Wilson County vs. DeKalb County

Wilson County (TN)DeKalb County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)140,62520,138
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)23.3%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)114,07318,717
Population, Census, April 1, 2010113,99318,723
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.7%18.4%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.0%
White alone, percent88.6%94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent7.3%2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.7%1.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.5%8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.7%87.4%
Veterans, 2014-20188,6851,140
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)55,1639,644
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.8%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, 2009-201310.5%7.8%
Building permits, 20181,383101
Households, 2014-201848,8417,487
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.2%8.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.0%77.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%69.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.2%79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.6%15.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.6%14.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.8%52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%46.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)190,01613,095
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)392,53140,882
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,281,590671,976
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,432,589107,288
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,043$5,676
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.928.5
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, percent7.8%17.4%
Total employer establishments, 20172,733292
Total employment, 201740,9614,452
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,608,495173,081
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,1031,344
All firms, 201211,4521,394
Men-owned firms, 20126,839696
Women-owned firms, 20123,318480
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,1571,299
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,415130
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,4031,154
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 200721.0%24.2%
Population per square mile, 2010199.761.5
Land area in square miles, 2010570.83304.35

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.