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People QuickFacts |
Cabarrus County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
168,740 | 9,222,414 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
28.7% | 14.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
131,063 | 8,046,500 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
27.0% | 24.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.5% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.9% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
82.4% | 74.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
14.7% | 21.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 1.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.5% | 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) |
8.6% | 7.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
74.2% | 67.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.4% | 53.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.7% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.2% | 8.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.2% | 78.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.1% | 22.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
23,938 | 1,540,365 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.0 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
67,387 | 4,125,308 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.7% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
12.1% | 16.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$118,200 | $108,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
49,519 | 3,132,013 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.60 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$51,927 | $44,772 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,121 | $20,307 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
11.1% | 14.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Cabarrus County |
North Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
3,838 | 222,4311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
58,454 | 3,524,8141 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
10.7% | 4.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
10,960 | 604,618 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
11,181 | 642,597 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.0% | 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 |
1.7% | 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 |
1.0% | 1.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.5% | 27.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
11,669,652 | 156,821,943 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,693,297 | 104,331,152 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,854,532 | 88,821,486 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,261 | $10,686 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
178,757 | 11,237,386 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
2,152 | 85,777 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
759,424 | 65,862,8841 |