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People QuickFacts | Henderson County | North Carolina
Population, 2013 estimate | 109,540 | 9,848,060
Population, 2012 estimate | 108,097 | 9,748,364
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 106,742 | 9,535,471
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.6% | 3.3%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.3% | 2.2%
Population, 2010 | 106,740 | 9,535,483
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.3% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 20.1% | 23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 23.4% | 13.8%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.6% | 51.3%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 93.3% | 71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 3.2% | 22.0%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.6% | 1.5%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.1% | 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.6% | 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 10.0% | 8.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 84.0% | 64.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 87.8% | 84.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 8.0% | 7.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 10.6% | 10.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 87.0% | 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 27.8% | 26.8%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 11,823 | 738,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 21.6 | 23.5
Housing units, 2012 | 54,899 | 4,375,234
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 75.9% | 67.1%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 9.7% | 17.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $187,800 | $153,600
Households, 2008-2012 | 44,997 | 3,693,221
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.33 | 2.51
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $26,260 | $25,285
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $46,503 | $46,450
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.5% | 16.8%
Business QuickFacts | Henderson County | North Carolina
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 2,514 | 215,113
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 29,509 | 3,284,592
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 0.8% | 1.5%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 8,241 | 656,617
Total number of firms, 2007 | 10,528 | 798,791
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.7% | 10.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.4% | 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,129,645 | 205,867,299
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 709,882 | 88,795,885
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,479,207 | 114,578,173
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,699 | $12,641
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 170,539 | 16,126,939
Building permits, 2012 | 462 | 48,692
Geography QuickFacts | Henderson County | North Carolina
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 373.07 | 48,617.91
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 286.1 | 196.1
FIPS Code | 89 | 37
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Asheville, NC Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts