
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 859 722 985 624
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 280 S 334 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 223 47 105 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,061 1,183 1,483 935
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 117 143 122 58
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,139 1,071 1,431 895
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 214.3 173.1 133.3 69.1
Population per square mile, 2010 220.6 163.4 131.3 60.0
Land area in square miles, 2020 367.57 312.44 507.60 871.30
Land area in square miles, 2010 368.17 312.56 506.25 869.80
FIPS Code 37195 37189 37031 37141
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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