Population 974,289
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 835.22 mi²
Zip Codes 27502, 27511-27513, 27518, 27519, 27523, 27529, 27539, 27540, 27545, 27560, 27587, 27588, 27591, 27601-27617, 27619-27629, 27634-27636, 27640, 27650, 27656, 27658, 27661, 27668, 27675, 27676, 27690, 27695, 27697-27699
Per capita income $33,135

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.8 %
White alone, percent, 2013 69.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 6.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 10.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$12,598,141
Total number of firms, 2007 82,932
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 974,289
Households, 2008-2012 341,303
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 8.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 73,990
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $33,135
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 16.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 5.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 394,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 21.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 835.22 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 901,018
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $230,400
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$14,091,675
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 25,572
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 10.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $65,826
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 25.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,726,633
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 55,716
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 91.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 12.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.59
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 9.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 47.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 82.7 %
Population, 2010 900,993
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 26.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 1,078.8
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 61.3 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.8 %
Housing units, 2013 391,983
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,147
Building permits, 2012 11,918
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,334,335
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %