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North Carolina; United States

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North Carolina
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10,488,084 328,239,523
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10,488,084 328,239,523
Population estimates, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 10,383,620 327,167,434
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 9,535,751 308,758,105
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2018) 9,535,736 308,758,105
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.0% 6.3%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8.9% 6.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 9,535,483 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.9%
6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.2%
22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.3%
16.0%
Female persons, percent
51.4%
50.8%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
70.6%
76.5%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
22.2%
13.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
1.6%
1.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
3.2%
5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.2%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
9.6%
18.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
62.8%
60.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2014-2018 667,696 18,611,432
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 13.5%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 4,684,876 138,537,078
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.0% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $165,900 $204,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,290 $1,558
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $394 $490
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $877 $1,023
Building permits, 2018 71,691 1,328,827
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2014-2018 3,918,597 119,730,128
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.52 2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.8% 85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.6% 21.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.4% 88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.3% 80.4%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.4% 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 31.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.7%
10.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.2% 58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 18,622,258 708,138,598
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 55,227,505 2,040,441,203
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 202,344,646 5,696,729,632
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 105,275,586 5,208,023,478
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 120,691,007 4,219,821,871
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $12,376 $13,443
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.5 26.6
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,413 $60,293
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,456 $32,621
Persons in poverty, percent
14.0%
11.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2017 233,3631 7,860,674
Total employment, 2017 3,774,3771 128,591,812
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 175,695,5311 6,725,346,754
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.5%1 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 760,638 25,701,671
All firms, 2012 805,985 27,626,360
Men-owned firms, 2012 435,677 14,844,597
Women-owned firms, 2012 287,058 9,878,397
Minority-owned firms, 2012 183,380 7,952,386
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 603,182 18,987,918
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 86,571 2,521,682
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 684,743 24,070,685
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 196.1 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 48,617.91 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 37 00
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

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., V2019) refers to the final year of the series (2010 thru 2019). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Fact Notes Value Flags

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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