Wayne County vs. Greene County

Wayne County (NC)Greene County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)123,24821,012
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,67321,353
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,62321,362
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%16.6%
Female persons, percent51.4%45.4%
White alone, percent62.9%58.6%
Black or African American alone, percent32.3%36.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%2.3%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%15.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.1%46.8%
Veterans, 2014-201812,6191,063
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.7%7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,4748,367
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%70.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,900$85,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,138$1,045
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$392
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$750$668
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.7%4.2%
Building permits, 201827526
Households, 2014-201848,1537,259
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.9%81.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%15.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.0%83.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%71.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.5%10.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.2%18.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.0%18.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%52.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%51.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)606,55835,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,557,49183,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,536$3,898
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.026.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,192$38,306
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,124$18,339
Persons in poverty, percent20.2%23.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,175259
Total employment, 201733,9602,091
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,165,36162,004
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3931,081
All firms, 20127,1361,105
Men-owned firms, 20123,839620
Women-owned firms, 20122,486355
Minority-owned firms, 20121,845347
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,999734
Veteran-owned firms, 2012964165
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,594909
Black-owned firms, percent, 200715.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010221.780.3
Land area in square miles, 2010553.09265.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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