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North Carolina, District 5 Census Data

Population: 619,178

North Carolina, District 5

National

Gender

North Carolina, District 5	National
Male: 48.9% Female: 51.1%	Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

North Carolina, District 5	National
White: 89.5% Black of African American: 6.8% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2% Asian: 0.8% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 3.6% Two or More Races: 0.9%	White: 75.1% Black of African American: 12.3% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9% Asian: 3.6% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5% Two or More Races: 2.4%

Age

North Carolina, District 5	National
Median Age: 37.7 18 years and over: 76.9% 65 years and over: 13.5%	Median Age: 35.3 18 years and over: 74.3% 65 years and over: 12.4%

Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)

North Carolina, District 5	National
English Only: 94.1% Language other than English: 5.9% Spanish: 4.1%	English Only: 82.1% Language other than English: 17.9% Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

North Carolina, District 5	National
Employed: 63.3% Unemployed: 2.6%	Employed: 59.7% Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

North Carolina, District 5	National
Median Household Income: $39,710 Per capita Income: $21,041 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $31,985 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $24,499 Families below poverty level: 6.5% Individuals below poverty level: 9.5%	Median Household Income: $41,994 Per capita Income: $21,587 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194 Families below poverty level: 9.2% Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%

Education (population 25 years and older)

North Carolina, District 5	National
Graduate / Professional Degree: 6.6% High School / Graduate or Higher: 76.4% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 20.1%	Graduate / Professional Degree: 8.9% High School / Graduate or Higher: 80.4% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 24.4%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

North Carolina, District 5	National
Never Married: 20.3% Now Married: 61.7% Divorced: 8.7%	Never Married: 27.1% Now Married: 54.4% Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

North Carolina, District 5	National
Management and Professional: 30.0% Service: 11.9% Sales and Office: 24.1% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.8% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 11.1% Production, Transportation, etc.: 22.1%	Management and Professional: 33.6% Service: 14.9% Sales and Office: 26.7% Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4% Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%

Class Of Workers

North Carolina, District 5	National
Private wage and salary: 80.7% Government workers: 11.6% Self-employed: 7.4%	Private wage and salary: 78.5% Government workers: 14.6% Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

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