Randolph County vs. Guilford County

	Randolph County (NC)	Guilford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	143,351	533,670
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	141,823	488,421
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	141,752	488,406
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.7%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	52.7%
White alone, percent	88.9%	56.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.6%	35.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.7%	8.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.8%	49.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,931	28,475
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	62,635	230,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$120,800	$162,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$1,259
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$338	$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$672	$850
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.7%	28.0%
Building permits, 2018	354	1,662
Households, 2014-2018	56,041	202,731
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.7%	85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.0%	13.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.0%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.4%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	35.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.7%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.0%	11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.8%	58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	158,579	1,158,488
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	363,922	3,512,781
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,557,254	26,932,176
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	836,640	14,111,449
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,107,887	6,979,731
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,777	$13,935
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.8	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,006	$51,072
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,127	$29,708
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,523	13,562
Total employment, 2017	39,187	262,080
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,357,856	12,101,051
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,794	41,678
All firms, 2012	11,207	45,746
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,353	22,594
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,524	17,884
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,285	14,168
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,635	29,574
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	907	4,438
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,854	38,576
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	16.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	181.1	756.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	782.52	645.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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