| Population |
| Population 1990 |
42,283 |
| Population 2000 |
44,958 |
| Population Density 2000 |
54 |
| Percent Population Change 1990-2000 |
6.3% |
| Percent 0-17 |
23.4% |
| Percent 65 and over |
15.9% |
| Median Age |
40.2 |
| Percent Born in NC |
79.0% |
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| Income and Poverty |
| Median Household Income 2000 |
$31,066 |
| Per Capita Income 2000 |
$16,722 |
| Population in Poverty 2000 |
8,642 |
| Poverty Rate 2000 |
19.5% |
| Child Poverty Rate |
27.6% |
| Elderly Poverty Rate |
19.3% |
| Percent Receiving Food Stamps |
10.9% |
|
| Housing |
| Percent Unaffordable Housing |
19.2% |
| Percent Substandard Housing |
0.1% |
| Home-ownership Rate |
75.1% |
|
| Health |
| Physicians Per Population |
14.9 |
| Infant Mortality Rate |
13.2 |
| Percent Uninsured |
20.7% |
| Emergency Room Visit Rate |
272 |
|
| Education |
| Students Passing End of Grade Exams |
71.0% |
| White Students Passing End of Grade Exams |
81.7% |
| Black Students Passing End of Grade Exams |
56.3% |
| American Indian Students Passing End of Grade Exams |
|
| Asian Students Passing End of Grade Exams |
|
| Hispanic Students Passing End of Grade Exams |
74.5% |
| Per Student Expenditures K-12 |
$6,597 |
| Dropout Rate |
7.1% |
| Percent with Less Than High School Education |
25.0% |
| Percent with High School Diploma |
33.8% |
| Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher |
16.0% |
|
| Labor Force and Employment |
| Percent Working Age Population |
60.7% |
| Unemployment Rate 2003 |
9.7% |
| Female Labor Force Participation Rate |
50.6% |
| Percent Working in Manufacturing |
21.5% |
| Average Wage for Manufacturing |
$35,220 |
| Percent Professionals |
28.1% |
| Percent Working in Production |
19.3% |
| Percent Working in Sales |
22.8% |
| Total Announced Layoffs 2003 |
215 |
|
| Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| Total Agricultural Receipts |
$83,959,000 |
| Total Farms 1997 |
385 |
| Percent Family Owned Farms |
90.6% |
| Average Farm Size 1997 |
403 |
| Tobacco Dependency Ranking |
Low |
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| Other |
| Crime Rate |
38 |
| Property Tax Rate |
$0.60 |
| Ability to Pay |
13 |
| Percent Employed in Traditional Industries |
7.5% |
| Voting Rate |
62.2% |
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