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County:

Vance County

State:

North Carolina

FIPS Code:

37181

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

102,275

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.28

% Water:

6.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

40

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education, Housing stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

32,691

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,748

12.4%

5.5%

6.9%

1990:

38,892

5.8%

1.1%

4.7%

2000:

42,954

10.4%

5.2%

5.3%

2005:

43,771

1.9%

-1.0%

2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

19,894

46.3%

0-to-19:

12,782

29.8%

Black:

20,604

48.0%

20-to-39:

11,823

27.5%

Hispanic:

1,957

4.6%

40-to-59:

11,169

26.0%

American Indian:

76

0.2%

60-plus:

7,180

16.7%

Other:

423

1.0%

Median Age:

34.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

169.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

68.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.7%

Median Family Income:

$36,389

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.3%

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