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