Granville County vs. Wake County

Granville County (NC)Wake County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)60,1151,092,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.5%21.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)57,531901,058
Population, Census, April 1, 201059,916900,993
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.4%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.1%11.6%
Female persons, percent49.0%51.3%
White alone, percent64.5%68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent32.1%21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.8%
Asian alone, percent0.7%7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.2%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent58.0%59.8%
Veterans, 2014-20183,23551,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.5%13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,651441,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.6%63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$149,400$265,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,284$1,612
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$407$506
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$805$1,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.9%26.6%
Building permits, 201825312,664
Households, 2014-201821,030390,498
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.7%89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.2%92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.3%51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.5%10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.8%64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)52,4272,165,178
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)149,2695,110,378
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,020,56913,105,152
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)349,96114,359,328
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,791$15,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.525.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,628$76,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,228$39,102
Persons in poverty, percent13.0%8.4%
Total employer establishments, 201789229,406
Total employment, 201713,863468,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)531,28425,591,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.8%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,34591,077
All firms, 20123,17892,382
Men-owned firms, 20121,67948,936
Women-owned firms, 20121,24732,914
Minority-owned firms, 201292724,275
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,15664,622
Veteran-owned firms, 20123389,507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,54378,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 200718.9%12.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.4%28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010112.71,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2010531.57835.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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