General Demographics
- Total Population, 2022
- 53,7871
- Population Change, April 2020 - July 2022
- 1,7061
- Projected 2050 Population
- 83,4232
- Under 18 Years Old
- 14,4331
- Age 18-64 Years
- 33,0851
- Age 65+ Years
- 6,2691
- Median Age
- 33.53
Race / Ethnicity 3
- White
- 37.76%3
- Black/African American
- 32.45%3
- Native American
- 6.97%3
- Asian/Pacific Islander
- 1.45%3
- Hispanic/Latino
- 14.75%3
- Multi-Racial
- 5.71%3
- Other Single Race
- 0.92%3
Financial Stability
- Residents Below Federal Poverty Level, 2022
- 14.6%4
- Median Household Income, 2022
- $60,9034
Housing
- Cost-Burdened Households (Spend 30% of Household Income on Housing)
- 31.9%5
- Typical Home Value (July, 2023)
- $247,0176
- Median Gross Rent, 2 Bedroom Unit
- $7835
Education
- 4-Year County High School Graduation Rate
- 86.7%7
- Postsecondary Enrollment
- 43%8
- Postsecondary Attainment (25-44 Year Olds With a Postsecondary Degree/Credential)
- 42.0%8
Employment
- 2024 County Economic Distress Tier
- 19
- Total Workforce Employed, 2022
- 19,29310
- Total Workforce Unemployed, 2022
- 99810
- Average Weekly Wage, 2022
- $85011
- Residents Working in Home County
- 30.9%12
- Labor Force Participation Rate
- 58.3%12
- Unemployment Rate (Annual Average), 2022
- 4.9%13
- Annual Living Wage - 1 Adult, 1 Child Household (Pre-Tax)
- $69,51414
- Avgerage Employment Change, 2012-22
- 1011 (13% Growth)11
- Gross Domestic Product, 2022 (Thousands of Dollars)
- $1,398,83415
- Top Industry By Employment, 2021
- Manufacturing (1,672 Employees)16
- Top Employer in County, 2022
- Hoke County Board of Education (1000+ Employees)11
- 9: North Carolina Department of Commerce
- 10: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Retrieved from NC Department of Commerce D4 Data Site
- 11: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Retrieved from NC Department of Commerce D4 Data Site
- 12: 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
- 13: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (2022), Retrieved from NC Department of Commerce D4 Data Site
- 14: MIT Living Wage Calculator
- 15: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
- 16: US Census Bureau, 2021 County Business Patterns
Health
- Residents Uninsured
- 11.0%17
- County Health Outcomes Rank
- 5218
- Food Insecurity Rate, 2021
- 13.3%19
- Primary Care Physicians Per 10K Residents, 2022
- 2.7220
- Overdose Deaths Per 100 Thousand Residents, 2021
- 3821
- Life Expectancy
- 75.418
Broadband
- Households Without Computing Device (Laptop, Smartphone, etc.)
- 10.4%22
- Broadband Availability Index Score, 2021
- 65.323
- Households without an Internet Subscription
- 13.2%22
Infrastructure
- Designation of Water/Wastewater System as Distressed
- No24
**Distressed is defined as a “public water system or wastewater system operated by a local government unit exhibiting signs of failure to identify or address those financial or operating needs necessary to enable that system to become or to remain a local government unit generating sufficient revenues to adequately fund management and operations, personnel, appropriate levels of maintenance, and reinvestment that facilitate the provision of reliable water or wastewater services” per Session Law 2020-79.**
SourcesSmall Business: Statewide Data
Small businesses make up 99.6% of all NC Businesses.25
44.5% of all North Carolinians are small business employees.25
Business Ownership
- Business Ownership - Women
- 44.8%25
- Business Ownership - Veterans
- 8.0%25
- Business Ownership - People of Color
- 20.8%25
Business Creation
- 2020
- 126,60026
- 2021
- 178,30026
- 2022
- 171,40026
Business Revenue
- 2019
- $125,700,00026
- 2020
- $141,400,00026
- 2021
- $159,200,00026
Employment Data
- Small Business Employment Change, March 2020 - March 2021
- Net decrease of 11,762 jobs25
- Small Business Establishment Change, March 2020 - March 2021
- Net increase of 14,936 businesses25
Agriculture
- Farms
- 45,00027
- Acres of Farmland
- 8,300,00027
- Average Acreage of NC Farms
- 18427
Major Sectors
- Major Business Sectors
- Aerospace and Defense; Automotive, Truck & Heavy Machinery; Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals; Business and Financial Services; Corporate Headquarters; Energy; Food Processing and Manufacturing; Furniture; Information Technology; Plastics and Chemicals; Textiles; Tourism28