Population

Population (2003 Census)
Sampson County	63,983
Autryville	203
Clinton	8,636
Garland	826
Harrells	206
Newton Grove	610
Roseboro	1,276
Salemburg	473
Turkey	267
30-Mile Radius of Clinton, NC	205,881
45-Mile Radius of Clinton, NC	871,409
80-Mile Radius of Clinton, NC	3,426,408

Population Ethnicity (2000 Census)
White	35,955	59.8%
African American	18,018	29.9%
Hispanic	6,477	10.8%
Other	4,183	7.0%
American Indian	1,086	1.8%

Median Age (2000 Census)
Sampson County	38
30-Mile Radius	36
45-Mile Radius	33

Population 19-44 (2000 Census)
Total	23,573
Male	12,252
Female	11,285

Area (In Square Miles)
Total Area	947.45
Land Area	945.45
Water Area	2.1

Density (Per Sq. Mile / 2000 Census)
	Population	Housing Units
Sampson County	63.6	26.6
North Carolina	165.2	72.3

Income (2000 Census)
Personal Per Capita	$23,476
Median HH Income	$31,793
Median Family Income	$38,072
HUD Median Family Income	$43,100

Effective Buying Income
Income Range	% of Households
$ 20,000-34,000	22.5%
$ 35,000-49,999	16.6%
$ 50,000 or more	27.8%

Housing Characteristics (2000 Census)
Total Persons	60,161
Total Housing Units	25,142
Total Occupied Units	22,273
Total Housing Population	58,812

Historical Population
	1980	1990	2000	2003
Sampson County	49,687	47,499	60,161	63,983

Population Changes
	1990	% Change	2000	% Change	2010	% Change	2020	% Change
Sampson County	47,499	na	60,296	26.9%	74,290	23.2%	89,194	20.0%
North Carolina	6,628,637	na	8,077,662	21.8%	9,491,374	17.5%	10,966,140	15.5%

Population by Municipality
	1980	1990	2000	2003
Total Municipal	11,837	11,896	12,405	12,497
Autryville	228	166	196	203
Clinton	7,552	8,204	8,600	8,636
Garland	885	746	808	826
Harrells	222	185	197	206
Newton Grove	564	511	606	610
Roseboro	1,227	1,441	1,267	1,276
Salemburg	742	409	469	473
Turkey	417	234	262	267

Population by Age
	1990	%	2000	%	2005	%	2010	%
Sampson County	47,297	100.0%	60,161	100.0%	63,375	100.0%	68,804	100.0%
Under 18	12,445	26.3%	15,530	25.8%	16,246	25.6%	17,888	26.0%
18-44	18,279	38.6%	23,537	39.1%	24,431	38.5%	25,757	37.4%
45-64	9,796	20.7%	13,390	22.3%	14,903	23.5%	16,663	24.2%
Over 65	6,777	14.4%	7,706	12.8%	7,795	12.4%	8,496	12.4%
Median Age	34.6		35.01		35.20		35.74

Population 18 to 44
Total	Male	Female
23537	12252	11285

Ethnicity (2000)
Sampson County	100.0%
White	56.8%
African American	29.9%
Hispanic	10.8%
American Indian	1.8%
Other	0.7%

Hispanic Growth
1990	2000	Number	% Change
727	6,477	5,750	790.9%

Radius (Clinton) 2003
30-Miles	205,881
45-Miles	871,409
50-Miles	1,568,482
80-Miles	3,426,408

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