Piedmont CC's Living Circumstances

Person County Schools Overview

Piedmont Community College located in Person County Schools area. A total of 15,896 households are located in Person County Schools area. Among them, 4,223 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.98 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 10,899 and 8,211 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.21% (857) of residents are non-citizens and 4.62% (1,795) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Person County Schools, North Carolina
Household	15,896
Population	38,830
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,223 (26.57%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,899
Total Students	8,211
Pre-Kindergarten	503
Kindergarten	296
Grade 1-8	3,797
Grade 9-12	2,160
College/Graduate School	1,455
Veterans	31,002
Non-citizen	857
Non-English Home Language	1,795
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

32,117 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,008 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,000 people are in civilian labor force and 8 are in armed labor force. 18,668 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Person County Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,252	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,444	84.62%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,663	9.11%
Public transportation	61	0.33%
Walked	202	1.11%
Other method	390	2.14%
Worked from home	492	2.70%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,668	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,020	32.25%
Service	3,137	16.80%
Sales and office	3,553	19.03%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,420	12.96%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,538	18.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,668	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	268	1.44%
Construction	1,656	8.87%
Manufacturing	2,682	14.37%
Wholesale trade	144	0.77%
Retail trade	2,064	11.06%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,311	7.02%
Information	263	1.41%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	488	2.61%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,613	8.64%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,250	28.12%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,288	6.90%
Other services, except public administration	772	4.14%
Public administration	869	4.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	18,668	-
Private wage and salary workers	14,789	79.22%
Government workers	2,995	16.04%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	854	4.57%
Unpaid family workers	30	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,737 for the 15,896 households in Person County Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $33,441. 35,565 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.29%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,896	-
Less than $10,000	925	5.82%
$10,000 - $14,999	950	5.98%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,930	12.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,869	11.76%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,114	13.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,929	18.43%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,231	14.03%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,192	13.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	554	3.49%
More than $200,000	202	1.27%
Median Household Income	$51,020	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,737	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	10,695	-
Less than $10,000	420	3.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	259	2.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	994	9.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,023	9.57%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,159	10.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,240	20.94%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,121	19.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,871	17.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	499	4.67%
More than $200,000	109	1.02%

Median Family Income	$65,704	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$74,256	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$33,441	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,830	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,830	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	38,957	-
With health insurance coverage	35,565	91.29%
Public coverage	15,558	39.94%
Private health insurance	25,502	65.46%
Without health insurance coverage	3,392	8.71%

Housing

There are 18,503 housing units in Person County Schools area, North Carolina with 15,896 units (85.91%) occupied. 12,152 houses (76.45%) are occupied by owner and 3,744 houses (23.55%) are rented. The average housing value is $123,100 and the average rental cost is $694. 337 houses (1.82%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,426 houses (13.11%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,503	-
Occupied	15,896	85.91%
Owner Occupied	12,152	76.45%
Renter Occupied	3,744	23.55%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	13,206	71.37%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	200	1.08%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	998	5.39%
Mobile Homes	4,099	22.15%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,503	-
Built 2014 or later	337	1.82%
Built 2010 - 2013	324	1.75%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,050	16.48%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,109	22.21%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,699	14.59%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,357	12.74%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,662	8.98%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,539	8.32%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,426	13.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,503	-
1 room	45	0.24%
2 rooms	27	0.15%
3 rooms	784	4.24%
4 rooms	2,612	14.12%
5 rooms	5,184	28.02%
6 rooms	4,088	22.09%
7 rooms	2,787	15.06%
8 rooms	1,660	8.97%
9 rooms or more	1,316	7.11%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	18,503	-
no bedroom	45	0.24%
1 bedroom	594	3.21%
2 bedrooms	4,244	22.94%
3 bedrooms	11,175	60.40%
4 bedrooms	2,099	11.34%
5 bedrooms or more	346	1.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	12,152	-
Less than $50,000	1,473	12.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,822	23.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,029	24.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,897	15.61%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,661	13.67%
$300,000 - $499,999	988	8.13%
$500,000 - $999,999	280	2.30%
$1,000,000 or more	2	0.02%
Median House Value	$123,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,349	-
Less than $500	713	21.29%
$500 - $999	1,959	58.50%
$1,000 - $1,499	630	18.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	41	1.22%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	6	0.18%
Median Rental Costs	$694	-

Demographic

A total of 39,345 people lives in Person County Schools area, North Carolina with 19,087 male and 20,258 female. The males to female ratio is 48.51 to 51.49. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	39,345	-
Male	19,087	48.51%
Female	20,258	51.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,345	-
Under 5 years	2,201	5.59%
5 - 9 years	2,200	5.59%
10 - 14 years	2,406	6.12%
15 - 19 years	2,645	6.72%
20 - 24 years	1,813	4.61%
25 - 34 years	4,236	10.77%
35 - 44 years	4,806	12.22%
45 - 54 years	5,424	13.79%
55 - 59 years	2,895	7.36%
60 - 64 years	3,262	8.29%
65 - 74 years	4,480	11.39%
75 - 84 years	2,212	5.62%
85 years and older	765	1.94%
Median Age	43.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	39,345	-
One Race	38,224	97.15%
White	26,592	67.59%
Black or African American	10,329	26.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native	270	0.69%
Asian	152	0.39%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	21	0.05%
Other	860	2.19%

Two or more races	1,121	2.85%
White and Black or African American	464	1.18%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	205	0.52%
White and Asian	102	0.26%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	117	0.30%