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| Comparing the racial diversity of the journalists | ||||||||||
| at America's daily newspapers | ||||||||||
| with the communities that they serve | ||||||||||
| Newsroom diversity report for | ||||||||||
| The News & Observer, Raleigh | ||||||||||
| Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Owner: McClatchy Co. (Calif.) | ||||||||||
| From a report for the Knight Foundation | ||||||||||
| by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig, June 2005 | ||||||||||
| Click here to read the national report or to select another newspaper | ||||||||||
| Year | Non-white % of newsroom staff |
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| 2005 | 21.0 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 17.4 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 19.8 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 19.2 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 19.4 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 15.7 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 15.5 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 15.8 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 16.0 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 11.2 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 11.2 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 9.6 | |||||||||
| 1993 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 8.2 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Did not report | |||||||||
| 1990 | 5.1 | |||||||||
| The latest year at peak is | 2005 | |||||||||
| See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures. | ||||||||||
| Newsroom Diversity Index | ||||||||||
| for The News & Observer, Raleigh | ||||||||||
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| Year | Non-white % of newsroom staff | Non-white % of circulation area | Newsroom Diversity Index (parity=100) | |||||||
| 2005 | 21.0 | 30.8 | 68 | |||||||
| 2004 | 17.4 | 30.8 | 57 | |||||||
| How the index is calculated | ||||||||||
| The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff | ||||||||||
| divided by the non-white percentage of residents in the circulation area. | ||||||||||
| (Parity = 100.) | ||||||||||
| Company index | ||||||||||
| This newspaper's owner, McClatchy Co. (Calif.), | ||||||||||
| has a companywide, circulation-weighted Diversity Index of 71. | ||||||||||
| See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures. | ||||||||||
| Peer group comparison | ||||||||||
| for The News & Observer, Raleigh | ||||||||||
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| This newspaper's Newsroom Diversity Index is 68. | This paper | |||||||||
| Peer group | ||||||||||
| Compare that with 64, which is the median Diversity Index for all newspapers | ||||||||||
| reporting in this circulation category of 100,001 to 250,000 daily sales. | ||||||||||
| In that group, this newspaper's Diversity Index ranks 24 out of 58 | ||||||||||
| newspapers reporting in the category of 100,001 to 250,000 daily sales. | ||||||||||
| FYI, in circulation, this newspaper's average weekday circulation of | ||||||||||
| approximately 164,294 ranks 68 out of 1,410 daily newspapers in the US. | ||||||||||
| See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures. | ||||||||||
| Details on race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| in the circulation area | ||||||||||
| and the home county | ||||||||||
| of The News & Observer, Raleigh | ||||||||||
| Circulation area | ||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | % of population | Number of residents |
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| Hispanic | 5.5 | 64,539 | ||||||||
| Black | 20.7 | 244,672 | ||||||||
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.9 | 34,150 | ||||||||
| Native-American | 0.4 | 4,389 | ||||||||
| Other non-white | 0.1 | 1,555 | ||||||||
| Multi-racial | 1.2 | 13,945 | ||||||||
| Non-white | 30.8 | 363,250 | ||||||||
| White | 69.2 | 817,135 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,180,385 | |||||||||
| Home county: Wake | ||||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | % of population | Number of residents |
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| Hispanic | 5.4 | 33,985 | ||||||||
| Black | 19.5 | 122,648 | ||||||||
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.4 | 21,361 | ||||||||
| Native-American | 0.3 | 1,821 | ||||||||
| Other non-white | 0.1 | 842 | ||||||||
| Multi-racial | 1.3 | 8,029 | ||||||||
