Chatham County vs. Wake County

	Chatham County (NC)	Wake County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	73,139	1,092,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	15.2%	21.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	63,481	901,058
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	63,505	900,993
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.4%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	51.3%
White alone, percent	82.1%	68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.7%	21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	2.2%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.3%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	71.8%	59.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,431	51,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	33,013	441,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.5%	63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$265,900	$265,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,600	$1,612
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$454	$506
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$833	$1,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.3%	26.6%
Building permits, 2018	710	12,664
Households, 2014-2018	28,527	390,498
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.42	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.5%	95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.2%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.3%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.2%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.0%	70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.2%	64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,329	2,165,178
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	179,122	5,110,378
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	487,407	13,105,152
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	114,996	18,602,580
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	583,012	14,359,328
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,837	$15,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.6	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,531	$76,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,299	$39,102
Persons in poverty, percent	9.3%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,456	29,406
Total employment, 2017	14,268	468,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	486,716	25,591,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,370	91,077
All firms, 2012	6,478	92,382
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,368	48,936
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,299	32,914
Minority-owned firms, 2012	767	24,275
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	5,523	64,622
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	666	9,507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,569	78,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	12.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	93.1	1,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	682.19	835.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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