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People MapStats |
Union County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
193,255 | 9,222,414 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
123,772 | 8,046,500 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
56.1% | 14.6% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
69,483 | 1,175,914 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
15,104 | 637,664 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.2% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
51,890 | 2,217,680 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
28.1% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
8.3% | 12.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
15,272 | 1,103,413 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.3% | 51.1% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
156,959 | 6,703,706 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
22,560 | 1,967,156 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
863 | 111,853 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
2,487 | 171,004 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
49 | 6,231 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
1,757 | 101,082 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
17,861 | 638,444 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
139,974 | 6,120,712 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
85.0% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
12.2% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.3% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
9.7% | 7.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
75.8% | 67.5% |
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Births, 2005 |
2,610 | 123,096 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
942 | 74,638 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
16 | 976 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.2% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.7% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.3% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.2% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.3% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
20,467 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.0 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
67,420 | 4,125,308 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
21,697 | 602,974 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
47.5% | 17.1% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
80.5% | 69.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$128,500 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
43,390 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.81 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$60,612 | $44,772 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
7.9% | 14.3% |
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Business MapStats |
Union County |
North Carolina |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
5,322 | 286,010 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$30,898 | $32,247 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
90,092 | 4,519,186 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
4.0% | 4.7% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
74,057 | 5,317,153 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
15,470 | 392,235 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
9,560 | 812,435 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
2,724,492 | 218,953,305 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$36,789 | $41,179 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
3,850 | 222,4311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
48,776 | 3,524,8141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
24.4% | 4.1%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
11,801 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.1% | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.0% | 27.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.3% | 1.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,326,303 | 156,821,943 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
89,989 | 11,237,386 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,105,261 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,079,392 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,740 | $10,686 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
2,603 | 85,777 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
573,237 | 14,298,396 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
190,704 | 9,079,001 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
581,502 | 65,862,8841 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$3,149 | $7,2691 |
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