Demographic Profile for Hoke County, North Carolina
Hoke County, North Carolina had an estimated population of 41,016 in 2005. The estimated population has increased very sharply, since the population in 2000 of 33,900. This growth shows an increase of 21 percent. Hoke ranks 20 of 100 counties when calculating total change in population for North Carolina and the county ranks 409 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Hoke County, North Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 42.1 percent White, 35.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 9.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 46.4 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Hoke has increased in diversity when 45.5 percent of the population were minorities.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Hoke County, North Carolina to be 30.4 years of age. The median age in Hoke is less than the median in North Carolina of 36.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 30.0 years of age. With 30.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Hoke can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 7.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.
When measuring the total land area, Hoke spans a total of 391 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 105 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Greene, TN (105 per sq. mile ), Comanche, OK (105 per sq. mile ), Pickaway, OH (106 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, OH (105 per sq. mile ), Larimer, CO (105 per sq. mile ), Seneca, OH (104 per sq. mile ).
Since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Hoke internationally. The migration from outside the US into Hoke accounts for 0.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Hoke County, North Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 42.1 percent White, 35.6 percent African American, 1 percent Asian, and 9.8 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high level of diversity, with 46.4 percent minorities. This is greater than the State of North Carolina percent of 29.6. Since 2000, Hoke has increased in diversity when 45.5 percent of the population were minorities.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Hoke County, North Carolina to be 30.4 years of age. The median age in Hoke is less than the median in North Carolina of 36.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 30.0 years of age. With 30.4 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Hoke can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 7.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.
When measuring the total land area, Hoke spans a total of 391 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low density of 105 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Greene, TN (105 per sq. mile ), Comanche, OK (105 per sq. mile ), Pickaway, OH (106 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Union, OH (105 per sq. mile ), Larimer, CO (105 per sq. mile ), Seneca, OH (104 per sq. mile ).
Since the year 2000, a high number of individuals have migrated to Hoke internationally. The migration from outside the US into Hoke accounts for 0.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of North Carolina. This level of international migration can be considered high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
