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Lenoir County, North Carolina; Robeson County, North Carolina; Gaston County, North Carolina; Union County, North Carolina; Gates County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina

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Lenoir County, North Carolina
Robeson County, North Carolina
Gaston County, North Carolina
Union County, North Carolina
Gates County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
54,895
117,365
237,242
256,452
10,343
54,748
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
54,895
117,365
237,242
256,452
10,343
54,748
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
54,499
116,466
233,970
249,172
10,370
55,013
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
55,123
116,514
227,943
238,234
10,478
54,077
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
55,123
116,514
227,943
238,234
10,478
54,077
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-0.4%
0.7%
4.1%
7.6%
-1.3%
1.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.1%
0.0%
2.6%
4.6%
-1.0%
1.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 55,122 116,530 227,943 238,267 10,478 54,086
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 59,495 134,168 206,086 201,292 12,197 51,079
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.0%
7.0%
5.7%
5.3%
4.4%
2.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.7%
25.3%
22.1%
25.2%
19.2%
11.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.7%
16.3%
16.8%
13.8%
22.6%
17.4%
Female persons, percent
52.3%
51.8%
51.5%
50.2%
50.6%
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
54.8%
30.1%
75.4%
79.5%
65.9%
94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
41.3%
23.8%
19.5%
12.7%
29.8%
2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.7%
41.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.8%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.7%
1.8%
4.7%
0.5%
1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.2%
3.2%
2.5%
2.3%
2.8%
1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
8.8%
9.8%
8.9%
12.4%
2.6%
4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
47.9%
23.7%
68.0%
68.8%
64.1%
90.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 4,151 5,828 13,229 11,429 870 2,492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 4.0% 4.4% 5.2% 10.8% 1.7% 3.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 26,808 49,049 102,086 89,090 4,828 33,236
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 58.8% 65.6% 67.0% 82.5% 79.7% 61.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $101,600 $87,700 $206,700 $336,600 $153,000 $283,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,180 $1,139 $1,388 $1,768 $1,374 $1,502
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $436 $399 $429 $515 $483 $411
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $792 $741 $1,005 $1,274 $921 $1,067
Building permits, 2022 294 233 1,639 2,355 16 540
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 22,665 42,509 90,427 80,271 4,144 21,194
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.37 2.68 2.50 2.96 2.52 2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 88.0% 93.0% 88.9% 87.9% 87.8% 73.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 8.5% 8.6% 8.5% 15.6% 4.5% 5.1%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 88.5% 87.2% 92.6% 95.9% 90.8% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 78.1% 70.3% 85.8% 93.0% 73.8% 89.1%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 82.1% 78.4% 87.6% 90.4% 90.5% 92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 15.0% 14.6% 25.0% 38.4% 8.9% 44.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 16.9% 11.8% 10.5% 6.0% 13.6% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
14.0%
16.9%
12.4%
10.3%
11.1%
12.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.2% 50.8% 62.4% 67.7% 58.5% 59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 50.6% 48.4% 57.4% 60.8% 58.9% 55.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 94,172 190,471 394,452 301,981 D 190,355
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 323,849 588,184 1,321,450 629,358 6,878 1,073,305
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 83,007 102,167 329,507 318,861 4,032 17,960
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 760,197 1,414,354 2,511,710 2,655,940 30,608 931,848
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $13,421 $10,666 $11,428 $11,472 $2,661 $16,866
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 23.6 24.8 26.5 29.6 38.6 20.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $43,063 $39,393 $62,628 $95,533 $55,750 $50,034
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $26,697 $21,998 $33,806 $43,957 $28,091 $30,807
Persons in poverty, percent
21.3%
26.1%
12.0%
7.1%
14.2%
21.0%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,179 1,795 4,468 5,373 120 1,679
Total employment, 2021 24,501 31,060 68,151 60,395 895 18,965
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 1,016,213 1,212,179 3,095,930 2,907,447 36,967 750,684
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 3.3% -5.8% 1.7% -1.0% -12.8% Z
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 3,375 8,697 16,448 22,699 574 5,235
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,150 1,490 3,234 4,066 116 1,445
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 600 838 1,799 2,454 S 722
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 252 243 536 615 S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 96 484 325 456 S 47
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 877 818 2,436 3,198 70 1,183
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 155 308 226 S 143
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 849 1,140 2,413 3,389 88 1,071
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 138.1 123.0 640.7 376.6 30.8 173.1
Population per square mile, 2010 148.5 141.3 578.8 318.7 35.8 163.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 399.09 947.30 355.75 632.74 340.61 312.44
Land area in square miles, 2010 400.59 949.22 356.03 631.52 340.45 312.56
FIPS Code 37107 37155 37071 37179 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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