Nash County

Nash County is located in northeastern North Carolina.  The County Seat is Nashville and the largest city is Rocky Mount .  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.nash.nc.us/.  The 2014 population estimate is 94,357 and the 2010 census population was 95,837.  The land area is 540.41 square miles and there are 177.3 persons per square mile.

57.3% of the population is White, 39% is Black or African American, 6.6% is Hispanic or Latino, 1% is Asian, 0.9% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races.  83.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 19.2% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $117,300, there are 37,726 households, an average of 2.47 persons per household.  The per capita income is $22,880,  the median household income is $43,084, and 17% of the persons in Nash County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,883.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,271,214, and sales per capita were $13,643.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 17.4%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 26.9%.

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