Richmond County Economic Development

Population, 2003 estimate	46,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	0.2%
Population, 2000	46,564
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	4.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	13.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000	50.9%

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	North Carolina QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

White persons, percent, 2000 ^A	64.8%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 ^A	30.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 ^A	1.7%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 ^A	0.7%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000^A	1.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.2%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	63.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 ^B	2.8%

^A - Includes persons reporting only one race.
^B - Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.