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Jones County, North Carolina; Madison County, North Carolina; Watauga County, North Carolina; Wake County, North Carolina; Columbus County, North Carolina; Northampton County, North Carolina

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Jones County, North Carolina
Madison County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina
Columbus County, North Carolina
Northampton County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,401
22,071
54,748
1,190,275
50,121
16,715
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
9,401
22,071
54,748
1,190,275
50,121
16,715
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
9,219
21,881
55,013
1,170,778
50,075
16,827
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
9,174
21,192
54,077
1,129,352
50,629
17,469
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
9,174
21,192
54,077
1,129,352
50,629
17,469
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
2.5%
4.1%
1.2%
5.4%
-1.0%
-4.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
0.5%
3.3%
1.7%
3.7%
-1.1%
-3.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 9,172 21,193 54,086 1,129,410 50,623 17,471
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 10,153 20,764 51,079 900,993 58,098 22,099
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.7%
4.2%
2.8%
5.7%
5.5%
4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.3%
16.7%
11.8%
22.7%
20.8%
17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
24.3%
23.5%
17.4%
13.0%
20.8%
29.3%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
50.5%
50.2%
50.9%
49.9%
51.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
67.3%
95.7%
94.3%
66.6%
63.4%
41.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
28.4%
1.5%
2.1%
20.8%
29.8%
55.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.0%
0.6%
0.4%
0.8%
3.8%
0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.6%
1.3%
8.9%
0.6%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.6%
1.6%
1.7%
2.8%
2.3%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
6.2%
2.9%
4.1%
10.6%
6.3%
2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
62.4%
93.1%
90.9%
58.3%
58.9%
39.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 857 1,461 2,492 50,360 2,782 990
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 2.6% 1.3% 3.2% 13.8% 2.4% 2.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 4,699 11,328 33,236 493,188 23,568 10,636
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 76.0% 76.8% 61.0% 64.3% 70.8% 71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $115,400 $236,300 $283,000 $385,700 $119,800 $96,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,228 $1,470 $1,502 $1,941 $1,167 $1,220
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $420 $409 $411 $614 $447 $440
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $680 $760 $1,067 $1,412 $738 $764
Building permits, 2022 27 138 540 17,961 30 23
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 3,815 8,447 21,194 430,497 19,185 7,463
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.39 2.42 2.30 2.58 2.51 2.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.9% 91.4% 73.2% 83.5% 90.6% 91.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 5.8% 1.3% 5.1% 17.9% 5.6% 2.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 85.1% 85.9% 93.3% 97.5% 87.4% 83.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 74.0% 79.0% 89.1% 94.2% 76.9% 63.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 85.8% 88.9% 92.5% 94.0% 85.6% 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 15.7% 32.2% 44.5% 55.7% 14.5% 17.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 14.8% 14.0% 8.0% 6.1% 12.1% 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
16.8%
11.8%
12.6%
9.2%
14.9%
11.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 52.0% 54.3% 59.7% 69.8% 48.0% 50.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 47.8% 49.0% 55.2% 63.9% 48.3% 51.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 3,045 21,715 190,355 3,206,703 61,934 D
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 18,719 42,232 1,073,305 7,715,555 262,714 31,858
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 2,869 15,433 17,960 1,438,910 18,982 22,036
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 47,800 98,233 931,848 18,099,680 570,551 130,281
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $5,005 $4,547 $16,866 $16,877 $10,188 $6,547
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.5 32.1 20.0 25.4 28.3 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $53,053 $56,664 $50,034 $96,734 $43,206 $45,698
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $28,373 $33,821 $30,807 $50,188 $24,236 $29,047
Persons in poverty, percent
17.1%
15.0%
21.0%
7.5%
20.9%
19.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 133 369 1,679 32,026 952 256
Total employment, 2021 862 3,016 18,965 497,107 11,315 4,843
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 30,458 113,331 750,684 34,259,007 440,622 198,914
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 6.2% -6.6% Z -2.1% -1.4% 10.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 672 2,171 5,235 104,281 3,524 935
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 110 267 1,445 22,980 823 185
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 145 722 13,444 450 82
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 4,744 118 S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 47 3,561 75 S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 202 1,183 17,058 625 137
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 143 1,365 42 24
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 200 1,071 18,906 647 117
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 19.5 47.1 173.1 1,353.3 54.0 32.6
Population per square mile, 2010 21.6 46.2 163.4 1,078.8 62.0 41.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 471.37 449.62 312.44 834.59 938.12 536.70
Land area in square miles, 2010 470.71 449.57 312.56 835.22 937.29 536.59
FIPS Code 37103 37115 37189 37183 37047 37131
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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