Wayne County vs. Wilson County

Wayne County (NC)Wilson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)123,24881,455
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,67381,218
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,62381,234
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%18.3%
Female persons, percent51.4%52.7%
White alone, percent62.9%56.0%
Black or African American alone, percent32.3%40.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.1%47.0%
Veterans, 2014-201812,6195,400
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.7%6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,47436,323
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%59.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,900$121,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,138$1,165
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$452
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$750$751
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.7%20.0%
Building permits, 2018275234
Households, 2014-201848,15332,128
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.9%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%10.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.0%82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.5%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.2%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.0%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%59.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%56.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)161,664139,263
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)606,558408,672
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,691,32013,159,851
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,557,491992,692
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,536$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.021.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,192$42,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,124$24,273
Persons in poverty, percent20.2%21.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,1751,750
Total employment, 201733,96031,152
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,165,3611,267,514
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3934,754
All firms, 20127,1365,990
Men-owned firms, 20123,8393,099
Women-owned firms, 20122,4862,183
Minority-owned firms, 20121,8451,834
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,9993,784
Veteran-owned firms, 2012964614
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,5944,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 200715.5%16.6%
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%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010221.7220.6
Land area in square miles, 2010553.09368.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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