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Catawba County, North Carolina; Craven County, North Carolina; Durham County, North Carolina; Swain County, North Carolina; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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Catawba County, North Carolina
Craven County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina
Swain County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.0%
20.9%
14.8%
19.6%
12.2%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
164,645
102,391
336,892
13,916
1,163,701
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
163,167
101,087
333,292
13,936
1,144,075
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
160,597
100,722
324,846
14,117
1,115,534
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
160,597
100,722
324,846
14,117
1,115,534
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
2.5%
1.7%
3.7%
-1.4%
4.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.6%
0.4%
2.6%
-1.3%
2.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 160,610 100,720 324,833 14,117 1,115,482
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 154,358 103,505 267,587 13,981 919,628
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.3%
6.1%
5.8%
5.7%
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
21.4%
21.5%
19.3%
22.2%
22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
19.0%
20.9%
14.8%
19.6%
12.2%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
50.1%
52.1%
51.6%
51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
83.1%
71.9%
54.7%
61.4%
56.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
9.0%
20.8%
35.3%
1.5%
33.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.7%
1.0%
30.6%
0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)
4.9%
3.1%
6.0%
0.8%
6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
3.3%
2.9%
5.7%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
10.8%
8.0%
13.9%
7.3%
14.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
73.7%
65.5%
43.6%
58.5%
44.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 8,805 10,978 14,155 695 47,522
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 6.9% 4.0% 14.5% 2.8% 16.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 72,811 47,777 152,518 8,663 505,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 71.0% 67.9% 55.4% 72.7% 55.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $194,000 $194,100 $311,300 $178,900 $334,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,228 $1,355 $1,647 $1,223 $1,719
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $370 $492 $561 $303 $574
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $866 $1,056 $1,301 $690 $1,413
Building permits, 2022 1,698 576 4,644 116 13,107
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 64,442 41,004 135,469 5,684 446,584
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.46 2.35 2.29 2.43 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.4% 85.9% 82.9% 87.1% 83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 13.3% 8.0% 18.7% 7.4% 20.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 92.5% 91.6% 96.2% 85.7% 96.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 86.4% 82.4% 91.7% 74.2% 92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 87.4% 90.9% 90.7% 85.1% 90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 24.8% 25.7% 51.9% 21.1% 47.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.0% 11.1% 6.6% 12.5% 5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
13.5%
11.3%
12.5%
20.4%
12.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 61.3% 52.0% 67.3% 55.2% 71.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 54.8% 51.5% 65.7% 54.9% 65.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 377,959 199,787 1,061,220 64,905 4,016,202
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,390,290 825,009 4,835,123 109,037 11,317,443
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 544,422 120,430 291,476 6,453 5,838,394
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,015,486 1,285,001 4,117,615 124,527 18,367,725
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $19,107 $12,507 $13,178 $8,728 $17,013
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.4 20.3 22.5 20.5 25.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,070 $61,676 $74,927 $52,818 $79,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $34,369 $33,963 $43,945 $28,624 $48,625
Persons in poverty, percent
12.3%
13.9%
11.1%
13.5%
10.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 4,261 2,187 7,914 399 35,062
Total employment, 2021 81,419 28,694 202,119 3,707 643,934
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 3,925,563 1,278,048 16,518,598 142,013 48,013,669
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -3.9% 0.1% -1.4% 0.8% -4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 11,798 6,889 27,748 1,239 113,810
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,466 1,636 5,908 379 24,710
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,980 835 3,178 136 14,167
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 492 302 1,161 S 4,598
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 133 1,051 67 3,666
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,759 1,247 3,857 267 17,930
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 117 369 S 1,500
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,532 1,192 4,435 316 19,877
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 400.2 142.5 1,133.7 26.8 2,130.4
Population per square mile, 2010 387.1 146.0 935.7 26.5 1,755.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 401.37 706.57 286.53 527.73 523.61
Land area in square miles, 2010 398.72 708.96 285.98 528.00 523.84
FIPS Code 37035 37049 37063 37173 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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