Wayne County vs. Lenoir County
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Wayne County (NC) Lenoir County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 123,248 55,976
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.5% -5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 122,673 59,511
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 122,623 59,495
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.6% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.7% 22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 19.8%
Female persons, percent 51.4% 52.4%
White alone, percent 62.9% 55.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 32.3% 41.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.3% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 12.3% 7.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 53.1% 49.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 12,619 4,125
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.7% 4.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 54,474 27,649
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 61.5% 59.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $121,900 $95,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,138 $1,125
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $396 $431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $750 $724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 13.7% 14.7%
Building permits, 2018 275 93
Households, 2014-2018 48,153 23,121
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.9% 84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 13.5% 8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.0% 82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.9% 74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.1% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.5% 14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.2% 19.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.0% 13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.1% 58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.7% 52.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 161,664 78,364
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 606,558 305,492
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,244,827 478,311
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,557,491 728,897
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,536 $12,307
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.0 22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,192 $38,387
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,124 $22,361
Persons in poverty, percent 20.2% 22.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,175 1,202
Total employment, 2017 33,960 24,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,165,361 860,007
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.8% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 6,393 3,170
All firms, 2012 7,136 4,470
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,839 2,601
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,486 1,449
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,845 1,146
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,999 3,141
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 964 881
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,594 3,289
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.5% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.4% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0% 24.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 221.7 148.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 553.09 400.59
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wayne county (NC) and Lenoir county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.