Davidson County vs. Forsyth County

	Davidson County (NC)	Forsyth County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	166,614	379,099
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.3%	8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	162,841	350,649
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	162,878	350,670
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.2%	16.0%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	52.6%
White alone, percent	85.9%	66.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.9%	27.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.3%	13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.7%	56.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,917	22,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	8.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	75,582	166,917
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.1%	61.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$137,000	$154,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,091	$1,208
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$346	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$694	$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.2%	25.2%
Building permits, 2018	585	2,345
Households, 2014-2018	65,471	146,685
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.3%	84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	14.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.9%	79.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.4%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.5%	33.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.4%	61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	163,225	713,579
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,634,947	2,115,062
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,470,186	14,759,062
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,032,156	4,220,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,301,842	5,569,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,974	$15,551
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,271	$50,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,109	$29,921
Persons in poverty, percent	15.0%	16.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,797	8,604
Total employment, 2017	37,652	175,590
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,428,526	8,722,081
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-24.8%	8.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	11,345	27,039
All firms, 2012	13,423	28,792
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,170	14,488
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,134	10,863
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,515	7,481
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	11,573	20,051
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,425	2,707
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	11,474	24,271
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	13.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.4%	26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	294.7	859.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	552.68	408.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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