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(US)
2022 population: 742,097
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 313,043 | 42.18% | |
| Black: | 260,464 | 35.10% | |
| Indian: | 891 | 0.12% | |
| Asian: | 40,315 | 5.43% | |
| 2+ races: | 23,379 | 3.15% | |
| Hispanic: | 100,926 | 13.60% | |
| Total non-White: | 429,054 | 57.82% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 304,344 | |
| Median Value | $276,900 | |
| Occupied | 278,976 | 91.7% |
| Vacant | 25,368 | 8.3% |
| Owned | 170,828 | 61.2% |
| Rented | 108,148 | 38.8% |
| Median Rent | $1,336 | |
| Single-Family Units | 221,652 | 72.8% |
| Detached | 204,504 | 67.2% |
| Attached | 17,148 | 5.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 66,517 | 21.9% |
| Mobile Homes | 6,507 | 2.1% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,950 | 4.3% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 8,002 | 2.9% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 7,932 | 2.8% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 9,203 | 3.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 9,931 | 3.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 10,608 | 3.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 11,110 | 4.0% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,613 | 4.2% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,477 | 4.5% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 22,269 | 8.0% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 28,710 | 10.3% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 36,850 | 13.2% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 27,764 | 10.0% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 19,196 | 6.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 22,951 | 8.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 28,410 | 10.2% |
| Median Household Income | 72,523 | |
| Per Capita Income | 39,173 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 9,963 | 3.6% |
| Public Assistance | 3,556 | 1.3% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 27,540 | 9.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 323,181 | 74.6% |
| Unemployed | 16,427 | 3.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 635 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 340,243 | 78.5% |
| Not in Labor Force | 93,164 | 21.5% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 25.3% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 152,872 | 133,826 | 53.3% |
| Non-Profit | 9,022 | 16,177 | 35.8% |
| Self-Employed | 19,904 | 13,991 | 58.7% |
| Local Government | 7,079 | 11,466 | 38.2% |
| State Government | 5,703 | 9,519 | 37.5% |
| Federal Government | 2,939 | 2,845 | 50.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 172,776 | 147,817 | 53.9% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 24,743 | 40,007 | 38.2% |
| Total | 197,519 | 187,824 | 51.3% |
| Pct. Govt. | 10.3% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 76,253 | 19.8% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 84,632 | 21.9% |
| Professional, Technical | 88,311 | 22.9% |
| Service Occupations | 56,881 | 14.7% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 769 | 0.2% |
| All others | 80,009 | 20.7% |
| White Collar | 64.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Retail trade | 43,908 | 11.4% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 37,105 | 9.6% |
| Manufacturing | 31,440 | 8.1% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 30,264 | 7.8% |
| Educational services and health care | 28,830 | 7.5% |
| Construction | 27,262 | 7.1% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 27,179 | 7.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 25,745 | 6.7% |
| Other services | 17,706 | 4.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 10,861 | 2.8% |
| Public administration | 10,570 | 2.7% |
| Information | 7,922 | 2.1% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 1,203 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 43,458 | 5.86% |
| Puerto Rican | 9,053 | 1.22% |
| Cuban | 3,181 | 0.43% |
| Dominican | 5,450 | 0.73% |
| Total Central American | 25,805 | 3.48% |
| Costa Rican | 343 | 0.05% |
| Guatemalan | 4,877 | 0.66% |
| Honduran | 8,387 | 1.13% |
| Nicaraguan | 1,322 | 0.18% |
| Panamanian | 1,226 | 0.17% |
| Salvadoran | 9,633 | 1.30% |
| Other Central American | 17 | 0.00% |
| Total South American | 8,390 | 1.13% |
| Argentinean | 424 | 0.06% |
| Bolivian | 171 | 0.02% |
| Chilean | 307 | 0.04% |
| Colombian | 2,679 | 0.36% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,650 | 0.22% |
| Paraguayan | 40 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 1,423 | 0.19% |
| Uruguayan | 370 | 0.05% |
| Venezuelan | 1,321 | 0.18% |
| Other South American | 5 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 5,589 | 0.75% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 15,261 | 2.06% |
| Vietnamese | 5,123 | 0.69% |
| Chinese | 4,266 | 0.57% |
| Korean | 2,035 | 0.27% |
| Filipino | 1,940 | 0.26% |
| Burmese | 1,478 | 0.20% |
| Laotian | 1,384 | 0.19% |
| Hmong | 1,122 | 0.15% |
| Cambodian | 1,082 | 0.15% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 565,133 | 81.1% |
| Spanish | 77,131 | 11.1% |
| Other Indo-European | 12,572 | 1.8% |
| Other Asian | 12,057 | 1.7% |
| Other | 6,330 | 0.9% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 6,238 | 0.9% |
| Arabic | 4,318 | 0.6% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 3,306 | 0.5% |
| Vietnamese | 3,042 | 0.4% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 57,795 | 7.8% |
| American | 54,008 | 7.3% |
| English | 53,858 | 7.3% |
| Irish | 43,521 | 5.9% |
| Italian | 23,012 | 3.1% |
| African | 13,133 | 1.8% |
| Scottish | 11,368 | 1.5% |