| Non-white | 30.1 | 188,686 | ||||||||
| White | 70.0 | 439,160 | ||||||||
| Total | 627,846 | |||||||||
| The home county of this newspaper is Wake. | ||||||||||
| About this report | ||||||||||
| This third annual report for the Knight Foundation adds context to an annual survey by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. ASNE has set a goal that | ||||||||||
| every newspaper, to help it know its community and gather the news, should employ at least one non-white journalist, and that newspapers should strive to | ||||||||||
| employ non-whites in proportion to their share of the community. ASNE's report, at www.asne.org, shows each newspaper's non-white employment, but does | ||||||||||
| not disclose how closely that employment mirrors the newspaper's circulation area. | ||||||||||
| That gap is filled by the report you are reading now. This report was not done by ASNE, but was done for the Knight Foundation by Bill Dedman and | ||||||||||
| Stephen K. Doig. It shows how close each newspaper is to ASNE's goal, by comparing the newsroom staffing with the circulation area population. | ||||||||||
| The full report is at www.powerreporting.com/knight. | ||||||||||
| Notes and definitions | ||||||||||
| 1. The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff divided by the non-white percentage of the circulation area's residents. Parity = 100. | ||||||||||
| 2. Source for staffing: Survey by American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 2005. Newspapers report non-white staff as of the end of the previous year. | ||||||||||
| 3. Following ASNE's definition, newsroom staff includes only supervisors, reporters, editors, copy/layout editors and photographers. | ||||||||||
| 4. Also following ASNE's definition, "whites," "blacks," etc., exclude Hispanics, who are counted in a separate category. | ||||||||||
| 5. Source for boundaries of this newspaper's circulation area: ZIP Code circulation data, Audit Bureau of Circulations, latest available. | ||||||||||
| 6. A paper may define its circulation area differently for marketing efforts, or news coverage, or to set advertising rates. | ||||||||||
| 7. If ZIP Codes or counties are used, this report applies a threshold: 10 percent household penetration is required to include an area in the circulation area. | ||||||||||
| 8. Source for the demographics of residents of that circulation area: US Census 2000. | ||||||||||
| 9. Source for total circulation: Editor & Publisher magazine, Monday-Friday average at year-end 2004. | ||||||||||
| 10. Staff of non-English publications, such as the Miami Herald's El Nuevo Herald, are excluded from the ASNE staffing survey for the first time this year. | ||||||||||
| Demographics of ZIP Codes | ||||||||||
| where sales were reported by | ||||||||||
| The News & Observer, Raleigh | ||||||||||
| Note that some ZIP Codes listed here may not have been included in determining the newspaper's circulation area. In calculating the Diversity Index, a | ||||||||||
| ZIP Code was included only if the household penetration was at least 10 percent. Any lower-penetration ZIP Codes are also listed here for your information. | ||||||||||
| Also, if the newspaper reported more than 300 ZIP Codes, only the top 300 in weekday sales are listed here. | ||||||||||
| ZIP / City / State / Approx. distance in miles from the newspaper's home office | Weekday sales | Households | Penetration % (daily sales per 100 households) | Median household income | Non-white % of population |
Hispanic % of population |
Black % of population |
Native % of population |
Asian % of population |
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| 27615 / Raleigh / NC / 8.5 mi. | 7,986 | 15,843 | 50.4 | $71,166 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 3.7 | |
| 27511 / Cary / NC / 8.3 mi. | 7,977 | 17,117 | 46.6 | $68,382 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 5.6 | |
| 27609 / Raleigh / NC / 4.7 mi. | 6,150 | 14,660 | 42.0 | $50,880 | 27.9 | 9.2 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | |
| 27612 / Raleigh / NC / 6.3 mi. | 5,876 | 12,414 | 47.3 | $56,800 | 20.0 | 4.2 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | |
| 27613 / Raleigh / NC / 10.9 mi. | 5,513 | 14,621 | 37.7 | $71,066 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 4.2 | |
| 27513 / Cary / NC / 9.4 mi. | 5,479 | 14,164 | 38.7 | $72,436 | 22.2 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 10.1 | |
| 27604 / Raleigh / NC / 4 mi. | 5,129 | 13,377 | 38.3 | $47,421 | 43.1 | 6.3 | 30.5 | 0.3 | 4.0 | |
