Lee County vs. Harnett County
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Lee County (NC) Harnett County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 61,452 134,214
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.2% 17.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 57,858 114,681
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 57,866 114,678
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.4% 7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.0% 26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.5% 12.5%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 50.5%
White alone, percent 74.7% 71.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 20.1% 22.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.3% 1.7%
Asian alone, percent 1.4% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 19.5% 13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.8% 61.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 4,030 13,130
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.3% 6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 24,655 52,548
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.6% 64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $138,300 $148,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,152 $1,227
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $394 $396
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $749 $864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 13.5% 7.2%
Building permits, 2018 158 597
Households, 2014-2018 21,744 45,086
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.72 2.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.3% 83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 18.0% 10.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.1% 89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 74.4% 76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 83.4% 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.9% 20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.6% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.0% 13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.5% 55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.3% 53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 84,242 99,085
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 249,709 302,420
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,751,473 358,362
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 832,196 869,419
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,936 $7,119
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.8 29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,873 $51,630
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,842 $23,011
Persons in poverty, percent 15.7% 14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,347 1,692
Total employment, 2017 23,548 22,032
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 899,628 684,848
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.7% 7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,836 7,050
All firms, 2012 4,810 7,675
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,606 4,231
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,668 2,480
Minority-owned firms, 2012 928 1,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,688 5,632
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 628 1,103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,835 6,086
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.8% 8.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.3% 26.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 227.0 192.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 254.96 594.99
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lee county (NC) and Harnett county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.