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Watauga County, North Carolina; Warren County, North Carolina; Cumberland County, North Carolina; Carteret County, North Carolina; Pender County, North Carolina; Bladen County, North Carolina

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Watauga County, North Carolina
Warren County, North Carolina
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Carteret County, North Carolina
Pender County, North Carolina
Bladen County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
54,748
18,836
337,890
69,615
68,521
29,484
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
54,748
18,836
337,890
69,615
68,521
29,484
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
55,013
18,677
336,781
69,326
65,698
29,391
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
54,077
18,639
334,733
67,685
60,199
29,619
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
54,077
18,639
334,733
67,685
60,199
29,619
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
2.9%
13.8%
-0.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.7%
0.2%
0.6%
2.4%
9.1%
-0.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 54,086 18,642 334,728 67,686 60,203 29,606
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 51,079 20,972 319,431 66,469 52,217 35,190
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
2.8%
4.3%
7.4%
3.6%
5.4%
5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent
11.8%
17.4%
25.0%
16.7%
22.2%
20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.4%
27.4%
13.1%
27.3%
18.6%
24.0%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
49.9%
50.3%
50.8%
49.5%
52.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
94.3%
41.7%
49.7%
90.4%
82.6%
60.8%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
2.1%
49.7%
39.9%
5.2%
13.0%
33.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
5.7%
2.0%
0.7%
1.0%
3.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
1.3%
0.5%
2.8%
1.2%
0.8%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
Z
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.7%
2.3%
5.2%
2.3%
2.5%
2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
4.1%
4.6%
13.0%
4.7%
8.3%
8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
90.9%
39.1%
40.5%
86.6%
76.0%
54.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,492 1,426 40,519 6,956 4,960 2,263
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.2% 2.9% 6.7% 3.0% 3.7% 2.4%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 33,236 11,689 143,715 52,199 31,765 15,282
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 61.0% 70.4% 52.6% 72.9% 82.3% 69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $283,000 $121,300 $166,600 $277,400 $240,800 $115,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,502 $1,204 $1,399 $1,628 $1,654 $1,141
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $411 $483 $492 $485 $483 $450
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,067 $726 $1,098 $1,009 $1,039 $731
Building permits, 2022 540 260 1,094 687 1,094 54
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 21,194 7,686 126,745 30,414 23,258 11,386
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.30 2.33 2.52 2.21 2.60 2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 73.2% 89.5% 80.2% 87.5% 86.9% 91.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.1% 4.5% 12.4% 5.4% 7.1% 7.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 93.3% 83.6% 92.9% 95.4% 93.3% 87.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 89.1% 74.1% 88.5% 91.1% 86.4% 80.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.5% 85.4% 92.3% 92.1% 90.2% 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 44.5% 17.3% 26.9% 31.9% 28.6% 20.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.0% 15.2% 12.6% 11.6% 12.2% 9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.6%
16.2%
11.2%
12.7%
13.3%
14.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 59.7% 49.2% 52.3% 54.2% 59.6% 47.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 55.2% 47.9% 55.3% 51.4% 56.9% 43.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 190,355 D 760,932 211,886 78,629 31,876
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,073,305 22,964 2,318,608 372,287 122,393 47,731
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 17,960 12,538 269,329 41,119 51,660 28,747
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 931,848 93,657 4,707,551 1,158,434 435,384 210,335
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $16,866 $4,723 $14,192 $16,785 $7,162 $6,289
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 20.0 27.7 21.4 24.0 31.2 26.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $50,034 $42,282 $55,551 $66,965 $74,538 $40,476
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $30,807 $29,771 $29,681 $39,817 $36,352 $26,544
Persons in poverty, percent
21.0%
20.7%
15.9%
12.1%
10.5%
18.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 1,679 273 5,832 2,108 1,278 531
Total employment, 2021 18,965 1,971 91,143 19,945 10,227 11,559
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 750,684 66,615 3,812,950 776,943 359,165 421,023
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 Z 4.5% -2.3% -0.9% 6.2% 9.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 5,235 1,060 21,651 6,933 5,619 2,027
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,445 217 4,156 1,792 1,055 333
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 722 115 2,256 985 624 166
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 811 334 S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 47 S 718 105 S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,183 169 2,800 1,483 935 230
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 143 S 484 122 58 28
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,071 168 2,943 1,431 895 227
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 173.1 43.4 512.9 133.3 69.1 33.8
Population per square mile, 2010 163.4 48.9 489.7 131.3 60.0 40.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 312.44 429.39 652.56 507.60 871.30 875.03
Land area in square miles, 2010 312.56 428.46 652.32 506.25 869.80 874.33
FIPS Code 37189 37185 37051 37031 37141 37017
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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