COUNTY STATISTICS


AT-A-GLANCE



 

Population

134,813

Labor Force July, 2008

77,755

Unemployment rate July, 2008

7.6%

Retail sales 2006-2007

$750,691,583

Crime rate (per 100,000. 2006)

3.7%

Median family income 2006

$42,758

Average Weekly Wage (Total Industries)

$568.00 (3rd qtr. 2007)

 


MUNICIPAL TAXES AND POPULATION



MUNICIPALITY

TAX RATE (2003)

POPULATION (2000)

Archdale

$0.2300

9,014

Asheboro

$0.5000

21,672

Franklinville

$0.4000

1,258

Liberty

$0.4800

2,661

Ramseur

$0.4600

1,588

Randleman

$0.4800

3,557

Seagrove

$0.4000

246

Staley

$0.1250

347

Trinity

$0.0500

6,690

County

$0.5000

130,454

 


EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY



 


MAJOR MANUFACTURERS

 


MANUFACTURER

PRODUCT

Klaussner Furniture

Upholstered furniture

Energizer Battery

Batteries

Technimark, Inc.

Molded plastics

Ramtex

Woven fabrics

Sara Lee Knit

T-shirts, underwear

Acme McCrary Corp.

Hosiery

Sealy

Mattresses

Arrow International

Medical devices

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

Tire wire

The Timken Company

Roller bearings