Alamance County vs. Chatham County

Alamance County (NC)Chatham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)166,43673,139
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.1%15.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)151,16063,481
Population, Census, April 1, 2010151,13163,505
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%24.4%
Female persons, percent52.6%52.2%
White alone, percent73.9%82.1%
Black or African American alone, percent20.6%12.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%1.2%
Asian alone, percent1.8%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.9%12.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.4%71.8%
Veterans, 2014-20189,0994,431
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)71,66033,013
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$147,800$265,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,170$1,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$367$454
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$798$833
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.0%6.3%
Building permits, 20181,419710
Households, 2014-201864,05928,527
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.6%14.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.9%87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%76.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.5%88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.0%41.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.1%14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%58.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.7%52.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)254,42591,329
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)801,896179,122
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,138,351487,407
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)627,214114,996
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,108,413583,012
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,698$8,837
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.829.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,735$63,531
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,215$39,299
Persons in poverty, percent13.5%9.3%
Total employer establishments, 20173,3111,456
Total employment, 201759,27614,268
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,317,296486,716
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,3086,370
All firms, 201210,9906,478
Men-owned firms, 20125,9393,368
Women-owned firms, 20123,8042,299
Minority-owned firms, 20122,283767
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,2955,523
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,203666
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,1385,569
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010356.593.1
Land area in square miles, 2010423.94682.19

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alamance county (NC) and Chatham county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.