Rowan County vs. Davie County

Rowan County (NC)Davie County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)141,26242,733
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.0%3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)138,53241,221
Population, Census, April 1, 2010138,42841,240
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.6%21.2%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.2%
White alone, percent79.5%89.9%
Black or African American alone, percent16.8%6.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.7%84.0%
Veterans, 2014-20189,5072,964
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.5%4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)61,98218,897
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%77.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$130,700$172,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,087$1,208
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$332$361
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$758$735
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.4%5.2%
Building permits, 2018541443
Households, 2014-201852,30115,999
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.1%88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.1%7.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.7%87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.6%80.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.7%22.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.1%10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%59.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.4%53.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)163,16143,131
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)837,03579,509
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,856,641448,700
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)888,234160,144
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,194,600360,172
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,645$8,693
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.826.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,667$57,611
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,117$29,613
Persons in poverty, percent16.3%10.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172,630827
Total employment, 201744,1929,444
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,961,403316,108
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,2763,192
All firms, 201210,5753,380
Men-owned firms, 20125,6182,051
Women-owned firms, 20123,463807
Minority-owned firms, 20121,546235
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,5373,054
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,090284
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,7592,898
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.7%26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010270.7156.2
Land area in square miles, 2010511.37264.11

Source: United States Census Bureau

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