Population 27,571
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 491.76 mi²
Zip Codes 27520, 27527, 27528, 27868, 27974, 28399
Per capita income $18,834

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 77.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 26.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$210,239
Total number of firms, 2007 2,217
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 27,571
Households, 2008-2012 10,066
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.8 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,542
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,834
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 15.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.5 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 6,604
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 19.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 491.76 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 27,798
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $86,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$750,829
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 493
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 15.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $32,798
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$13,401
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.4 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 1,939
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 71.6 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 8.6 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.65
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.3 %
Population, 2010 27,798
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 4.0 %
Population per square mile, 2010 56.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 63.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.5 %
Housing units, 2013 15,878
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,655
Building permits, 2012 112
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$116,594
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %