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Mecklenburg County, North Caroline

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Overview for Mecklenburg County, NC
Part of: Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC-SC, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury NC-SC, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 526.3 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 1,513.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 96.1%. On the 2000 census form, 98.5% of the population reported only one race, with 27.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 6.5% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.49 persons compared to an average family size of 3.06 persons.

In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $27,098. Per capita income grew by 17.4% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 796,372 Covered Employment 521,052
   Growth (%) since 1990 55.8%    Average wage per job $49,104
Households (2000) 273,416 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 6.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 430,061    Average wage per job $55,699
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $40,416    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $49,020 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 12.0    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 86.2 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 9.7%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 37.1    Average wage per job $90,712

  

 
 

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