General Demographics
- Total Population, 2020
- 269,4521
- Population Change Estimates, 2010-20
- 31,1341
- 2020-30 Population Projection
- 30,8332
- Median Age
- 42.23
Race / Ethnicity 1
- White
- 79.74%1
- Black/African American
- 5.57%1
- Native American
- 0.27%1
- Asian/Pacific Islander
- 1.39%1
- Hispanic
- 8.14%1
- Multi-Racial
- 4.38%1
- Other
- 0.51%1
- 1: 2020 Decennial Census
- 2: NC Office of State Budget and Management, State Demographer
- 3: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Financial Stability
- Poverty Rate
- 10.9% below poverty level4
- Median Household Income
- $59,6994
- 4: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Education
- Postsecondary Enrollment
- 51%5
- Postsecondary Completion
- 65%5
- 5: myFutureNC, 2022 County Profiles
Employment
- 2021 Unemployment Rate
- 3.4%6
- Establishments Change, 2010-20
- 33.09%7
- Avg. Employment Change, 2010-20
- 14.04%7
- Labor Market Alignment
- 72%8
- Top Gap Industries
- Health Science (all levels); Transportation, Distribution & Logistics (below bachelor's); Finance (bachelor's)8
- Top In-Demand Jobs
- Registered Nurses; General and Operations Managers; Sales Representatives, Services, All Other9
- 6: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
- 7: NC Department of Commerce
- 8: myFutureNC, 2022 County Profiles
- 9: myFutureNC, 2020 County Profiles
Small Business: Statewide Data
Small businesses make up 99.60% of all NC Businesses.10
45.10% of all North Carolinians are small business employees.10
Business Ownership
- Business Ownership - Women
- 44.20%10
- Business Ownership - Veterans
- 8.40%10
- Business Ownership - People of Color
- 25.50%10
Business Creation
- 2019
- 100,30011
- 2020
- 126,60011
- 2021
- 178,30011
Business Revenue
- 2019
- $125,700,00011
- 2020
- $141,400,00011
- 2021
- $159,200,00011
Employment Data
- Less Than 20 Employees
- Largest employment gains by adding 40,060 net jobs (2019)12
- 20-99 Employees
- Employ the largest share of workers12
Agriculture
- Farms
- 46,00013
- Acres of Farmland
- 8,400,00013
- Average Acreage of NC Farms
- 18313
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; Tourism14
- 10: US Small Business Administration, 2021 Small Business Profile
- 11: Office of the Secretary of State, NC, 2021
- 12: US Small Business Administration, 2020 Small Business Profile
- 13: NC Agriculture Stats, NASS, USDA 2020
- 14: Department of Commerce, 2022