Chowan County vs. Gates County

	Chowan County (NC)	Gates County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14,029	11,573
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.2%	-5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	14,793	12,184
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	14,793	12,197
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.2%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.6%	20.2%
Female persons, percent	52.4%	50.5%
White alone, percent	62.6%	65.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	34.5%	31.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.7%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.9%	63.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,298	818
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.3%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,306	5,443
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.3%	78.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$124,700	$144,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,189	$1,259
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$456	$457
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$751	$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.3%	0.5%
Building permits, 2018	20	46
Households, 2014-2018	5,984	4,477
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.9%	93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.6%	80.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.1%	67.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.0%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.8%	14.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	16.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.9%	54.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	94,052	7,008
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	196,743	22,996
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	119,177	43,630
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,068	$3,676
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.3	37.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,621	$52,205
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,084	$25,334
Persons in poverty, percent	17.2%	15.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	346	125
Total employment, 2017	3,815	880
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	137,601	23,926
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	988	526
All firms, 2012	1,459	471
Men-owned firms, 2012	768	307
Women-owned firms, 2012	464	105
Minority-owned firms, 2012	182	160
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,216	279
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	244	50
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,117	389
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	85.8	35.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	172.47	340.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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