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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%
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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%
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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%
|
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%
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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%
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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%
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Source: 2000 U.S. Census
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