| 27606 / Raleigh / NC / 5.6 mi. | 4,448 | 15,275 | 29.1 | $40,754 | 27.8 | 6.5 | 13.1 | 0.5 | 6.0 | |
| 27610 / Raleigh / NC / 5.5 mi. | 4,416 | 14,937 | 29.6 | $37,505 | 80.9 | 9.6 | 69.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| 27603 / Raleigh / NC / 7.6 mi. | 4,295 | 12,501 | 34.4 | $41,979 | 32.9 | 8.4 | 21.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | |
| 27529 / Garner / NC / 9.8 mi. | 4,105 | 11,486 | 35.7 | $50,701 | 30.2 | 4.4 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| 27587 / Wake Forest / NC / 14.3 mi. | 4,062 | 10,656 | 38.1 | $56,832 | 16.8 | 2.6 | 11.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | |
| 27502 / Apex / NC / 13.7 mi. | 3,767 | 15,744 | 23.9 | $71,885 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | |
| 27607 / Raleigh / NC / 5 mi. | 3,478 | 7,162 | 48.6 | $53,438 | 22.6 | 4.6 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 5.2 | |
| 27614 / Raleigh / NC / 11.7 mi. | 3,346 | 3,722 | 89.9 | $106,022 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | |
| 27520 / Clayton / NC / 15.2 mi. | 3,325 | 11,888 | 28.0 | $52,493 | 22.4 | 6.4 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| 27526 / Fuquay Varina / NC / 19.7 mi. | 3,263 | 9,149 | 35.7 | $50,234 | 21.7 | 5.3 | 14.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 27514 / Chapel Hill / NC / 26.6 mi. | 3,102 | 18,932 | 16.4 | $47,082 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 6.4 | |
| 27608 / Raleigh / NC / 2.4 mi. | 2,573 | 5,065 | 50.8 | $53,267 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | |
| 27616 / Raleigh / NC / 7.8 mi. | 2,295 | 8,033 | 28.6 | $51,334 | 51.5 | 10.5 | 34.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 | |
| 27560 / Morrisville / NC / 12.6 mi. | 2,222 | 4,487 | 49.5 | $62,056 | 22.0 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 7.2 | |
| 27713 / Durham / NC / 18.3 mi. | 2,192 | 13,228 | 16.6 | $57,755 | 48.5 | 3.8 | 34.5 | 0.3 | 7.8 | |
| 27516 / Chapel Hill / NC / 30.5 mi. | 2,058 | 11,409 | 18.0 | $52,618 | 21.4 | 3.2 | 12.7 | 0.2 | 3.8 | |
| 27707 / Durham / NC / 21.3 mi. | 2,019 | 17,278 | 11.7 | $41,695 | 61.9 | 9.2 | 48.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 | |
| 27705 / Durham / NC / 25.7 mi. | 1,974 | 17,329 | 11.4 | $38,470 | 35.5 | 8.0 | 20.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 | |
| 27540 / Holly Springs / NC / 16.5 mi. | 1,800 | 4,460 | 40.4 | $65,375 | 26.3 | 3.1 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | |
| 27597 / Zebulon / NC / 18.4 mi. | 1,762 | 6,508 | 27.1 | $41,646 | 31.0 | 7.7 | 21.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 27591 / Wendell / NC / 13.6 mi. | 1,637 | 5,709 | 28.7 | $45,187 | 32.4 | 5.2 | 25.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| 27577 / Smithfield / NC / 26.1 mi. | 1,618 | 7,339 | 22.0 | $33,188 | 33.5 | 9.6 | 22.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| 27545 / Knightdale / NC / 8.7 mi. | 1,595 | 5,749 | 27.7 | $51,558 | 33.8 | 5.2 | 25.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | |
| 27330 / Sanford / NC / 36.2 mi. | 1,538 | 20,425 | 7.5 | $39,847 | 33.7 | 10.9 | 20.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| 27601 / Raleigh / NC / 0 mi. | 1,517 | 3,434 | 44.2 | $16,616 | 89.9 | 7.2 | 80.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 28557 / Morehead City / NC / 127.8 mi. | 1,477 | 5,809 | 25.4 | $37,615 | 14.4 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| 27312 / Pittsboro / NC / 33.6 mi. | 1,259 | 5,149 | 24.5 | $47,611 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| 27605 / Raleigh / NC / 1.6 mi. | 1,238 | 2,476 | 50.0 | $40,963 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | |
| 27549 / Louisburg / NC / 30.3 mi. | 1,193 | 8,154 | 14.6 | $35,666 | 40.3 | 4.3 | 34.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 27896 / Wilson / NC / 38.5 mi. | 1,190 | 5,528 | 21.5 | $54,150 | 15.9 | 1.6 | 12.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| 27501 / Angier / NC / 21.2 mi. | 1,182 | 4,853 | 24.4 | $40,622 | 25.8 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| 27804 / Rocky Mount / NC / 47.8 mi. | 1,136 | 10,253 | 11.1 | $40,376 | 38.2 | 2.7 | 32.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | |
| 27596 / Youngsville / NC / 19.5 mi. | 1,019 | 3,237 | 31.5 | $50,122 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 12.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| 27530 / Goldsboro / NC / 42.5 mi. | 904 | 14,697 | 6.2 | $31,535 | 47.3 | 2.1 | 43.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| 27893 / Wilson / NC / 40.2 mi. | 904 | 15,842 | 5.7 | $26,655 | 63.1 | 8.4 | 53.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 27858 / Greenville / NC / 76.6 mi. | 886 | 18,296 | 4.8 | $35,227 | 19.5 | 2.0 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | |
