Population 23,699
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 461.22 mi²
Zip Codes 27892, 28340
Per capita income $18,812

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 54.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 24.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$227,775
Total number of firms, 2007 1,849
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Population, 2013 estimate 23,699
Households, 2008-2012 9,526
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -3.3 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,216
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.9 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,812
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 3.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -4.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 5,268
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.1 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 43.2 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 461.22 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,505
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $85,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$362,578
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 447
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.5 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,585
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.8 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$26,378
Female persons, percent, 2013 53.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,739
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 79.9 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.53
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 20.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 91.0 %
Population, 2010 24,505
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 7.8 %
Population per square mile, 2010 53.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 52.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 69.3 %
Housing units, 2013 11,528
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,640
Building permits, 2012 0
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$111,733
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %