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County:

Caldwell County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37027

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

16.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

49,416

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

232,956

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Pisgah NF

49,416

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

40

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:

56,699

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

67,746

19.5%

10.1%

9.4%

1990:

70,709

4.4%

-0.9%

5.2%

2000:

77,415

9.5%

4.6%

4.9%

2005:

79,122

2.2%

1.2%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

70,307

90.8%

0-to-19:

19,820

25.6%

Black:

4,201

5.4%

20-to-39:

21,924

28.3%

Hispanic:

1,927

2.5%

40-to-59:

21,645

28.0%

American Indian:

147

0.2%

60-plus:

14,026

18.1%

Other:

833

1.1%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

164.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

66.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.4%

Median Family Income:

$41,665

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.6%

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