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(US)
2022 population: 747,637
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 422,585 | 56.52% | |
| Black: | 169,325 | 22.65% | |
| Indian: | 10,520 | 1.41% | |
| Asian: | 14,573 | 1.95% | |
| 2+ races: | 32,662 | 4.37% | |
| Hispanic: | 94,154 | 12.59% | |
| Total non-White: | 325,052 | 43.48% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 320,734 | |
| Median Value | $190,100 | |
| Occupied | 284,434 | 88.7% |
| Vacant | 36,300 | 11.3% |
| Owned | 184,775 | 65.0% |
| Rented | 99,659 | 35.0% |
| Median Rent | $1,027 | |
| Single-Family Units | 225,855 | 70.4% |
| Detached | 217,596 | 67.8% |
| Attached | 8,259 | 2.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 32,140 | 10.0% |
| Mobile Homes | 43,659 | 13.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 15,280 | 5.4% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 13,618 | 4.8% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 12,221 | 4.3% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 12,192 | 4.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 13,023 | 4.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 13,241 | 4.7% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,654 | 4.4% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,830 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 11,637 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,777 | 8.4% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 30,077 | 10.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 37,918 | 13.3% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 26,454 | 9.3% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 15,002 | 5.3% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 16,921 | 5.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 18,589 | 6.5% |
| Median Household Income | 61,164 | |
| Per Capita Income | 33,246 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 12,790 | 4.5% |
| Public Assistance | 4,480 | 1.6% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 41,918 | 14.7% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 248,092 | 60.7% |
| Unemployed | 15,468 | 3.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 33,246 | 8.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 296,806 | 72.6% |
| Not in Labor Force | 112,151 | 27.4% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 31.2% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 107,324 | 95,684 | 52.9% |
| Non-Profit | 6,164 | 11,900 | 34.1% |
| Self-Employed | 16,136 | 10,713 | 60.1% |
| Local Government | 7,317 | 11,855 | 38.2% |
| State Government | 7,101 | 12,289 | 36.6% |
| Federal Government | 8,195 | 7,094 | 53.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 123,460 | 106,397 | 53.7% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 28,777 | 43,138 | 40.0% |
| Total | 152,237 | 149,535 | 50.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 17.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 41,739 | 13.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 60,506 | 20.0% |
| Professional, Technical | 65,199 | 21.6% |
| Service Occupations | 54,451 | 18.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,452 | 0.5% |
| All others | 80,548 | 26.6% |
| White Collar | 55.4% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 43,715 | 14.5% |
| Retail trade | 35,863 | 11.9% |
| Educational services and health care | 28,215 | 9.3% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 23,294 | 7.7% |
| Construction | 20,950 | 6.9% |
| Public administration | 17,914 | 5.9% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 16,722 | 5.5% |
| Other services | 15,341 | 5.1% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 13,104 | 4.3% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 8,039 | 2.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,210 | 1.7% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 3,782 | 1.3% |
| Information | 3,445 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 50,138 | 6.71% |
| Puerto Rican | 18,403 | 2.46% |
| Cuban | 2,604 | 0.35% |
| Dominican | 2,123 | 0.28% |
| Total Central American | 13,170 | 1.76% |
| Costa Rican | 462 | 0.06% |
| Guatemalan | 4,036 | 0.54% |
| Honduran | 2,441 | 0.33% |
| Nicaraguan | 478 | 0.06% |
| Panamanian | 2,388 | 0.32% |
| Salvadoran | 3,243 | 0.43% |
| Other Central American | 122 | 0.02% |
| Total South American | 4,432 | 0.59% |
| Argentinean | 207 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 110 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 521 | 0.07% |
| Colombian | 1,805 | 0.24% |
| Ecuadorian | 719 | 0.10% |
| Paraguayan | 16 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 572 | 0.08% |
| Venezuelan | 389 | 0.05% |
| Other South American | 93 | 0.01% |
| Other Hispanic | 3,284 | 0.44% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 3,163 | 0.42% |
| Korean | 2,337 | 0.31% |
| Vietnamese | 2,200 | 0.29% |
| Indian | 1,650 | 0.22% |
| Chinese | 1,585 | 0.21% |
| Japanese | 431 | 0.06% |
| Thai | 417 | 0.06% |
| Laotian | 164 | 0.02% |
| Burmese | 86 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 611,694 | 87.7% |
| Spanish | 64,813 | 9.3% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,193 | 0.5% |
| German, other Germanic | 2,802 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 2,226 | 0.3% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 2,118 | 0.3% |
| Korean | 2,066 | 0.3% |
| Vietnamese | 1,715 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 1,579 | 0.2% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 72,990 | 9.8% |
| German | 72,558 | 9.7% |
| Irish | 57,618 | 7.7% |
| American | 45,364 | 6.1% |
| Italian | 21,859 | 2.9% |
| Scottish | 18,246 | 2.4% |
| Scotch-Irish | 14,409 | 1.9% |
| European | 11,190 | 1.5% |
| Polish | 10,419 | 1.4% |
| French | 9,886 | 1.3% |
| Dutch | 5,489 | 0.7% |
| African | 4,734 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 4,046 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 3,752 | 0.5% |
| British | 3,405 | 0.5% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 718,483 | 96.1% |
| Not a citizen | 29,154 | 3.9% |
| Native | 697,343 | 93.3% |
| Foreign-born | 50,294 | 6.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 19,324 | 3.9% | 34,323 | 6.9% | 131,721 | 26.5% | 173,804 | 35.0% | 86,018 | 17.3% | 51,650 | 10.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.4 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 19,324 | 3.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 34,323 | 6.9% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 131,721 | 26.5% |
| Some College | 173,804 | 35.0% |
| Bach. Degree | 86,018 | 17.3% |
| Grad Degree | 51,650 | 10.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.4 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | NC09 | Richard Hudson* (R) | 131,453 | 56.5% | Ben Clark (D) | 101,202 | 43.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 232,655 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 189,812 | 53.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 161,394 | 45.3% | 4,719 | 1.3% | 355,925 | 3 | 7 | 6.44% | |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 755,891 | 56.0% | 22.0% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5.6% | 12.8% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 492,987 | 155,366 | 31.5% | 160,586 | 32.6% | 177,035 | 35.9% | Dem +5,220 | Dem +1.1% | 89% |