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Merritt, NC, 28555 QuickFacts

	Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
Total population	4,528	281,421,906
State	North Carolina
City	merritt
Zip(s)	28555

Merritt, NC, 28555 Population

	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
Male	2,222	49.07%	49.06%
Female	2,306	50.93%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.9		35.3

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	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
18 years and over	3,297	72.81%	74.31%
21 years and over	3,132	69.17%	69.97%
62 years and over	629	13.89%	14.66%
65 years and over	497	10.98%	12.43%

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	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
White	3,073	67.87%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,275	28.16%	12.32%
Asian	18	0.4%	3.64%
Some other race	93	2.05%	5.46%
Two or more races	69	1.52%	2.43%

Merritt, NC, 28555 Housing

	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
Total households	1,714		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,275	74.39%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	439	25.61%	31.94%

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	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
Total housing units	1,955		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	230	11.76%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	1,714	87.67%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,343	68.7%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	371	18.98%	30.77%

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	Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	164	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	384	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	62	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	25	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	8	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	73,100	119,600

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	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	322	18.79%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	433	25.26%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	277	16.16%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	314	18.32%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	172	10.04%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	203	11.84%	9.65%

Merritt, NC, 28555 Education

	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,194		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	91	7.62%	6.47%
Kindergarten	99	8.29%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	544	45.56%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	300	25.13%	21.38%
College or graduate school	160	13.4%	22.81%

Merritt, NC, 28555 Economy

	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
Population 16 years and over	3,447		217,168,077
In labor force	2,071	60.08%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	2,043	59.27%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,912	55.47%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	131	3.8%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	28	0.81%	0.53%
Not in labor force	1,376	39.92%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,797	52.13%	51.66%
In labor force	915	26.54%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	915	26.54%	29.65%
- - Employed	847	24.57%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	328	9.52%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	201		12,787,501

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	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,699		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	271	15.95%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	160	9.42%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	253	14.89%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	265	15.6%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	338	19.89%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	232	13.66%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	93	5.47%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	55	3.24%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1	0.06%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	31	1.82%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,164		41,994

	Merritt, NC, 28555	%, Merritt, NC, 28555	United States
With earnings	1,344	38.99%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,970		56,604
With Social Security income	419	12.16%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	7,423		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	100	2.9%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,428		6,320
With public assistance income	73	2.12%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	955		3,032
With retirement income	384	11.14%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,225		17,376

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