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Gaston County, North Carolina; Greene County, North Carolina; Cumberland County, North Carolina; Vance County, North Carolina; Alexander County, North Carolina

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Table

Gaston County, North Carolina
Greene County, North Carolina
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Vance County, North Carolina
Alexander County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
237,242
20,530
337,890
42,301
36,473
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
237,242
20,530
337,890
42,301
36,473
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
233,970
20,367
336,781
42,154
36,316
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
227,943
20,454
334,733
42,569
36,444
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
227,943
20,454
334,733
42,569
36,444
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.1%
0.4%
0.9%
-0.6%
0.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
2.6%
-0.4%
0.6%
-1.0%
-0.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 227,943 20,451 334,728 42,578 36,444
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 206,086 21,362 319,431 45,422 37,198
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.7%
4.9%
7.4%
6.5%
4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.1%
19.0%
25.0%
23.8%
19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.8%
17.7%
13.1%
19.4%
20.9%
Female persons, percent
51.5%
43.1%
50.3%
52.9%
48.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
75.4%
57.9%
49.7%
44.5%
90.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
19.5%
37.0%
39.9%
51.6%
5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
2.5%
2.0%
1.0%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.8%
0.7%
2.8%
1.0%
1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.3%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
1.6%
5.2%
1.9%
1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
8.9%
16.7%
13.0%
9.0%
5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
68.0%
45.3%
40.5%
37.8%
85.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 13,229 937 40,519 2,248 1,847
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 5.2% 7.3% 6.7% 5.2% 2.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 102,086 7,949 143,715 19,531 16,237
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 67.0% 67.1% 52.6% 59.0% 81.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $206,700 $108,300 $166,600 $133,000 $169,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,388 $1,023 $1,399 $1,250 $1,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $429 $470 $492 $428 $365
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,005 $826 $1,098 $830 $735
Building permits, 2022 1,639 20 1,094 77 115
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 90,427 6,793 126,745 16,123 13,761
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.50 2.61 2.52 2.59 2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 88.9% 84.1% 80.2% 89.2% 91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 8.5% 17.1% 12.4% 8.3% 5.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 92.6% 89.1% 92.9% 88.9% 89.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 85.8% 78.6% 88.5% 79.9% 83.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 87.6% 76.1% 92.3% 84.7% 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 25.0% 11.5% 26.9% 17.8% 15.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.5% 16.3% 12.6% 13.4% 11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.4%
20.5%
11.2%
14.3%
12.9%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 62.4% 50.5% 52.3% 57.9% 58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 57.4% 52.6% 55.3% 58.4% 54.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 394,452 11,187 760,932 68,603 25,641
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,321,450 39,707 2,318,608 222,176 42,466
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 329,507 17,435 269,329 44,278 30,083
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,511,710 68,578 4,707,551 587,377 197,918
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $11,428 $3,271 $14,192 $13,233 $5,334
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 26.5 26.7 21.4 25.3 25.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $62,628 $50,320 $55,551 $48,340 $62,764
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $33,806 $21,972 $29,681 $26,771 $30,510
Persons in poverty, percent
12.0%
25.3%
15.9%
20.1%
13.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 4,468 284 5,832 850 582
Total employment, 2021 68,151 2,312 91,143 12,859 7,691
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 3,095,930 79,849 3,812,950 506,120 299,822
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 1.7% 5.0% -2.3% -3.7% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 16,448 1,117 21,651 2,495 2,559
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,234 202 4,156 653 466
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,799 S 2,256 397 282
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 536 S 811 78 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 325 S 718 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,436 S 2,800 437 366
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 308 S 484 S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 2,413 S 2,943 496 379
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 640.7 76.7 512.9 168.7 140.2
Population per square mile, 2010 578.8 80.3 489.7 179.2 143.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 355.75 266.73 652.56 252.40 259.99
Land area in square miles, 2010 356.03 265.93 652.32 253.52 259.99
FIPS Code 37071 37079 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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