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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; Brunswick County, North Carolina; Bladen County, North Carolina; Madison County, North Carolina; Wilkes County, North Carolina; United States

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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Brunswick County, North Carolina
Bladen County, North Carolina
Madison County, North Carolina
Wilkes County, North Carolina
United States
Persons 65 years and over, percent
12.2%
34.0%
24.0%
23.5%
23.1%
17.3%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1,163,701
159,964
29,484
22,071
66,013
334,914,895
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1,144,075
152,908
29,391
21,881
65,791
333,271,411
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
1,115,534
136,695
29,619
21,192
65,973
331,464,948
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
1,115,534
136,695
29,619
21,192
65,973
331,464,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.3%
17.0%
-0.5%
4.1%
0.1%
1.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
2.6%
11.9%
-0.8%
3.3%
-0.3%
0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 1,115,482 136,693 29,606 21,193 65,969 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 919,628 107,431 35,190 20,764 69,340 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
3.5%
5.5%
4.2%
4.9%
5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.4%
13.9%
20.1%
16.7%
19.6%
21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
12.2%
34.0%
24.0%
23.5%
23.1%
17.3%
Female persons, percent
51.6%
51.9%
52.1%
50.5%
50.6%
50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
56.4%
87.0%
60.8%
95.7%
92.3%
75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
33.2%
9.3%
33.1%
1.5%
4.7%
13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.9%
0.8%
3.4%
0.6%
0.5%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.6%
0.6%
6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
2.7%
1.9%
2.1%
1.6%
1.7%
3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
14.4%
5.3%
8.6%
2.9%
7.4%
19.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
44.9%
82.6%
54.7%
93.1%
86.0%
58.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 47,522 13,845 2,263 1,461 3,829 17,038,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 16.1% 3.2% 2.4% 1.3% 3.3% 13.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 505,919 98,132 15,282 11,328 31,838 143,786,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 55.9% 83.7% 69.7% 76.8% 73.0% 64.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $334,700 $284,100 $115,900 $236,300 $146,200 $281,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,719 $1,526 $1,141 $1,470 $1,115 $1,828
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $574 $535 $450 $409 $349 $584
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,413 $1,187 $731 $760 $712 $1,268
Building permits, 2022 13,107 4,912 54 138 135 1,665,088
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 446,584 60,915 11,386 8,447 27,249 125,736,353
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.46 2.28 2.58 2.42 2.39 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 83.8% 88.0% 91.9% 91.4% 94.1% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 20.5% 4.3% 7.3% 1.3% 6.8% 21.7%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 96.5% 96.6% 87.1% 85.9% 88.9% 94.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 92.4% 92.6% 80.4% 79.0% 84.2% 88.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 90.9% 93.5% 88.2% 88.9% 81.5% 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 47.8% 32.4% 20.3% 32.2% 16.4% 34.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 5.6% 10.9% 9.4% 14.0% 13.6% 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.7%
12.2%
14.5%
11.8%
15.5%
9.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 71.3% 48.8% 47.6% 54.3% 55.9% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 65.8% 44.8% 43.3% 49.0% 50.0% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,016,202 259,597 31,876 21,715 88,528 938,237,077
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 11,317,443 400,479 47,731 42,232 239,117 2,527,903,275
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 5,838,394 79,718 28,747 15,433 37,384 895,225,411
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 18,367,725 1,414,186 210,335 98,233 3,243,792 4,949,601,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $17,013 $10,796 $6,289 $4,547 $47,382 $15,224
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 25.6 25.2 26.8 32.1 27.6 26.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $79,265 $71,193 $40,476 $56,664 $49,119 $75,149
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $48,625 $42,263 $26,544 $33,821 $27,592 $41,261
Persons in poverty, percent
10.3%
8.5%
18.5%
15.0%
19.1%
11.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 35,062 2,792 531 369 1,150 8,148,606
Total employment, 2021 643,934 29,786 11,559 3,016 16,895 128,346,299
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 48,013,669 1,223,390 421,023 113,331 661,455 8,278,573,947
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -4.1% 4.8% 9.2% -6.6% -2.5% -4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 113,810 13,836 2,027 2,171 4,737 28,477,518
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 24,710 2,175 333 267 843 5,744,643
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 14,167 1,221 166 145 467 3,480,438
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 4,598 442 S S S 1,134,549
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 3,666 S S S S 1,014,958
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 17,930 1,851 230 202 651 4,371,152
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,500 108 28 S S 351,237
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 19,877 1,804 227 200 615 4,968,606
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,130.4 160.8 33.8 47.1 87.5 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 1,755.5 126.8 40.2 46.2 91.9 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 523.61 850.08 875.03 449.62 753.68 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 523.84 846.97 874.33 449.57 754.28 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 37119 37019 37017 37115 37193 1
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources 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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