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Alexander County, North Carolina; Transylvania County, North Carolina; Person County, North Carolina; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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Alexander County, North Carolina
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Person County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent
20.9%
32.1%
21.1%
12.2%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
36,473
33,549
39,737
1,163,701
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
36,316
33,373
39,343
1,144,075
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
36,444
32,984
39,088
1,115,534
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
36,444
32,984
39,088
1,115,534
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
0.1%
1.7%
1.7%
4.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-0.4%
1.2%
0.7%
2.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 36,444 32,986 39,097 1,115,482
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 37,198 33,090 39,464 919,628
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.9%
3.7%
5.4%
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.6%
15.1%
20.4%
22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
20.9%
32.1%
21.1%
12.2%
Female persons, percent
48.5%
51.4%
51.5%
51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
90.3%
93.3%
69.7%
56.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
5.9%
3.2%
26.5%
33.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.5%
1.0%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.2%
0.7%
0.4%
6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
Z
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
2.3%
2.3%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.5%
3.5%
5.4%
14.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
85.8%
90.1%
65.5%
44.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 1,847 3,195 2,341 47,522
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.5% 2.6% 2.6% 16.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 16,237 19,226 18,599 505,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 81.2% 76.1% 77.6% 55.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $169,300 $298,600 $173,200 $334,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,200 $1,450 $1,234 $1,719
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $365 $422 $418 $574
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $735 $861 $777 $1,413
Building permits, 2022 115 193 152 13,107
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 13,761 14,353 16,139 446,584
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.56 2.22 2.39 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 91.9% 84.1% 91.3% 83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.9% 2.6% 4.9% 20.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.5% 91.3% 91.7% 96.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 83.6% 86.0% 84.6% 92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 86.0% 93.8% 88.4% 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 15.3% 37.1% 17.5% 47.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 11.2% 8.5% 15.2% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.9%
13.7%
12.2%
12.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 58.1% 51.8% 60.5% 71.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 54.4% 46.1% 56.7% 65.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 25,641 91,146 49,671 4,016,202
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 42,466 182,862 106,170 11,317,443
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 30,083 D 9,737 5,838,394
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 197,918 327,936 383,976 18,367,725
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $5,334 $9,699 $9,743 $17,013
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 25.7 22.1 30.6 25.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,764 $62,056 $60,688 $79,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $30,510 $36,660 $33,456 $48,625
Persons in poverty, percent
13.8%
13.4%
13.8%
10.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 582 930 704 35,062
Total employment, 2021 7,691 7,655 8,199 643,934
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 299,822 308,057 341,951 48,013,669
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 2.3% -3.4% -1.8% -4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,559 3,333 2,459 113,810
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 466 749 663 24,710
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 282 388 365 14,167
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 152 94 4,598
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 60 3,666
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 366 611 509 17,930
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 24 29 1,500
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 379 559 493 19,877
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 140.2 87.2 99.7 2,130.4
Population per square mile, 2010 143.1 87.4 100.6 1,755.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 259.99 378.36 392.34 523.61
Land area in square miles, 2010 259.99 378.53 392.32 523.84
FIPS Code 37003 37175 37145 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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