| Scotch-Irish | 10,784 | 1.5% |
| Polish | 10,457 | 1.4% |
| French | 8,869 | 1.2% |
| European | 8,769 | 1.2% |
| Jamaican | 3,867 | 0.5% |
| British | 3,769 | 0.5% |
| Swedish | 3,628 | 0.5% |
| Dutch | 3,329 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 679,488 | 91.6% |
| Not a citizen | 62,609 | 8.4% |
| Native | 636,844 | 85.8% |
| Foreign-born | 105,253 | 14.2% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 24,387 | 5.0% | 25,333 | 5.2% | 97,589 | 19.8% | 150,925 | 30.7% | 128,548 | 26.1% | 64,911 | 13.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 24,387 | 5.0% |
| 9-12 Years | 25,333 | 5.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 97,589 | 19.8% |
| Some College | 150,925 | 30.7% |
| Bach. Degree | 128,548 | 26.1% |
| Grad Degree | 64,911 | 13.2% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | ||
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 | NC12 | Alma Adams* (D) | 140,494 | 62.7% | Tyler Lee (R) | 83,414 | 37.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 223,908 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | NC12 | Alma Adams* (D) | 341,457 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 341,457 | |||
| Redistricting effect (2020); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2016. | ||||||||||
| 2018-11-06 | NC12 | Alma Adams* (D) | 203,974 | 73.1% | Paul Wright (R) | 75,164 | 26.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 279,138 |
| 2016-11-08 | NC12 | Alma Adams* (D) | 234,115 | 67.0% | Leon Threatt (R) | 115,185 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 349,300 |
| Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 11% compared to 2012. | ||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | NC12 | Alma Adams (D) | 130,096 | 75.3% | Vince Coakley (R) | 42,568 | 24.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 172,664 |
| 2012-11-06 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 247,591 | 79.6% | Jack Brosch (R) | 63,317 | 20.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 310,908 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 7% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 103,495 | 63.9% | Greg Dority (R) | 55,315 | 34.1% | 3,197 | 2.0% | 162,007 |
| 2008-11-04 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 215,908 | 71.6% | Ty Cobb, Jr. (R) | 85,814 | 28.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 301,722 |
| 2006-11-07 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 71,345 | 67.0% | Ada Fisher (R) | 35,127 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,472 |
| 2004-11-02 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 154,908 | 66.8% | Ada Fisher (R) | 76,898 | 33.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 231,806 |
| 2002-11-05 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 98,821 | 65.3% | Jeff Kish (R) | 49,588 | 32.8% | 2,830 | 1.9% | 151,239 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 135,570 | 64.8% | Chad Mitchell (R) | 69,596 | 33.3% | 3,978 | 1.9% | 209,144 |
| 1998-11-03 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 82,305 | 56.0% | Scott Keadle (R) | 62,070 | 42.2% | 2,713 | 1.8% | 147,088 |
| Redistricting effect (1998); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 14% compared to 1996. | ||||||||||
| 1996-11-05 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 124,675 | 71.5% | Joe Martino (R) | 46,581 | 26.7% | 3,143 | 1.8% | 174,399 |
| 1994-11-08 | NC12 | Melvin Watt* (D) | 57,655 | 65.8% | Joe Martino (R) | 29,933 | 34.2% | 33 | 0.0% | 87,621 |
| 1992-11-03 | NC12 | Melvin Watt (D) | 127,262 | 70.4% | Barbara Washington (R) | 49,402 | 27.3% | 4,160 | 2.3% | 180,824 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 235,499 | 64.4% | Donald Trump* (R) | 125,190 | 34.2% | 4,852 | 1.3% | 365,541 | -16 | -13 | 6.62% | |
| 2020 | 64% | Joe Biden (D) | 308,165 | 70.1% | Donald Trump* (R) | 125,324 | 28.5% | 6,265 | 1.4% | 439,754 | -21 | -18 | 7.96% |
| 2016 | 59% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 243,693 | 67.0% | Donald Trump (R) | 101,178 | 27.8% | 18,696 | 5.1% | 363,567 | -22 | -18 | 7.67% |
| 2012 | 58% | Barack Obama* (D) | 250,719 | 78.6% | Mitt Romney (R) | 66,291 | 20.8% | 2,128 | 0.7% | 319,138 | -30 | -26 | 7.08% |
| 2008 | 57% | Barack Obama (D) | 220,586 | 70.8% | John McCain (R) | 88,958 | 28.6% | 2,033 | 0.7% | 311,577 | -21 | -17 | 7.23% |
| 2004 | 49% | John Kerry (D) | 149,940 | 62.5% | George W. Bush* (R) | 88,955 | 37.1% | 871 | 0.4% | 239,766 | -19 | -14 | 6.85% |
| 2000 | 43% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 123,981 | 57.6% | George W. Bush (R) | 89,951 | 41.8% | 1,269 | 0.6% | 215,201 | -14 | -6 | 7.39% |
| 1996 | 38% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 123,511 | 69.1% | Robert Dole (R) | 47,329 | 26.5% | 7,789 | 4.4% | 178,629 | -22 | -14 | 7.10% |
| 1992 | 46% | Bill Clinton (D) | 125,189 | 65.7% | George Bush* (R) | 48,406 | 25.4% | 16,886 | 8.9% | 190,481 | -18 | -12 | 7.29% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 743,616 | 41.1% | 35.2% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 14.5% | |
| 2020 | 891,792 | 37.5% | 37.5% | 5.8% | 3.3% | 15.9% | |
| 2012 | 737,200 | 28.7% | 49.0% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 15.2% |
| 2010 | 736,346 | 38.7% | 43.3% | 0.4% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 12.4% |
| 2002 | 619,178 | 44.6% | 44.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 7.1% |
| 2000 | 666,800 | 44.3% | 44.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 6.8% |
| 1992 | 552,387 | 41.2% | 56.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 514,771 | 105,430 | 20.5% | 224,201 | 43.6% | 185,140 | 36.0% | Dem +118,771 | Dem +23.1% | 93% |