2022 population: 760,678
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 456,505 | 60.01% | |
| Black: | 161,852 | 21.28% | |
| Indian: | 1,929 | 0.25% | |
| Asian: | 18,972 | 2.49% | |
| 2+ races: | 25,988 | 3.42% | |
| Hispanic: | 92,796 | 12.20% | |
| Total non-White: | 304,173 | 39.99% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 298,547 | |
| Median Value | $277,300 | |
| Occupied | 277,091 | 92.8% |
| Vacant | 21,456 | 7.2% |
| Owned | 197,738 | 71.4% |
| Rented | 79,353 | 28.6% |
| Median Rent | $1,154 | |
| Single-Family Units | 224,150 | 75.1% |
| Detached | 210,923 | 70.6% |
| Attached | 13,227 | 4.4% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 30,644 | 10.3% |
| Mobile Homes | 31,705 | 10.6% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 11,633 | 4.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 9,152 | 3.3% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 9,314 | 3.4% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 9,143 | 3.3% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 10,113 | 3.6% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 10,619 | 3.8% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 7,939 | 2.9% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 9,820 | 3.5% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 9,346 | 3.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 18,918 | 6.8% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 26,826 | 9.7% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 34,691 | 12.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 30,252 | 10.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 23,209 | 8.4% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 27,337 | 9.9% |
| $200,000 or more | 28,779 | 10.4% |
| Median Household Income | 78,658 | |
| Per Capita Income | 38,711 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 11,900 | 4.3% |
| Public Assistance | 4,245 | 1.5% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 32,730 | 11.8% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 312,995 | 72.0% |
| Unemployed | 14,285 | 3.3% |
| In Armed Forces | 2,143 | 0.5% |
| Total Labor Force | 329,423 | 75.8% |
| Not in Labor Force | 105,045 | 24.2% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 27.5% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 148,104 | 112,313 | 56.9% |
| Non-Profit | 7,489 | 15,221 | 33.0% |
| Self-Employed | 19,746 | 11,740 | 62.7% |
| Local Government | 9,886 | 12,900 | 43.4% |
| State Government | 9,268 | 17,227 | 35.0% |
| Federal Government | 3,228 | 3,338 | 49.2% |
| Total Private + Self | 167,850 | 124,053 | 57.5% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 29,871 | 48,686 | 38.0% |
| Total | 197,721 | 172,739 | 53.4% |
| Pct. Govt. | 15.1% | ||
| Pct. Private + Self | 78.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 70,487 | 19.0% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 75,061 | 20.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 91,767 | 24.7% |
| Service Occupations | 54,818 | 14.8% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,808 | 0.5% |
| All others | 78,803 | 21.2% |
| White Collar | 64.0% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Professional, scientific, management | 39,743 | 10.7% |
| Retail trade | 39,388 | 10.6% |
| Manufacturing | 38,037 | 10.3% |
| Construction | 32,960 | 8.9% |
| Educational services and health care | 32,123 | 8.7% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 24,916 | 6.7% |
| Public administration | 20,287 | 5.5% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 17,519 | 4.7% |
| Other services | 16,485 | 4.4% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 13,240 | 3.6% |
| Information | 8,797 | 2.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,391 | 2.3% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 2,952 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 53,721 | 7.06% |
| Puerto Rican | 10,187 | 1.34% |
| Cuban | 2,297 | 0.30% |
| Dominican | 2,456 | 0.32% |
| Total Central American | 14,393 | 1.89% |
| Costa Rican | 403 | 0.05% |
| Guatemalan | 3,516 | 0.46% |
| Honduran | 5,283 | 0.69% |
| Nicaraguan | 927 | 0.12% |
| Panamanian | 396 | 0.05% |
| Salvadoran | 3,868 | 0.51% |
| Total South American | 5,474 | 0.72% |
| Argentinean | 251 | 0.03% |
| Bolivian | 71 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 247 | 0.03% |
| Colombian | 1,839 | 0.24% |
| Ecuadorian | 1,065 | 0.14% |
| Paraguayan | 79 | 0.01% |
| Peruvian | 1,315 | 0.17% |
| Uruguayan | 127 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 460 | 0.06% |
| Other South American | 20 | 0.00% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,268 | 0.56% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 8,176 | 1.07% |
| Chinese | 3,653 | 0.48% |
| Filipino | 1,576 | 0.21% |
| Korean | 1,533 | 0.20% |
| Vietnamese | 862 | 0.11% |
| Japanese | 367 | 0.05% |
