Wilson County vs. DeKalb County
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Wilson County (TN) DeKalb County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 140,625 20,138
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 23.3% 7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 114,073 18,717
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 113,993 18,723
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.7% 21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.7% 18.4%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 50.0%
White alone, percent 88.6% 94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.3% 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.7% 1.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.5% 8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.7% 87.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 8,685 1,140
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.8% 6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 55,163 9,644
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 76.8% 69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $243,400 $137,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,540 $974
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $446 $316
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,026 $652
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.5% 7.8%
Building permits, 2018 1,383 101
Households, 2014-2018 48,841 7,487
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.3% 88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.2% 8.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.0% 77.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.9% 69.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.2% 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.6% 15.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.1% 11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.6% 14.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.8% 52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.2% 46.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 190,016 13,095
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 392,531 40,882
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,281,590 671,976
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,432,589 107,288
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,043 $5,676
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.9 28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $71,513 $44,134
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,850 $25,643
Persons in poverty, percent 7.8% 17.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,733 292
Total employment, 2017 40,961 4,452
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,608,495 173,081
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.2% 1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 12,103 1,344
All firms, 2012 11,452 1,394
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,839 696
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,318 480
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,157 1,299
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,415 130
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,403 1,154
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 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 21.0% 24.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 199.7 61.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 570.83 304.35
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wilson county (TN) and DeKalb county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.