Mecklenburg County vs. Brunswick County

	Mecklenburg County (VA)	Brunswick County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	30,650	16,384
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.3%	-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	32,720	17,422
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	32,727	17,434
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.5%	16.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.6%	21.5%
Female persons, percent	51.4%	46.5%
White alone, percent	62.3%	42.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	34.6%	55.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.0%	40.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,536	1,274
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	19,011	8,244
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.9%	71.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$133,200	$110,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,040	$1,039
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$363	$376
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$693	$679
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.4%	3.8%
Households, 2014-2018	11,815	6,048
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.7%	89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	69.4%	76.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	56.2%	62.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.6%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.4%	14.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.4%	14.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	12.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.0%	48.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.0%	52.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	153,679	10,383
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	298,021	69,084
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	158,989	27,130
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	417,087	103,582
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,137	$6,089
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,025	$41,927
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,943	$20,657
Persons in poverty, percent	18.7%	22.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	790	250
Total employment, 2017	9,491	2,307
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	311,392	81,639
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.9%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,625	711
All firms, 2012	2,217	868
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,247	453
Women-owned firms, 2012	702	274
Minority-owned firms, 2012	476	246
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,631	583
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	271	101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,784	644
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.1%	38.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	52.3	30.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	625.49	566.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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