Union County vs. Stanly County

Union County (NC)Stanly County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)235,90862,075
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)17.2%2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)201,33460,586
Population, Census, April 1, 2010201,29260,585
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.8%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.7%18.9%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.1%
White alone, percent81.6%84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent3.4%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.4%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.6%80.6%
Veterans, 2014-201811,9623,602
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.0%3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)82,55727,988
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.5%73.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$229,200$134,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,533$1,119
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$435$362
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$984$712
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.3%7.5%
Building permits, 20181,634272
Households, 2014-201875,16523,717
Persons per household, 2014-20182.992.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.2%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.2%77.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.8%85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.8%15.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.5%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.5%61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)192,87370,639
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)533,877251,354
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,645,446832,859
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,449,136177,657
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,943,631618,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,321$10,203
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.526.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,397$49,590
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,379$24,671
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7471,334
Total employment, 201755,89816,253
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,201,702542,727
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,6883,934
All firms, 201217,7014,331
Men-owned firms, 201210,0542,550
Women-owned firms, 20125,5411,061
Minority-owned firms, 20122,977392
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,1763,758
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,743449
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,1673,451
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.4%26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010318.7153.3
Land area in square miles, 2010631.52395.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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