Wayne County vs. Johnston County

Wayne County (NC)Johnston County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)123,248202,675
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%20.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,673168,877
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,623168,878
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%25.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%13.3%
Female persons, percent51.4%51.0%
White alone, percent62.9%79.1%
Black or African American alone, percent32.3%16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%14.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.1%67.2%
Veterans, 2014-201812,61912,949
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.7%7.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,47477,352
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,900$156,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,138$1,252
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$398
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$750$848
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.7%7.2%
Building permits, 20182752,550
Households, 2014-201848,15367,154
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.9%88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.0%89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%76.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.5%21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.2%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.0%14.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%64.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)161,664243,001
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)606,558457,107
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,691,3203,712,563
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,244,827897,570
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,557,4912,134,227
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,536$12,200
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.030.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,192$56,842
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,124$25,847
Persons in poverty, percent20.2%11.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,1753,410
Total employment, 201733,96041,284
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,165,3611,487,706
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,39313,560
All firms, 20127,13612,617
Men-owned firms, 20123,8397,414
Women-owned firms, 20122,4864,060
Minority-owned firms, 20121,8452,581
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,9999,662
Veteran-owned firms, 20129641,401
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,59410,699
Black-owned firms, percent, 200715.5%9.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%1.7%
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%28.7%
Population per square mile, 2010221.7213.4
Land area in square miles, 2010553.09791.30

Source: United States Census Bureau

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