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State Senate District 16, NC

204,170 Population
93.1 square miles 2,192.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$63,521 ±$1,640 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$129,563 ±$3,558 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

4.8% ±0.8% (9,692  ±1,538) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

22.3 minutes ±1.3 (1,674,320  ±64,681) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

79,350 ±1,556 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (203,914  ±3,254) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.1% ±0.7% (2,734  ±395) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

85,000 ±1,458 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$512,500 ±$16,194 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

18.2% ±1.4% (36,736  ±2,926.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

96.8% ±1.5% (135,153  ±3,034.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
71.1% ±1.3% (99,309  ±2,427.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)
  • about double the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

25.3% ±1% (51,561  ±2,212) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

4.1% ±0.5% (6,332  ±813) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
6,332 Total veterans ±813 5,408 Male ±725 924 Female ±285

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