State: North Carolina
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 24,245 | 
| 2000 Population: | 24,165 | 
| White Population: | 22,085 | 
| Black Population: | 1,224 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 592 | 
| Asian Population: | 304 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 29 | 
| Indian Population: | 1 | 
| Other Population: | 313 | 
| Male Population: | 12,030 | 
| Female Population: | 12,135 | 
| Median Age: | 36.6 | 
| Male Median Age: | 35.3 | 
| Female Median Age: | 37.9 | 
| Households: | 10,090 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.55 | 
| Average House Value: | $95,300 | 
| Average Household Income: | $39,018 | 
| Land Area: | 177.125 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.077 sq mi | 
All Healing Springs Kilby , Liledown , Little River , Paynes Store , Taylorsville
            Hiddenite, NC (       8.0 miles)
             Stony Point, NC (       9.6 miles)
             Moravian Falls, NC (      10.8 miles)
             Boomer, NC (      11.7 miles)
             Scotts, NC (      11.8 miles)
             Conover, NC (      12.2 miles)
             Claremont, NC (      13.0 miles)
             Granite Falls, NC (      15.0 miles)
             Wilkesboro, NC (      15.5 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 8,049,313 | 
| White Population: | 5,804,656 | 
| Black Population: | 1,737,545 | 
| Asian Population: | 113,689 | 
| Indian Population: | 99,551 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 3,983 | 
| Other Population: | 186,629 | 
| Male Population: | 3,942,695 | 
| Female Population: | 4,106,618 | 
| Median Age: | 35.30 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.80 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 3,132,013 | 
| White Households: | 2,366,455 | 
| Black Households: | 626,997 | 
| Asian Households: | 33,079 | 
| Indian Households: | 34,038 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 1,033 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.49 | 
| Average Family Size: | 2.98 |