| 27510 / Carrboro / NC / 26.7 mi. | 878 | 6,730 | 13.0 | $31,220 | 38.2 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 | |
| 27504 / Benson / NC / 26 mi. | 875 | 5,070 | 17.3 | $34,816 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 12.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| 28560 / New Bern / NC / 101.5 mi. | 848 | 10,572 | 8.0 | $32,181 | 29.5 | 2.6 | 25.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
| 28373 / Pinebluff / NC / 66.3 mi. | 841 | 421 | 199.8 | $37,303 | 21.3 | 2.7 | 16.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
| 27703 / Durham / NC / 16.2 mi. | 816 | 11,612 | 7.0 | $41,435 | 63.3 | 10.3 | 50.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| 27712 / Durham / NC / 27.6 mi. | 814 | 6,589 | 12.4 | $65,400 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 15.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | |
| 27536 / Henderson / NC / 40.2 mi. | 795 | 15,136 | 5.3 | $30,101 | 53.2 | 4.7 | 47.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| 27534 / Goldsboro / NC / 50.9 mi. | 742 | 12,266 | 6.0 | $39,129 | 35.1 | 4.3 | 26.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | |
| 27886 / Tarboro / NC / 60.7 mi. | 730 | 7,476 | 9.8 | $34,749 | 49.9 | 5.1 | 44.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 28334 / Dunn / NC / 31.2 mi. | 700 | 9,125 | 7.7 | $31,647 | 30.3 | 4.3 | 23.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | |
| 27592 / Willow Spring / NC / 14.7 mi. | 699 | 3,332 | 21.0 | $46,641 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
| 27803 / Rocky Mount / NC / 44.5 mi. | 696 | 8,476 | 8.2 | $35,398 | 40.1 | 1.3 | 37.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 27278 / Hillsborough / NC / 32.9 mi. | 668 | 7,884 | 8.5 | $46,629 | 24.5 | 2.8 | 19.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| 27576 / Selma / NC / 24.9 mi. | 656 | 6,279 | 10.4 | $32,898 | 36.6 | 12.4 | 23.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 27525 / Franklinton / NC / 25.1 mi. | 651 | 4,017 | 16.2 | $38,131 | 40.1 | 5.0 | 33.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 27589 / Warrenton / NC / 46.6 mi. | 635 | 3,211 | 19.8 | $25,767 | 70.5 | 1.8 | 58.4 | 8.9 | 0.1 | |
| 27704 / Durham / NC / 21.8 mi. | 629 | 10,602 | 5.9 | $37,604 | 59.6 | 4.9 | 51.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| 28387 / Southern Pines / NC / 59.2 mi. | 609 | 5,727 | 10.6 | $41,250 | 27.5 | 2.1 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| 27524 / Four Oaks / NC / 30.7 mi. | 607 | 3,932 | 15.4 | $38,518 | 18.5 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| 27701 / Durham / NC / 21.4 mi. | 587 | 9,232 | 6.4 | $23,871 | 76.2 | 14.7 | 58.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | |
| 27546 / Lillington / NC / 37.1 mi. | 567 | 5,128 | 11.1 | $36,290 | 33.4 | 4.7 | 26.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
| 28504 / Kinston / NC / 65.2 mi. | 553 | 8,431 | 6.6 | $39,334 | 29.5 | 3.1 | 24.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
| 27856 / Nashville / NC / 40.6 mi. | 514 | 5,469 | 9.4 | $38,521 | 36.9 | 2.7 | 32.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 28562 / New Bern / NC / 93.8 mi. | 473 | 11,735 | 4.0 | $42,808 | 27.8 | 1.9 | 24.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
| 27834 / Greenville / NC / 72.4 mi. | 457 | 16,602 | 2.8 | $29,457 | 60.0 | 3.9 | 53.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| 27870 / Roanoke Rapids / NC / 68 mi. | 441 | 11,118 | 4.0 | $28,784 | 38.8 | 0.8 | 35.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| 28594 / Emerald Isle / NC / 118.7 mi. | 436 | 1,651 | 26.4 | $53,125 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| 28516 / Beaufort / NC / 131 mi. | 435 | 4,489 | 9.7 | $34,093 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 14.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 27542 / Kenly / NC / 30.1 mi. | 425 | 2,963 | 14.3 | $32,386 | 25.8 | 7.7 | 17.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 28512 / Atlantic Beach / NC / 128.5 mi. | 420 | 1,857 | 22.6 | $43,984 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 27801 / Rocky Mount / NC / 53.7 mi. | 392 | 7,926 | 4.9 | $28,068 | 77.2 | 0.9 | 75.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 27565 / Oxford / NC / 40.7 mi. | 372 | 8,790 | 4.2 | $37,156 | 48.2 | 4.1 | 43.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 28327 / Carthage / NC / 52.5 mi. | 369 | 5,150 | 7.2 | $39,152 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
