| | People QuickFacts | Rowan County | North Carolina |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 138,019 | 9,656,401 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 138,428 | 9,535,475 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 138,428 | 9,535,483 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.3% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 23.4% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.7% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.7% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 80.4% | 72.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 16.6% | 22.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.1% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.4% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 7.9% | 8.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 73.5% | 65.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.6% | 83.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.3% | 7.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 8.2% | 10.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 80.0% | 83.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.0% | 26.1% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 11,584 | 747,052 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.7 | 23.4 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 60,238 | 4,362,740 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 71.4% | 68.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.3% | 16.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $125,100 | $149,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 52,877 | 3,626,179 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,525 | $24,745 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $43,596 | $45,570 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.3% | 15.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Rowan County | North Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 2,567 | 218,1041 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 38,896 | 3,234,5951 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -18.3 | -4.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 8,303 | 640,686 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 10,867 | 798,791 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 6.4% | 10.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.1% | 2.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.7% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,724,283 | 205,867,299 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 628,616 | 88,795,885 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,163,827 | 114,578,173 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,474 | $12,641 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 132,143 | 16,126,939 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 106 | 32,804 |