Population 506,610
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 645.70 mi²
Zip Codes 27249, 27260-27265, 27310, 27357, 27358, 27395, 27401-27413, 27415-27417, 27419, 27420, 27425, 27427, 27429, 27435, 27438, 27455, 27480, 27495, 27497-27499
Per capita income $26,384

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 58.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 4.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 16.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$7,252,646
Total number of firms, 2007 45,272
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 506,610
Households, 2008-2012 193,890
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 37,088
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.7 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,384
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 12.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 247,276
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 33.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 645.70 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 488,406
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $155,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$23,940,364
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 13,133
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 7.5 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $46,223
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,044,546
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 32,863
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 87.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 9.5 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.45
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.2 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 33.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 84.6 %
Population, 2010 488,406
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 27.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 756.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 52.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 62.5 %
Housing units, 2013 221,366
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,600
Building permits, 2012 1,479
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,295,364
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %