Burke County vs. Lincoln County

Burke County (NC)Lincoln County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)90,38283,770
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.5%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)90,83277,985
Population, Census, April 1, 201090,91278,265
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.9%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%17.7%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.3%
White alone, percent86.0%91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent6.9%5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Asian alone, percent3.7%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.2%7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.4%85.0%
Veterans, 2014-20186,2065,476
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.4%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)41,31436,767
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.3%76.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$116,400$160,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,021$1,198
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$326$356
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$642$726
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.9%7.7%
Building permits, 2018285792
Households, 2014-201834,67232,022
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.8%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.8%86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.3%79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.9%85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.6%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.9%11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.7%12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.3%61.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%55.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)97,23575,439
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)461,466223,502
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,804,5691,884,896
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)226,190332,854
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)680,513789,837
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,519$9,958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.929.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,516$53,318
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,466$29,089
Persons in poverty, percent14.0%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4381,716
Total employment, 201723,84219,275
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)816,745723,945
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,2246,103
All firms, 20126,6605,274
Men-owned firms, 20124,1842,876
Women-owned firms, 20121,7591,742
Minority-owned firms, 2012511558
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,9674,578
Veteran-owned firms, 2012650455
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,6614,547
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 20070.0%4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.8%23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010179.3262.7
Land area in square miles, 2010507.10297.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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