| 27892 / Williamston / NC / 88.9 mi. | 350 | 6,082 | 5.8 | $30,409 | 43.4 | 1.8 | 40.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 27571 / Rolesville / NC / 14.3 mi. | 344 | 501 | 68.7 | $48,472 | 20.5 | 4.9 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 28339 / Erwin / NC / 29.6 mi. | 336 | 2,679 | 12.5 | $31,765 | 31.1 | 3.7 | 25.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| 27522 / Creedmoor / NC / 23.4 mi. | 317 | 3,497 | 9.1 | $39,736 | 23.9 | 2.4 | 19.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 27889 / Washington / NC / 87.3 mi. | 307 | 10,235 | 3.0 | $31,293 | 35.2 | 3.8 | 30.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 28570 / Newport / NC / 118.9 mi. | 303 | 6,994 | 4.3 | $38,412 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| 28501 / Kinston / NC / 69.7 mi. | 297 | 9,176 | 3.2 | $23,808 | 65.9 | 1.5 | 63.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 27882 / Spring Hope / NC / 31.4 mi. | 291 | 2,387 | 12.2 | $34,610 | 43.0 | 5.2 | 36.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 27557 / Middlesex / NC / 24 mi. | 287 | 2,540 | 11.3 | $33,668 | 34.1 | 8.7 | 24.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 27909 / Elizabeth City / NC / 136 mi. | 270 | 12,907 | 2.1 | $30,444 | 43.7 | 1.2 | 39.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | |
| 28532 / Havelock / NC / 115 mi. | 265 | 8,310 | 3.2 | $34,626 | 35.3 | 7.9 | 21.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | |
| 28540 / Jacksonville / NC / 98.4 mi. | 259 | 15,860 | 1.6 | $32,602 | 33.2 | 6.3 | 21.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | |
| 28525 / Deep Run / NC / 68.2 mi. | 245 | 1,114 | 22.0 | $31,284 | 19.3 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| 27344 / Siler City / NC / 45 mi. | 242 | 5,776 | 4.2 | $35,596 | 42.9 | 22.6 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 28328 / Clinton / NC / 54 mi. | 238 | 9,413 | 2.5 | $31,017 | 47.5 | 10.2 | 33.5 | 2.8 | 0.4 | |
| 27817 / Chocowinity / NC / 90.4 mi. | 237 | 2,435 | 9.7 | $32,483 | 26.6 | 2.6 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 28365 / Mount Olive / NC / 45.6 mi. | 229 | 5,659 | 4.0 | $31,100 | 39.2 | 13.7 | 24.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 28584 / Swansboro / NC / 112.3 mi. | 219 | 3,341 | 6.6 | $39,306 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| 27569 / Princeton / NC / 35.2 mi. | 200 | 2,486 | 8.0 | $35,424 | 14.5 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 27508 / Bunn / NC / 24.9 mi. | 194 | 499 | 38.9 | $34,464 | 58.7 | 4.0 | 53.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| 27302 / Mebane / NC / 42.3 mi. | 175 | 8,549 | 2.0 | $41,171 | 26.1 | 3.9 | 20.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| 27215 / Burlington / NC / 51.4 mi. | 173 | 14,367 | 1.2 | $41,858 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 1.6 | |
| 27562 / New Hill / NC / 19.4 mi. | 173 | 640 | 27.0 | $57,900 | 21.9 | 5.1 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
| 28515 / Bayboro / NC / 113.2 mi. | 168 | 1,161 | 14.5 | $26,232 | 55.7 | 1.4 | 53.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 27521 / Coats / NC / 25 mi. | 160 | 2,178 | 7.3 | $31,517 | 21.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
| 27962 / Plymouth / NC / 105.7 mi. | 153 | 3,159 | 4.8 | $25,746 | 56.5 | 1.9 | 53.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| 27509 / Butner / NC / 25.8 mi. | 147 | 1,478 | 9.9 | $40,640 | 57.5 | 6.7 | 47.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| 27503 / Bahama / NC / 29.2 mi. | 142 | 1,270 | 11.2 | $55,272 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
| 27828 / Farmville / NC / 61.7 mi. | 142 | 3,528 | 4.0 | $32,306 | 46.5 | 4.4 | 41.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 27850 / Littleton / NC / 61.4 mi. | 137 | 3,195 | 4.3 | $35,108 | 45.9 | 0.9 | 42.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |
| 27910 / Ahoskie / NC / 97.7 mi. | 131 | 4,353 | 3.0 | $26,234 | 61.9 | 1.4 | 57.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | |
| 28358 / Lumberton / NC / 82 mi. | 125 | 13,601 | 0.9 | $29,275 | 51.6 | 3.8 | 28.8 | 17.3 | 0.6 | |
