Anson County vs. Montgomery County

	Anson County (NC)	Montgomery County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	24,877	27,271
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.6%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	26,929	27,784
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	26,948	27,798
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.7%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	48.0%	51.2%
White alone, percent	47.4%	76.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	48.6%	19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	15.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	44.2%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,454	1,836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.0%	8.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,628	16,275
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.9%	72.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,300	$108,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$987	$988
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$378	$339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$705	$575
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.5%	4.2%
Building permits, 2018	45	72
Households, 2014-2018	9,516	10,411
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.5%	90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.3%	14.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.6%	75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.0%	67.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.5%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.6%	14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.5%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.1%	16.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.8%	50.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.1%	48.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	50,729	61,384
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	393,255	803,185
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	109,357	62,709
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	181,255	189,757
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,878	$6,858
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.3	23.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,126	$42,346
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$20,124	$22,760
Persons in poverty, percent	20.5%	16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	400	503
Total employment, 2017	5,174	7,885
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	152,846	269,470
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.9%	11.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,275	1,504
All firms, 2012	1,531	1,890
Men-owned firms, 2012	726	1,155
Women-owned firms, 2012	598	600
Minority-owned firms, 2012	598	330
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	875	1,511
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	159	223
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,288	1,567
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.0%	0.0%
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	30.2%	23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	50.7	56.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	531.45	491.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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