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Alamance County, North Carolina; Currituck County, North Carolina; Gates County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina

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Table

Alamance County, North Carolina
Currituck County, North Carolina
Gates County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
179,165
31,593
10,343
54,748
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
179,165
31,593
10,343
54,748
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
176,618
31,008
10,370
55,013
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
171,426
28,104
10,478
54,077
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
171,426
28,104
10,478
54,077
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.5%
12.4%
-1.3%
1.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
3.0%
10.3%
-1.0%
1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 171,415 28,100 10,478 54,086
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 151,131 23,547 12,197 51,079
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.6%
5.5%
4.4%
2.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.8%
22.2%
19.2%
11.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.4%
17.3%
22.6%
17.4%
Female persons, percent
52.1%
49.5%
50.6%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
71.5%
89.4%
65.9%
94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
22.3%
5.8%
29.8%
2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.0%
1.2%
0.5%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.7%
2.8%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
14.2%
5.3%
2.6%
4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
60.0%
85.3%
64.1%
90.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 9,395 3,603 870 2,492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 8.4% 2.7% 1.7% 3.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 77,341 17,179 4,828 33,236
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 66.0% 87.5% 79.7% 61.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $197,700 $314,100 $153,000 $283,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,322 $1,694 $1,374 $1,502
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $419 $467 $483 $411
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $959 $1,217 $921 $1,067
Building permits, 2022 1,949 363 16 540
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 67,370 11,108 4,144 21,194
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.48 2.57 2.52 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 87.1% 89.9% 87.8% 73.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 14.0% 4.7% 4.5% 5.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.0% 96.3% 90.8% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 86.0% 89.4% 73.8% 89.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 88.3% 92.8% 90.5% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 27.3% 27.1% 8.9% 44.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.1% 8.0% 13.6% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
14.0%
12.4%
11.1%
12.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.7% 63.7% 58.5% 59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 57.0% 59.7% 58.9% 55.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 365,703 53,138 D 190,355
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,705,557 20,410 6,878 1,073,305
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 159,799 8,433 4,032 17,960
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,313,544 310,020 30,608 931,848
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $14,165 $11,774 $2,661 $16,866
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 25.9 35.8 38.6 20.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $60,866 $82,793 $55,750 $50,034
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $32,105 $40,352 $28,091 $30,807
Persons in poverty, percent
12.7%
8.9%
14.2%
21.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 3,493 692 120 1,679
Total employment, 2021 56,748 5,132 895 18,965
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 2,639,989 205,200 36,967 750,684
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.6% -1.3% -12.8% Z
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 11,951 2,473 574 5,235
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,480 575 116 1,445
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,335 330 S 722
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 420 S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 262 S S 47
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,778 471 70 1,183
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 109 S S 143
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,910 493 88 1,071
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 404.8 107.3 30.8 173.1
Population per square mile, 2010 356.5 89.9 35.8 163.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 423.45 261.91 340.61 312.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 423.94 261.85 340.45 312.56
FIPS Code 37001 37053 37073 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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