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County:

Burke County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37023

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

14.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

47,946

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

255,068

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Pisgah NF

47,946

% Water:

1.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

41

Mean July Temp:

76

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

60,364

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

72,504

20.1%

12.5%

7.7%

1990:

75,744

4.5%

0.2%

4.2%

2000:

89,148

17.7%

13.3%

4.4%

2005:

89,399

0.3%

-0.8%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

75,727

84.9%

0-to-19:

24,014

26.9%

Black:

5,953

6.7%

20-to-39:

24,929

28.0%

Hispanic:

3,180

3.6%

40-to-59:

24,075

27.0%

American Indian:

213

0.2%

60-plus:

16,130

18.1%

Other:

4,075

4.6%

Median Age:

36.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

175.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.8%

Median Family Income:

$42,114

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.0%

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