Rowan County vs. Montgomery County

Rowan County (NC)Montgomery County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)141,26227,271
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.0%-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)138,53227,784
Population, Census, April 1, 2010138,42827,798
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.6%20.5%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.2%
White alone, percent79.5%76.5%
Black or African American alone, percent16.8%19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.1%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%15.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.7%63.1%
Veterans, 2014-20189,5071,836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.5%8.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)61,98216,275
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%72.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$130,700$108,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,087$988
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$332$339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$758$575
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.4%4.2%
Building permits, 201854172
Households, 2014-201852,30110,411
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.1%90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.1%14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.7%75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.6%67.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.7%14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.1%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%16.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.4%50.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.4%48.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)837,03561,384
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,856,641803,185
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)888,23462,709
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,194,600189,757
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,645$6,858
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.823.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,667$42,346
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,117$22,760
Persons in poverty, percent16.3%16.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,630503
Total employment, 201744,1927,885
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,961,403269,470
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%11.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,2761,504
All firms, 201210,5751,890
Men-owned firms, 20125,6181,155
Women-owned firms, 20123,463600
Minority-owned firms, 20121,546330
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,5371,511
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,090223
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,7591,567
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%23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010270.756.5
Land area in square miles, 2010511.37491.76

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