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Watauga County, North Carolina; Cumberland County, North Carolina; Brunswick County, North Carolina; Jackson County, North Carolina; Stokes County, North Carolina; Onslow County, North Carolina

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Watauga County, North Carolina
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Brunswick County, North Carolina
Jackson County, North Carolina
Stokes County, North Carolina
Onslow County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
54,748
337,890
159,964
44,574
45,532
213,676
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
54,748
337,890
159,964
44,574
45,532
213,676
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
55,013
336,781
152,908
43,922
45,136
209,031
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
54,077
334,733
136,695
43,108
44,524
204,576
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
54,077
334,733
136,695
43,108
44,524
204,576
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
0.9%
17.0%
3.4%
2.3%
4.4%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.7%
0.6%
11.9%
1.9%
1.4%
2.2%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 54,086 334,728 136,693 43,109 44,520 204,576
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 51,079 319,431 107,431 40,271 47,401 177,772
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
2.8%
7.4%
3.5%
3.9%
4.6%
8.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
11.8%
25.0%
13.9%
16.0%
18.4%
24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.4%
13.1%
34.0%
21.0%
23.0%
10.4%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
50.3%
51.9%
50.9%
50.7%
44.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
94.3%
49.7%
87.0%
85.1%
93.0%
76.3%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
2.1%
39.9%
9.3%
2.4%
4.5%
15.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
2.0%
0.8%
8.8%
0.5%
1.1%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.3%
2.8%
0.8%
1.2%
0.4%
2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
5.2%
1.9%
2.5%
1.6%
4.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
4.1%
13.0%
5.3%
6.8%
4.1%
13.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
40.5%
82.6%
80.3%
89.6%
65.5%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,492 40,519 13,845 2,886 3,114 25,189
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.2% 6.7% 3.2% 4.3% 1.5% 3.9%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 33,236 143,715 98,132 27,949 21,471 87,540
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 61.0% 52.6% 83.7% 62.1% 77.8% 58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $283,000 $166,600 $284,100 $240,500 $168,600 $196,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,502 $1,399 $1,526 $1,236 $1,196 $1,384
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $411 $492 $535 $313 $384 $465
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,067 $1,098 $1,187 $804 $784 $1,132
Building permits, 2022 540 1,094 4,912 278 172 1,322
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 21,194 126,745 60,915 17,737 18,993 71,009
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.30 2.52 2.28 2.19 2.32 2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 73.2% 80.2% 88.0% 80.5% 91.4% 75.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.1% 12.4% 4.3% 8.1% 2.6% 10.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 92.9% 96.6% 93.0% 88.1% 96.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.1% 88.5% 92.6% 75.9% 81.1% 91.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.5% 92.3% 93.5% 89.3% 87.5% 92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 44.5% 26.9% 32.4% 29.8% 16.1% 25.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.0% 12.6% 10.9% 9.5% 15.6% 13.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.6%
11.2%
12.2%
18.0%
12.8%
10.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 59.7% 52.3% 48.8% 56.0% 55.3% 45.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.2% 55.3% 44.8% 53.0% 50.1% 52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 190,355 760,932 259,597 715,081 41,143 435,417
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,073,305 2,318,608 400,479 219,240 107,833 642,450
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 17,960 269,329 79,718 15,965 12,426 68,908
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 931,848 4,707,551 1,414,186 449,346 285,518 2,334,587
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,866 $14,192 $10,796 $10,397 $6,246 $11,952
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 20.0 21.4 25.2 19.8 30.9 22.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $50,034 $55,551 $71,193 $51,482 $57,539 $59,976
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $30,807 $29,681 $42,263 $31,384 $32,601 $29,214
Persons in poverty, percent
21.0%
15.9%
8.5%
17.6%
10.5%
12.4%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,679 5,832 2,792 1,036 654 3,004
Total employment, 2021 18,965 91,143 29,786 12,013 5,980 36,605
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 750,684 3,812,950 1,223,390 460,053 189,967 1,249,669
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 Z -2.3% 4.8% -1.2% -4.3% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 5,235 21,651 13,836 3,237 2,999 12,585
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,445 4,156 2,175 941 565 2,224
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 722 2,256 1,221 536 295 1,168
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 811 442 129 97 416
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 47 718 S S S 215
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,183 2,800 1,851 793 493 1,676
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 143 484 108 41 S 261
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,071 2,943 1,804 755 423 1,557
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 173.1 512.9 160.8 87.8 99.1 268.4
Population per square mile, 2010 163.4 489.7 126.8 82.1 105.6 233.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 312.44 652.56 850.08 491.11 449.35 762.08
Land area in square miles, 2010 312.56 652.32 846.97 490.76 448.86 762.74
FIPS Code 37189 37051 37019 37099 37169 37133
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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