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Overview for Pender County, NC Part of: Wilmington NC, Metropolitan Area
Pender County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 870.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 53.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 126.4%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 23.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.49 persons compared to an average family size of 2.90 persons.
In 2005 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $19,836. Per capita income grew by 5.3% 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)
46,429
Covered Employment
10,439
Growth (%) since 1990
60.9%
Average wage per job
$25,189
Households (2000)
16,054
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
7.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
22,183
Average wage per job
$30,805
Unemployment Rate (2005)
4.5
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$22,288
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$35,585
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
Pender County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 870.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 53.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 126.4%. On the 2000 census form, 99.1% of the population reported only one race, with 23.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.49 persons compared to an average family size of 2.90 persons.
