Edgecombe County vs. Wilson County

Edgecombe County (NC)Wilson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,00581,455
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-8.0%0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,54681,218
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,55281,234
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%18.3%
Female persons, percent53.8%52.7%
White alone, percent39.8%56.0%
Black or African American alone, percent57.8%40.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.3%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent36.3%47.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,0145,400
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,02836,323
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.4%59.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,200$121,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,055$1,165
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$430$452
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$677$751
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%20.0%
Building permits, 201839234
Households, 2014-201821,37132,128
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.9%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%10.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.4%82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.6%73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.7%80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.7%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.1%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%59.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%56.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)38,147139,263
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)203,142408,672
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,87713,159,851
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)372,108992,692
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,650$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.521.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,516$42,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,055$24,273
Persons in poverty, percent22.9%21.1%
Total employer establishments, 20177121,750
Total employment, 201711,89931,152
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)370,7881,267,514
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.4%-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6534,754
All firms, 20123,6475,990
Men-owned firms, 20121,9993,099
Women-owned firms, 20121,4022,183
Minority-owned firms, 20121,7051,834
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,8363,784
Veteran-owned firms, 2012447614
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,0064,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%16.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 200736.5%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010111.9220.6
Land area in square miles, 2010505.34368.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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