Pitt County vs. Wilson County

Pitt County (NC)Wilson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)179,91481,455
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.0%0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)168,16781,218
Population, Census, April 1, 2010168,14881,234
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%18.3%
Female persons, percent53.0%52.7%
White alone, percent59.3%56.0%
Black or African American alone, percent35.7%40.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.2%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.3%47.0%
Veterans, 2014-201810,4345,400
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.7%6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,26536,323
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201852.4%59.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,100$121,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,285$1,165
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$452
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$751
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.5%20.0%
Building permits, 20181,150234
Households, 2014-201869,16932,128
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201878.3%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.0%10.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.2%73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.4%80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.8%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.8%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%59.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%56.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)357,637139,263
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,879,971408,672
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,160,81413,159,851
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,354,799992,692
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,647$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.921.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,315$42,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,722$24,273
Persons in poverty, percent23.2%21.1%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5841,750
Total employment, 201760,74931,152
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,427,8001,267,514
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,5734,754
All firms, 201213,0555,990
Men-owned firms, 20126,4263,099
Women-owned firms, 20124,7822,183
Minority-owned firms, 20123,7861,834
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,7423,784
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,245614
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,0234,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 200718.7%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, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010257.9220.6
Land area in square miles, 2010651.98368.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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