| Taiwanese | 271 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 189 | 0.02% |
| Indonesian | 154 | 0.02% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 615,105 | 86.0% |
| Spanish | 69,661 | 9.7% |
| Other Indo-European | 7,380 | 1.0% |
| Other Asian | 4,519 | 0.6% |
| Arabic | 3,921 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,350 | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 3,190 | 0.4% |
| Other | 2,237 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,810 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| English | 86,847 | 11.4% |
| American | 76,663 | 10.1% |
| Irish | 64,877 | 8.5% |
| German | 63,943 | 8.4% |
| Italian | 31,719 | 4.2% |
| Scottish | 15,923 | 2.1% |
| European | 15,834 | 2.1% |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,597 | 1.8% |
| Polish | 13,062 | 1.7% |
| French | 12,749 | 1.7% |
| African | 4,938 | 0.6% |
| British | 4,922 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 4,716 | 0.6% |
| Dutch | 4,616 | 0.6% |
| Swedish | 4,570 | 0.6% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 721,243 | 94.8% |
| Not a citizen | 39,435 | 5.2% |
| Native | 694,623 | 91.3% |
| Foreign-born | 66,055 | 8.7% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 19,799 | 3.9% | 27,973 | 5.5% | 118,374 | 23.3% | 155,999 | 30.8% | 121,385 | 23.9% | 63,692 | 12.6% |
| Average years of education: 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 19,799 | 3.9% |
| 9-12 Years | 27,973 | 5.5% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 118,374 | 23.3% |
| Some College | 155,999 | 30.8% |
| Bach. Degree | 121,385 | 23.9% |
| Grad Degree | 63,692 | 12.6% |
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-05 | NC13 | Brad Knott (R) | 243,655 | 58.6% | Frank Pierce (D) | 171,835 | 41.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 415,490 |
| 2022-11-08 | NC13 | Wiley Nickel (D) | 143,090 | 51.6% | Bo Hines (R) | 134,256 | 48.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 277,346 |
| 2018-11-06 | NC02 | George Holding* (R) | 170,072 | 51.3% | Linda Coleman (D) | 151,977 | 45.8% | 9,655 | 2.9% | 331,704 |
| 2016-11-08 | NC02 | George Holding* (R) | 221,482 | 56.7% | John McNeil (D) | 169,079 | 43.3% | 6 | 0.0% | 390,567 |
| Redistricting effect (2016); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 2012. | ||||||||||
| 2014-11-04 | NC13 | George Holding* (R) | 153,991 | 57.3% | Brenda Cleary (D) | 114,718 | 42.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 268,709 |
| 2012-11-06 | NC13 | George Holding (R) | 210,495 | 56.8% | Charles Malone (D) | 160,115 | 43.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 370,610 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 7% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | NC02 | Renee Ellmers (R) | 93,876 | 49.5% | Bob Etheridge* (D) | 92,393 | 48.7% | 3,505 | 1.8% | 189,774 |
| 2008-11-04 | NC02 | Bob Etheridge* (D) | 199,730 | 66.9% | Dan Mansell (R) | 93,323 | 31.3% | 5,377 | 1.8% | 298,430 |
| 2006-11-07 | NC02 | Bob Etheridge* (D) | 85,993 | 66.5% | Dan Mansell (R) | 43,271 | 33.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 129,264 |
| 2004-11-02 | NC02 | Bob Etheridge* (D) | 145,079 | 62.3% | Billy Creech (R) | 87,811 | 37.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 232,890 |
| 2002-11-05 | NC02 | Bob Etheridge* (D) | 100,121 | 65.4% | Joseph Ellen (R) | 50,965 | 33.3% | 2,098 | 1.4% | 153,184 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 68% | Donald Trump (R) | 245,091 | 57.7% | Kamala Harris (D) | 175,125 | 41.2% | 4,701 | 1.1% | 424,917 | 7 | 8 | 7.46% |
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 198,303 | 50.1% | Donald Trump* (R) | 191,581 | 48.4% | 5,897 | 1.5% | 395,781 | -2 | 2 | 7.16% | |
| 2016 | 66% | Donald Trump (R) | 210,842 | 52.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 172,612 | 43.2% | 16,564 | 4.1% | 400,018 | 3 | 7 | 8.44% |
| 2012 | 71% | Mitt Romney (R) | 219,397 | 56.1% | Barack Obama* (D) | 167,355 | 42.8% | 3,992 | 1.0% | 390,744 | 6 | 9 | 8.67% |
| 2008 | 55% | Barack Obama (D) | 158,878 | 52.5% | John McCain (R) | 141,448 | 46.7% | 2,397 | 0.8% | 302,723 | -3 | 1 | 7.02% |
| 2004 | 48% | George W. Bush* (R) | 128,220 | 54.1% | John Kerry (D) | 107,912 | 45.5% | 777 | 0.3% | 236,909 | -2 | 3 | 6.77% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 808,879 | ||||||
| 2021 | 770,237 | 59.5% | 20.0% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 12.7% |
| 2012 | 732,434 | 71.0% | 16.7% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 8.0% |
| 2010 | 741,576 | 56.1% | 27.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 12.4% |
| 2002 | 619,178 | 59.1% | 30.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 7.9% |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 529,952 | 156,246 | 29.5% | 173,186 | 32.7% | 200,520 | 37.8% | Dem +16,940 | Dem +3.2% | 93% |