| 28366 / Newton Grove / NC / 41.2 mi. | 122 | 1,730 | 7.1 | $35,558 | 39.3 | 16.6 | 21.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 27874 / Scotland Neck / NC / 71.6 mi. | 120 | 2,255 | 5.3 | $21,875 | 73.9 | 1.7 | 71.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| 27983 / Windsor / NC / 98.1 mi. | 119 | 3,545 | 3.4 | $25,911 | 63.2 | 0.8 | 61.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| 28580 / Snow Hill / NC / 56.1 mi. | 119 | 3,365 | 3.5 | $30,732 | 47.3 | 5.8 | 40.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 28551 / La Grange / NC / 59.2 mi. | 114 | 4,746 | 2.4 | $33,137 | 40.4 | 5.5 | 33.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 27568 / Pine Level / NC / 28.5 mi. | 114 | 33 | 345.5 | $16,875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 27559 / Moncure / NC / 23.8 mi. | 113 | 858 | 13.2 | $34,659 | 30.9 | 2.9 | 24.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | |
| 27944 / Hertford / NC / 126.4 mi. | 110 | 4,166 | 2.6 | $29,475 | 29.7 | 0.6 | 28.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 27925 / Columbia / NC / 136.2 mi. | 108 | 1,439 | 7.5 | $25,094 | 46.4 | 3.9 | 41.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| 27807 / Bailey / NC / 30.8 mi. | 107 | 2,130 | 5.0 | $34,375 | 34.0 | 11.6 | 21.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 27846 / Jamesville / NC / 96.8 mi. | 106 | 1,149 | 9.2 | $32,750 | 33.5 | 2.8 | 29.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | |
| 27822 / Elm City / NC / 44 mi. | 101 | 3,030 | 3.3 | $33,908 | 35.3 | 1.9 | 32.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 28403 / Wilmington / NC / 115.5 mi. | 101 | 13,915 | 0.7 | $31,044 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| 28405 / Wilmington / NC / 113.7 mi. | 101 | 10,349 | 1.0 | $44,336 | 23.5 | 1.6 | 19.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| 27932 / Edenton / NC / 115.9 mi. | 97 | 4,733 | 2.0 | $31,045 | 41.5 | 1.5 | 38.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 28352 / Laurinburg / NC / 83.9 mi. | 95 | 9,400 | 1.0 | $31,293 | 49.5 | 1.2 | 38.6 | 7.8 | 0.7 | |
| 28315 / Aberdeen / NC / 66.7 mi. | 91 | 3,835 | 2.4 | $33,461 | 34.3 | 4.0 | 25.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | |
| 28575 / Salter Path / NC / 123.9 mi. | 90 | 52 | 173.1 | $38,500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 28590 / Winterville / NC / 71.1 mi. | 88 | 5,307 | 1.7 | $42,281 | 28.4 | 2.4 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| 27505 / Broadway / NC / 33.5 mi. | 87 | 1,711 | 5.1 | $37,532 | 23.4 | 7.6 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| 27851 / Lucama / NC / 35.3 mi. | 86 | 1,848 | 4.7 | $36,090 | 20.6 | 3.7 | 15.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 27949 / Kitty Hawk / NC / 164.1 mi. | 83 | 2,599 | 3.2 | $53,217 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 27823 / Enfield / NC / 59.5 mi. | 80 | 3,124 | 2.6 | $23,861 | 85.2 | 0.9 | 81.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | |
| 27506 / Buies Creek / NC / 25 mi. | 79 | 485 | 16.3 | $17,500 | 17.6 | 2.2 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | |
| 27959 / Nags Head / NC / 175.6 mi. | 75 | 1,162 | 6.5 | $53,065 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| 28480 / Wrightsville Beach / NC / 117.1 mi. | 71 | 1,258 | 5.6 | $55,417 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| 28571 / Oriental / NC / 119.7 mi. | 70 | 1,170 | 6.0 | $38,566 | 21.7 | 1.3 | 19.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| 27890 / Weldon / NC / 72.7 mi. | 70 | 1,074 | 6.5 | $24,755 | 76.2 | 0.6 | 74.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| 27572 / Rougemont / NC / 35.4 mi. | 69 | 2,449 | 2.8 | $51,136 | 17.9 | 2.5 | 13.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 28305 / Fayetteville / NC / 52.2 mi. | 67 | 2,926 | 2.3 | $35,255 | 29.7 | 2.9 | 23.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |
| 27243 / Efland / NC / 37.4 mi. | 65 | 1,271 | 5.1 | $40,625 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| 27845 / Jackson / NC / 76.7 mi. | 65 | 772 | 8.4 | $26,354 | 61.6 | 0.5 | 60.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 27809 / Battleboro / NC / 68.8 mi. | 64 | 1,841 | 3.5 | $30,423 | 61.0 | 2.2 | 57.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 27376 / West End / NC / 62.8 mi. | 61 | 3,134 | 1.9 | $44,206 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 16.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |
