Person County Information
Person in
North Carolina occupies
404 square miles and has a 2006 population of
37,341, a change from a 2000 population of
35,623 and
30,180 in 1990.
11.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.7% percent is 25-35, and
15.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
154 acts of violent crime reported in
Person in 2004, a change from
147 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,212 people:
6.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.4%.
Read more about
Person, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Person | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 404 sq. miles | Ranked 2,581 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 37,341 | Ranked 1,223 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 37,201 | |
| Population 2000 | 35,623 | Ranked 1,229 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 30,180 | Ranked 1,290 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 70.4% | |
| African American | 28.3% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 154 | 147 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 10 | |
| Robberies | 19 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 125 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,151 | 932 |
| Burglaries | 404 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 709 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 38 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 19,612 | 18,151 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,212 | 795 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.2% | 4.4% |
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