Carteret County vs. Onslow County

Carteret County (NC)Onslow County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)69,524197,683
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.6%11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)66,463177,799
Population, Census, April 1, 201066,469177,772
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%8.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.6%24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent25.0%9.2%
Female persons, percent51.0%44.8%
White alone, percent90.0%76.2%
Black or African American alone, percent5.8%15.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.3%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.3%12.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.5%65.9%
Veterans, 2014-20187,95424,448
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.3%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)50,72580,259
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.2%52.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$207,900$153,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,404$1,257
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$427$382
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$896$998
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.5%13.9%
Building permits, 20183781,036
Households, 2014-201829,69064,065
Persons per household, 2014-20182.282.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.7%71.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.5%10.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.2%93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.4%85.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.1%91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.4%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.5%14.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.7%8.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.4%46.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.9%54.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)164,400353,051
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)283,725491,728
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)343,677270,979
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)85,729139,069
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)972,7962,213,042
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,384$12,076
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.221.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,428$49,491
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,005$23,783
Persons in poverty, percent9.8%15.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,0252,802
Total employment, 201719,54035,541
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)632,0461,017,337
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.0%-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,35810,201
All firms, 20127,58510,610
Men-owned firms, 20124,1385,499
Women-owned firms, 20122,2933,798
Minority-owned firms, 20124031,660
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,8698,636
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,1341,513
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,8108,386
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%9.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200719.1%29.0%
Population per square mile, 2010131.3233.1
Land area in square miles, 2010506.25762.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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