Population 325,871
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 652.32 mi²
Zip Codes 28301-28307, 28309-28312, 28314, 28348, 28390, 28424, 28519
Per capita income $23,133

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6 %
White alone, percent, 2013 53.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.6 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 16.8 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,897,360
Total number of firms, 2007 19,749
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 4.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 325,871
Households, 2008-2012 119,723
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 16,372
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.7 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $23,133
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 10.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 94,367
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 37.4 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 652.32 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 319,431
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $126,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 5,749
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 10.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,413
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.0 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 42,655
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 8.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 5.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.56
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 10.4 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.8 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 22.4 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 75.2 %
Population, 2010 319,431
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 21.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 489.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 45.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 56.4 %
Housing units, 2013 142,353
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,624
Building permits, 2012 2,530
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$920,026
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %