Wayne County vs. Lenoir County

Wayne County (NC)Lenoir County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)123,24855,976
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%-5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,67359,511
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,62359,495
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%19.8%
Female persons, percent51.4%52.4%
White alone, percent62.9%55.3%
Black or African American alone, percent32.3%41.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%7.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.1%49.2%
Veterans, 2014-201812,6194,125
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.7%4.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,47427,649
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%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, 2009-201313.7%14.7%
Building permits, 201827593
Households, 2014-201848,15323,121
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.9%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.0%82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.5%14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.2%19.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.0%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%52.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)161,66478,364
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)606,558305,492
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,244,827478,311
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,557,491728,897
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,536$12,307
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.022.0
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, percent20.2%22.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,1751,202
Total employment, 201733,96024,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,165,361860,007
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3933,170
All firms, 20127,1364,470
Men-owned firms, 20123,8392,601
Women-owned firms, 20122,4861,449
Minority-owned firms, 20121,8451,146
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,9993,141
Veteran-owned firms, 2012964881
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,5943,289
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%24.7%
Population per square mile, 2010221.7148.5
Land area in square miles, 2010553.09400.59

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.