| 27563 / Norlina / NC / 55.8 mi. | 58 | 1,805 | 3.2 | $27,131 | 64.5 | 1.0 | 62.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 28333 / Dudley / NC / 48.4 mi. | 58 | 4,113 | 1.4 | $31,647 | 56.9 | 9.7 | 45.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| 27808 / Bath / NC / 107.6 mi. | 57 | 965 | 5.9 | $37,670 | 14.7 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| 27830 / Fremont / NC / 39.7 mi. | 57 | 1,982 | 2.9 | $32,500 | 30.5 | 3.4 | 25.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| 27816 / Castalia / NC / 39.2 mi. | 56 | 780 | 7.2 | $29,764 | 37.9 | 3.8 | 31.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | |
| 27878 / Sharpsburg / NC / 45.3 mi. | 54 | 653 | 8.3 | $29,514 | 31.3 | 1.6 | 28.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 28311 / Fayetteville / NC / 44.1 mi. | 54 | 12,460 | 0.4 | $41,128 | 48.6 | 5.9 | 37.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | |
| 28349 / Kenansville / NC / 63.2 mi. | 54 | 1,146 | 4.7 | $31,825 | 46.3 | 5.3 | 40.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| 28401 / Wilmington / NC / 112.9 mi. | 53 | 9,650 | 0.5 | $22,204 | 55.9 | 2.8 | 51.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| 28341 / Faison / NC / 54.9 mi. | 52 | 1,573 | 3.3 | $28,561 | 56.8 | 24.1 | 31.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| 27855 / Murfreesboro / NC / 97.6 mi. | 52 | 2,350 | 2.2 | $28,010 | 64.7 | 2.3 | 60.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| 27810 / Belhaven / NC / 116.2 mi. | 49 | 1,880 | 2.6 | $26,918 | 38.3 | 3.5 | 33.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| 27863 / Pikeville / NC / 44.4 mi. | 49 | 3,068 | 1.6 | $35,811 | 17.8 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
| 27883 / Stantonsburg / NC / 46.1 mi. | 49 | 1,279 | 3.8 | $31,575 | 42.3 | 6.5 | 35.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 27954 / Manteo / NC / 166.6 mi. | 49 | 2,095 | 2.3 | $37,893 | 18.8 | 3.7 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| 28466 / Wallace / NC / 81.8 mi. | 49 | 3,297 | 1.5 | $27,624 | 39.1 | 11.0 | 27.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 27544 / Kittrell / NC / 31.4 mi. | 48 | 1,347 | 3.6 | $40,056 | 45.6 | 1.5 | 42.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | |
| 27253 / Graham / NC / 42 mi. | 43 | 10,108 | 0.4 | $38,848 | 25.6 | 8.8 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| 28574 / Richlands / NC / 86 mi. | 43 | 3,784 | 1.1 | $31,523 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| 27839 / Halifax / NC / 69.9 mi. | 42 | 1,280 | 3.3 | $24,306 | 69.9 | 0.9 | 67.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| 27880 / Sims / NC / 30.2 mi. | 39 | 808 | 4.8 | $40,741 | 34.4 | 13.2 | 20.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| 27820 / Conway / NC / 88.2 mi. | 36 | 1,096 | 3.3 | $29,012 | 39.2 | 0.3 | 38.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| 28398 / Warsaw / NC / 62.3 mi. | 36 | 2,672 | 1.3 | $28,458 | 63.6 | 15.9 | 46.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| 28572 / Pink Hill / NC / 72.2 mi. | 35 | 2,216 | 1.6 | $32,500 | 18.8 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 28425 / Burgaw / NC / 93.3 mi. | 34 | 3,355 | 1.0 | $30,722 | 39.4 | 4.1 | 34.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| 28510 / Arapahoe / NC / 114.5 mi. | 34 | 614 | 5.5 | $38,382 | 27.2 | 2.7 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
| 27555 / Micro / NC / 28.2 mi. | 34 | 203 | 16.7 | $27,679 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| 27832 / Gaston / NC / 72.6 mi. | 34 | 1,294 | 2.6 | $25,022 | 62.7 | 0.9 | 60.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| 27869 / Rich Square / NC / 81.2 mi. | 34 | 1,039 | 3.3 | $27,647 | 67.5 | 1.0 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| 27948 / Kill Devil Hills / NC / 166 mi. | 34 | 3,956 | 0.9 | $40,968 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
| 28303 / Fayetteville / NC / 51.8 mi. | 34 | 12,969 | 0.3 | $39,150 | 51.0 | 7.0 | 36.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | |
| 28518 / Beulaville / NC / 75.3 mi. | 33 | 2,363 | 1.4 | $31,319 | 26.2 | 7.7 | 17.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 28586 / Vanceboro / NC / 87.5 mi. | 31 | 2,531 | 1.2 | $30,572 | 32.2 | 2.8 | 27.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| 27864 / Pinetops / NC / 52.2 mi. | 31 | 1,589 | 2.0 | $32,413 | 45.7 | 2.2 | 43.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 27928 / Creswell / NC / 122.3 mi. | 30 | 820 | 3.7 | $32,148 | 35.6 | 4.3 | 29.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
| 28458 / Rose Hill / NC / 74.1 mi. | 29 | 2,242 | 1.3 | $27,386 | 59.3 | 16.8 | 41.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 28472 / Whiteville / NC / 102 mi. | 29 | 7,360 | 0.4 | $27,105 | 36.2 | 1.8 | 32.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |
