| | People QuickFacts | Mecklenburg County | Virginia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 31,749 | 8,185,867 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 32,727 | 8,001,031 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -3.0% | 2.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 32,727 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.6% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.2% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 21.2% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 60.8% | 71.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 36.7% | 19.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.4% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.7% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 58.7% | 64.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 91.5% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.9% | 11.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.3% | 14.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 75.8% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 12.7% | 34.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,906 | 743,070 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 26.6 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 18,583 | 3,387,654 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 74.5% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.1% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $124,000 | $254,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 12,547 | 2,991,025 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.48 | 2.57 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,843 | $33,040 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $36,069 | $63,302 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.9% | 10.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Mecklenburg County | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 817 | 193,0421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 9,414 | 2,998,2781 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -21.7 | 3.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,656 | 510,297 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,453 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.1% | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.0% |
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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 | F | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.7% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 281,033 | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 74,695 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 406,322 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,684 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 43,485 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 92 | 23,297 |