Rowan County vs. Stanly County
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Rowan County (NC) Stanly County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 141,262 62,075
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.0% 2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 138,532 60,586
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 138,428 60,585
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.6% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 50.1%
White alone, percent 79.5% 84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 16.8% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.3% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.2% 4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.7% 80.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 9,507 3,602
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.5% 3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 61,982 27,988
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.1% 73.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $130,700 $134,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,087 $1,119
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $332 $362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $758 $712
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 11.4% 7.5%
Building permits, 2018 541 272
Households, 2014-2018 52,301 23,717
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.59 2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.1% 88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.1% 5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.7% 85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.6% 77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.3% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 18.7% 15.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.1% 10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.8% 12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.4% 61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.4% 56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 163,161 70,639
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 837,035 251,354
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,856,641 832,859
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 888,234 177,657
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,194,600 618,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,645 $10,203
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.8 26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,667 $49,590
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $25,117 $24,671
Persons in poverty, percent 16.3% 13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,630 1,334
Total employment, 2017 44,192 16,253
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,961,403 542,727
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.2% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 9,276 3,934
All firms, 2012 10,575 4,331
Men-owned firms, 2012 5,618 2,550
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,463 1,061
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,546 392
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,537 3,758
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,090 449
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 8,759 3,451
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.7% 26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 270.7 153.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 511.37 395.09
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rowan county (NC) and Stanly county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.