Dare County Information
Dare in
North Carolina occupies
1,562 square miles and has a 2006 population of
33,935, a change from a 2000 population of
29,967 and
22,746 in 1990.
11.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.6% percent is 25-35, and
15.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
88 acts of violent crime reported in
Dare in 2004, a change from
60 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,030 people:
4.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.3%.
Read more about
Dare, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Dare | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 1,562 sq. miles | Ranked 425 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 33,935 | Ranked 1,316 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 33,720 | |
| Population 2000 | 29,967 | Ranked 1,398 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 22,746 | Ranked 1,547 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.5% | |
| African American | 3% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.6% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 88 | 60 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 17 | |
| Robberies | 7 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 63 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,574 | 1,848 |
| Burglaries | 468 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,049 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 57 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 22,689 | 18,771 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,030 | 813 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.5% | 4.3% |
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