North Carolina vs. Virginia
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North Carolina Virginia
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10,488,084 8,535,519 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.0% 6.7% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 9,535,751 8,001,049 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 9,535,483 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 22.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.3% 15.4% Female persons, percent 51.4% 50.8% White alone, percent 70.6% 69.5% Black or African American alone, percent 22.2% 19.9% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 3.2% 6.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.6% 9.6% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 62.8% 61.5% Veterans, 2014-2018 667,696 684,480 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 12.3% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 4,684,876 3,538,847 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.0% 66.2% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $165,900 $264,900 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,290 $1,767 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $394 $470 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $877 $1,202 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.2% 21.7% Building permits, 2018 71,691 31,977 Households, 2014-2018 3,918,597 3,128,415 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.52 2.61 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.8% 84.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.6% 16.1% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.4% 89.9% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.3% 82.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.4% 89.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 38.2% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 8.0% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.7% 10.2% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 64.2% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.2% 60.4% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 18,622,258 17,795,901 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 55,227,505 47,705,003 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 202,344,646 96,389,872 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 105,275,586 86,613,641 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 120,691,007 110,002,385 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,376 $13,438 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.5 28.4 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,413 $71,564 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,456 $37,763 Persons in poverty, percent 14.0% 10.7% Total employer establishments, 2017 233,363 201,893 Total employment, 2017 3,774,377 3,310,542 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 175,695,531 177,105,769 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.5% 1.7% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 760,638 617,046 All firms, 2012 805,985 653,193 Men-owned firms, 2012 435,677 353,012 Women-owned firms, 2012 287,058 236,290 Minority-owned firms, 2012 183,380 185,043 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 603,182 450,109 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 86,571 76,434 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 684,743 548,439 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.5% 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 7.0% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2% 30.1% Population per square mile, 2010 196.1 202.6 Land area in square miles, 2010 48,617.91 39,490.09
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between North Carolina and Virginia using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
