Population 62,260
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 491.68 mi²
Zip Codes 27889, 28332, 28722
Per capita income $21,710

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6 %
White alone, percent, 2013 69.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 15.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$371,837
Total number of firms, 2007 4,798
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Population, 2013 estimate 62,260
Households, 2008-2012 23,319
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,699
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,710
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 7.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 9,122
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 29.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 26.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 491.68 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 60,594
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $124,800
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,034,097
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 929
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 7.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $42,920
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$21,392
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 4,348
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 80.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.52
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.2 %
Population, 2010 60,619
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 3.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 123.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 63.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 77.2 %
Housing units, 2013 26,540
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,500
Building permits, 2012 182
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$178,023
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %