Population 20,575
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 428.46 mi²
Zip Codes 27589, 27889, 28734, 28744
Per capita income $18,902

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 40.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$62,865
Total number of firms, 2007 1,270
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.6 %
Population, 2013 estimate 20,575
Households, 2008-2012 7,551
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.9 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 970
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 36.1 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,902
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 7.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 1,951
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 27.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 51.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 428.46 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 20,975
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $99,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 254
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $34,803
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 19.3 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$5,653
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,788
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 74.8 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.68
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 20.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 91.1 %
Population, 2010 20,972
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 3.9 %
Population per square mile, 2010 48.9
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 38.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 70.8 %
Housing units, 2013 11,659
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $3,222
Building permits, 2012 36
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 5.6 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$17,714
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %