Chatham County vs. Moore County
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Chatham County (NC) Moore County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 73,139 98,682
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.2% 11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 63,481 88,242
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 63,505 88,247
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.2% 21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 24.4% 23.9%
Female persons, percent 52.2% 51.8%
White alone, percent 82.1% 83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 12.7% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.2% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 2.2% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.3% 6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.8% 77.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 4,431 8,414
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.7% 4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 33,013 47,928
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 76.5% 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $265,900 $210,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,600 $1,378
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $454 $388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $833 $855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.3% 10.8%
Building permits, 2018 710 762
Households, 2014-2018 28,527 38,965
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.42 2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.7% 88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 14.4% 7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.5% 85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.8% 80.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.2% 90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 41.3% 36.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.3% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.2% 11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.0% 54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.2% 51.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 91,329 236,674
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 179,122 913,446
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 487,407 781,495
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 114,996 224,382
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 583,012 1,094,899
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,837 $12,125
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.6 24.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $63,531 $57,899
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,299 $33,432
Persons in poverty, percent 9.3% 10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,456 2,255
Total employment, 2017 14,268 31,029
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 486,716 1,220,519
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.7% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 6,370 7,746
All firms, 2012 6,478 8,479
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,368 4,445
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,299 3,000
Minority-owned firms, 2012 767 965
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,523 7,247
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 666 951
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,569 7,102
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 8.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 93.1 126.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 682.19 697.84
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chatham county (NC) and Moore county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.