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Swain County, North Carolina; Carteret County, North Carolina; Lenoir County, North Carolina; Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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	Swain County, North Carolina	Carteret County, North Carolina	Lenoir County, North Carolina	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 19.6%	 27.3%	 21.7%	 12.2%

People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 13,916	 69,615	 54,895	 1,163,701
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 13,936	 69,326	 54,499	 1,144,075
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)	 14,117	 67,685	 55,123	 1,115,534
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)	 14,117	 67,685	 55,123	 1,115,534
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)	 -1.4%	 2.9%	 -0.4%	 4.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)	 -1.3%	 2.4%	 -1.1%	 2.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	14,117	67,686	55,122	1,115,482
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,981	66,469	59,495	919,628
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent	 5.7%	 3.6%	 6.0%	 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	 22.2%	 16.7%	 22.7%	 22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	 19.6%	 27.3%	 21.7%	 12.2%
Female persons, percent	 51.6%	 50.8%	 52.3%	 51.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent	 61.4%	 90.4%	 54.8%	 56.4%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)	 1.5%	 5.2%	 41.3%	 33.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)	 30.6%	 0.7%	 0.7%	 0.9%
Asian alone, percent(a)	 0.8%	 1.2%	 0.8%	 6.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)	 0.1%	 0.2%	 0.2%	 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	 5.7%	 2.3%	 2.2%	 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)	 7.3%	 4.7%	 8.8%	 14.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	 58.5%	 86.6%	 47.9%	 44.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022	695	6,956	4,151	47,522
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022	2.8%	3.0%	4.0%	16.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022)	8,663	52,199	26,808	505,919
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022	72.7%	72.9%	58.8%	55.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022	$178,900	$277,400	$101,600	$334,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022	$1,223	$1,628	$1,180	$1,719
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022	$303	$485	$436	$574
Median gross rent, 2018-2022	$690	$1,009	$792	$1,413
Building permits, 2022	116	687	294	13,107
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022	5,684	30,414	22,665	446,584
Persons per household, 2018-2022	2.43	2.21	2.37	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022	87.1%	87.5%	88.0%	83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022	7.4%	5.4%	8.5%	20.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022	85.7%	95.4%	88.5%	96.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022	74.2%	91.1%	78.1%	92.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	85.1%	92.1%	82.1%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022	21.1%	31.9%	15.0%	47.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022	12.5%	11.6%	16.9%	5.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	 20.4%	 12.7%	 14.0%	 12.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	55.2%	54.2%	55.2%	71.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022	54.9%	51.4%	50.6%	65.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	64,905	211,886	94,172	4,016,202
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	109,037	372,287	323,849	11,317,443
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	6,453	41,119	83,007	5,838,394
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c)	124,527	1,158,434	760,197	18,367,725
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c)	$8,728	$16,785	$13,421	$17,013
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022	20.5	24.0	23.6	25.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$52,818	$66,965	$43,063	$79,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022	$28,624	$39,817	$26,697	$48,625
Persons in poverty, percent	 13.5%	 12.1%	 21.3%	 10.3%

Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021	399	2,108	1,179	35,062
Total employment, 2021	3,707	19,945	24,501	643,934
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000)	142,013	776,943	1,016,213	48,013,669
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021	0.8%	-0.9%	3.3%	-4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021	1,239	6,933	3,375	113,810
All employer firms, Reference year 2017	379	1,792	1,150	24,710
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	136	985	600	14,167
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	334	252	4,598
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	67	105	96	3,666
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	267	1,483	877	17,930
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	S	122	S	1,500
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017	316	1,431	849	19,877

Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020	26.8	133.3	138.1	2,130.4
Population per square mile, 2010	26.5	131.3	148.5	1,755.5
Land area in square miles, 2020	527.73	507.60	399.09	523.61
Land area in square miles, 2010	528.00	506.25	400.59	523.84
FIPS Code	37173	37031	37107	37119

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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.

Users should exercise caution when comparing 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates to other ACS estimates. For more information, please visit the 2022 5-year ACS Comparison Guidance page.

Fact Notes

(a)Includes persons reporting only one race
(c)Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to U.S. Economic Census data
(b)Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories

Value Flags

-Either no or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest or upper interval of an open ended distribution.
FFewer than 25 firms
DSuppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
NData for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
FNFootnote on this item in place of data
XNot applicable
SSuppressed; does not meet publication standards
NANot available
ZValue greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

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.