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Homeless Demographics

Indicators National North Carolina  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 9,061,032[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 1,081,696[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 2,573,630[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.04[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 25.54%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.05%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 67.41%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $55,028[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $71,440[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $681[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $27,229[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 6.85%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 16.90%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 22.62%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 17.78%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 17.01%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 82.99%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 25.62%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] 5.20%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[39] 11.53%[40] Birth rate ranking 38[41]