Montgomery County vs. Moore County

	Montgomery County (NC)	Moore County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27,271	98,682
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.8%	11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	27,784	88,242
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	27,798	88,247
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.5%	23.9%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	51.8%
White alone, percent	76.5%	83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.4%	6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.1%	77.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,836	8,414
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,275	47,928
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.7%	75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$108,300	$210,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$988	$1,378
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$575	$855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	10.8%
Building permits, 2018	72	762
Households, 2014-2018	10,411	38,965
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.6%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.3%	80.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.3%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.7%	36.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.8%	10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.3%	11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.8%	54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.5%	51.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	61,384	913,446
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	803,185	781,495
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,709	224,382
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	189,757	1,094,899
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,858	$12,125
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.5	24.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,346	$57,899
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,760	$33,432
Persons in poverty, percent	16.7%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	503	2,255
Total employment, 2017	7,885	31,029
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	269,470	1,220,519
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	11.9%	1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,504	7,746
All firms, 2012	1,890	8,479
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,155	4,445
Women-owned firms, 2012	600	3,000
Minority-owned firms, 2012	330	965
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,511	7,247
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	223	951
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,567	7,102
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	8.3%
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%	0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.2%	24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	56.5	126.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	491.76	697.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

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