Population 40,919
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 490.76 mi²
Zip Codes 27845, 28570, 28640, 28723
Per capita income $20,527

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 85.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 19.5 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$433,723
Total number of firms, 2007 3,866
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 40,919
Households, 2008-2012 15,539
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 3,074
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,527
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 7.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 28.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 9,980
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 19.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 490.76 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 40,271
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $169,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 936
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 5.1 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $36,403
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 17.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$74,029
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,066
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.35
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 27.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.2 %
Population, 2010 40,271
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 11.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 82.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 81.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 68.5 %
Housing units, 2013 26,051
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,900
Building permits, 2012 125
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 9.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$52,919
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %