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People QuickFacts |
Robeson County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
129,021 | 8,856,505 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.7% | 10.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
123,339 | 8,049,313 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
7.9% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
28.1% | 24.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
10.3% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.1% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
36.0% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
24.6% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
37.5% | 1.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.2% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
8.0% | 6.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
29.0% | 67.9% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.9% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.2% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.8% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
64.9% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.4% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
30,082 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
28.1 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
49,821 | 4,028,959 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.8% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
8.2% | 16.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$66,100 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
43,677 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.75 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$27,241 | $40,863 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$13,224 | $20,307 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
23.8% | 13.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Robeson County |
North Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
1,982 | 216,9941 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
33,245 | 3,409,9681 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-0.6% | 0.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
6,610 | 583,495 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,179 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
10.3% | 8.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.7% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.0% | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.2% | 27.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,430,067 | 156,821,943 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
526,823 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
989,527 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,932 | $10,686 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
103,786 | 11,237,386 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
311 | 99,979 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
763,947 | 55,233,4201 |