| 27837 / Grimesland / NC / 81.7 mi. | 26 | 1,616 | 1.6 | $39,403 | 35.6 | 7.6 | 26.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| 27573 / Roxboro / NC / 47.7 mi. | 25 | 9,772 | 0.3 | $35,374 | 36.6 | 2.2 | 32.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| 27812 / Bethel / NC / 70.4 mi. | 25 | 1,089 | 2.3 | $28,750 | 61.4 | 2.5 | 58.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 27829 / Fountain / NC / 58.4 mi. | 25 | 677 | 3.7 | $25,795 | 37.2 | 3.8 | 32.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 27857 / Oak City / NC / 75.3 mi. | 25 | 827 | 3.0 | $26,500 | 64.2 | 3.3 | 60.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| 28314 / Fayetteville / NC / 54.2 mi. | 25 | 17,237 | 0.1 | $41,775 | 58.3 | 8.9 | 42.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | |
| 28394 / Vass / NC / 51.7 mi. | 23 | 1,725 | 1.3 | $37,825 | 20.6 | 4.0 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | |
| 27355 / Staley / NC / 53.5 mi. | 23 | 956 | 2.4 | $40,217 | 21.3 | 6.2 | 13.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| 27970 / Roper / NC / 114.5 mi. | 23 | 1,394 | 1.6 | $32,522 | 53.5 | 1.8 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| 28531 / Harkers Island / NC / 143.1 mi. | 22 | 661 | 3.3 | $33,125 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 27843 / Hobgood / NC / 68.3 mi. | 21 | 499 | 4.2 | $25,329 | 57.5 | 2.7 | 54.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| 27551 / Macon / NC / 56.6 mi. | 20 | 847 | 2.4 | $31,629 | 51.6 | 2.0 | 41.1 | 7.4 | 0.1 | |
| 27581 / Stem / NC / 30.6 mi. | 19 | 974 | 2.0 | $45,505 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
| 27813 / Black Creek / NC / 40.4 mi. | 19 | 142 | 13.4 | $30,893 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| 27871 / Robersonville / NC / 76.4 mi. | 19 | 1,963 | 1.0 | $25,706 | 62.0 | 2.4 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | |
| 27888 / Walstonburg / NC / 53.6 mi. | 19 | 938 | 2.0 | $33,826 | 51.6 | 13.1 | 36.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| 27891 / Whitakers / NC / 55.2 mi. | 19 | 1,827 | 1.0 | $34,750 | 66.4 | 1.9 | 62.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| 28412 / Wilmington / NC / 120.3 mi. | 19 | 10,168 | 0.2 | $41,877 | 13.5 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| 28382 / Roseboro / NC / 54.6 mi. | 18 | 2,324 | 0.8 | $31,044 | 35.9 | 3.5 | 30.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | |
| 27805 / Aulander / NC / 88.5 mi. | 18 | 1,322 | 1.4 | $25,102 | 50.4 | 1.0 | 48.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| 28513 / Ayden / NC / 74.6 mi. | 17 | 3,934 | 0.4 | $32,192 | 38.7 | 3.8 | 33.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| 28579 / Smyrna / NC / 136.6 mi. | 16 | 161 | 9.9 | $45,125 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 28409 / Wilmington / NC / 119.6 mi. | 13 | 10,036 | 0.1 | $59,100 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | |
| 28511 / Atlantic / NC / 141.6 mi. | 13 | 362 | 3.6 | $26,550 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | |
| 28519 / Bridgeton / NC / 101.4 mi. | 12 | 152 | 7.9 | $30,000 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| 28461 / Southport / NC / 122.1 mi. | 11 | 3,966 | 0.3 | $40,129 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| 27706 / Durham / NC / 22.9 mi. | 11 | 63 | 17.5 | $127,873 | 27.8 | 3.9 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 10.0 | |
| 28304 / Fayetteville / NC / 55.7 mi. | 11 | 13,504 | 0.1 | $40,546 | 43.9 | 6.9 | 30.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | |
| 27263 / High Point / NC / 74.2 mi. | 10 | 7,832 | 0.1 | $37,832 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 2.7 | |
| 28527 / Ernul / NC / 96.2 mi. | 10 | 374 | 2.7 | $45,536 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| 28301 / Fayetteville / NC / 49.6 mi. | 6 | 13,338 | 0.0 | $27,371 | 61.9 | 2.2 | 55.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | |
| 27844 / Hollister / NC / 51.8 mi. | 4 | 886 | 0.5 | $16,969 | 95.8 | 1.4 | 35.0 | 55.6 | 0.2 | |
| 27252 / Goldston / NC / 42.9 mi. | 3 | 610 | 0.5 | $31,971 | 25.4 | 2.0 | 22.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| 27207 / Bear Creek / NC / 42.6 mi. | 1 | 1,487 | 0.1 | $41,867 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| 28445 / Holly Ridge / NC / 109 mi. | 1 | 1,971 | 0.1 | $36,311 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
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