Charlotte.

• Position: BY THE NUMBERS - Statistical table

POPULATION (000s) COUNTY 1986 1996 2006 Alexander 26.6 30.9 36.3 Anson 24.6 24.6 25.4 Cabarrus 93.1 115.7 157.2 Catawba 113.2 131.4 151.1 Cleveland 83.7 92.1 96.7 Gaston 171.5 183.5 197.2 Iredell 87.9 107.9 145.2 Lincoln 46.1 58.4 71.3 Mecklenburg 459.4 615.9 826.9 Rowan 105.5 122.8 134.5 Stanly 50.2 54.9 59.1 Union 78.0 105.1 172.1 REGION 1,339.7 1,643.2 2,073.1 NORTH CAROLINA 6,323.2 7,490.8 8,860.3 Source: N.C. Office of Budget and Management PER CAPITA INCOME (000s) COUNTY 1985 1995 2005 Alexander $11.4 $19.0 $26.8 Anson 9.2 17.1 23.7 Cabarrus 13.1 22.7 32.1 Catawba 13.5 23.0 28.6 Cleveland 11.2 19.1 26.1 Gaston 11.8 20.7 29.9 Iredell 12.6 21.6 29.7 Lincoln 11.9 19.5 26.8 Mecklenburg 16.5 28.6 43.0 Rowan 12.1 19.3 27.4 Stanly 11.8 18.2 26.3 Union 13.2 19.8 29.0 REGION 13.7 23.5 34.3 NORTH CAROLINA 12.7 21.3 31.0 Source: N.C. Office of Budget and Management EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Accommodation/food services 80,703 Administrative/waste services 66,919 Construction 65,817 Educational services 68,089 Finance/insurance 62,545 Health care/social assistance 108,910 Manufacturing 146,351 Retail 113,280 Other 307,397 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2006 EMPLOYMENT (000s) COUNTY 1986 1996 2006 Alexander 14.4 16.3 17.6 Anson 11.2 10.4 10.3 Cabarrus 49.2 59.8 77.5 Catawba 63.0 71.6 73.6 Cleveland 38.1 43.4...