Facts and Figures |
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Demographic Characteristics For Rowan County
Total Population (2003)estimate
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Rowan County: 142,740
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People Facts
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Population percent change April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
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8.9%
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Population - 2000
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131,063
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Population percent change 1990 - 2000
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32.5%
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000
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7.1%
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000
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25.8%
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000
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11.6%
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Female persons, percent, 2000
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50.8%
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White persons, percent, 2000
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83.3%
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000
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12.2%
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000
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0.3%
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Asian Persons, percent, 2000
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0.9%
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Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000
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Z
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000
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2.3%
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000
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1.0%
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000
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5.1%
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White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000
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80.9%
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000' pct age 5+, 2000
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53.4%
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
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4.7%
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
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7.2%
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
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78.2%
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
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19.1%
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000
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23,938
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
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27.0
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Housing
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Housing Units, 2002
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56,918
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Homeownership rate, 2000
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74.7%
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
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12.1%
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
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$118,200
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Households, 2000
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45,519
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Persons per household, 2000
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2.60
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Median household income, 1999
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$46,140
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Per capita money income, 1999
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$21,121
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999
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7.1%
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
3,253 |
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
51,858 |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
-1.8% |
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
7,831 |
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
7,991,845 |
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,131,835 |
Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$9,736 |
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
5.4% |
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
27.1% |
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
1,965 |
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
511,020 |
Geography Quick Facts |
Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
364 |
Persons per square mile, 2000 |
359.7 |
Metropolitan Area |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC-MSA |
FIPS Code |
025 |
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