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Union (East) & Anson Counties--Monroe City PUMA, NC

128,750 Population
1,033.4 square miles 124.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,857 ±$2,442 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,018 ±$4,897 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.5% ±3.3% (15,621  ±4,171) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30 minutes ±0.9 (1,517,250  ±69,958) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,563 ±2,855 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (124,753  ±6,893) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

8.4% ±4.1% (2,185  ±1,089) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

51,141 ±2,928 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$343,500 ±$18,343 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.5% ±2.1% (12,067  ±2,776.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.2% ±3.4% (80,021  ±5,076.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.1% ±2.6% (22,734  ±2,602.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

15% ±2.2% (17,035  ±2,524.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9.9% ±2.5% (12,797  ±3,310) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±1.2% (6,796  ±1,296) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,796 Total veterans ±1,296 5,804 Male ±1,164 992 Female ±490

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