Population 124,583
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 553.09 mi²
Zip Codes 27530-27534, 27826, 27962, 28585, 28716, 28731
Per capita income $21,111

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1 %
White alone, percent, 2013 63.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 21.6 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,388,030
Total number of firms, 2007 7,871
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 124,583
Households, 2008-2012 47,482
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 5,892
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.5 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,111
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 10.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -0.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 34,034
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 32.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 553.09 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 122,623
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $108,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,474,760
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,135
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 10.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $41,233
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$132,100
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 12,372
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 81.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 6.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.50
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 15.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.0 %
Population, 2010 122,623
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 13.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 221.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 54.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 61.6 %
Housing units, 2013 52,786
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,251
Building permits, 2012 263
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,094,520
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %