Durham County vs. Person County

Durham County (NC)Person County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)316,73939,507
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)17.3%0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)269,99939,478
Population, Census, April 1, 2010267,58739,464
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.8%20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%19.6%
Female persons, percent52.3%51.6%
White alone, percent53.7%69.8%
Black or African American alone, percent37.3%27.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.9%
Asian alone, percent5.5%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.7%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent42.6%66.1%
Veterans, 2014-201815,2182,486
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.8%3.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)138,95418,534
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201853.8%75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$209,300$117,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,438$1,083
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$473$378
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,014$711
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201334.5%6.9%
Building permits, 20183,359105
Households, 2014-2018123,44415,744
Persons per household, 2014-20182.372.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.6%90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.8%4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.8%82.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.4%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.4%86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201847.5%15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.4%11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.6%61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)832,48341,293
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,784,99598,851
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,955,517841,222
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,468,740175,969
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,402,052378,438
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,166$9,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.831.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,190$48,811
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,063$25,922
Persons in poverty, percent13.5%14.8%
Total employer establishments, 20177,556700
Total employment, 2017191,8828,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)12,645,500294,131
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.6%-4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201724,9482,202
All firms, 201224,7632,287
Men-owned firms, 201211,9791,186
Women-owned firms, 201210,338830
Minority-owned firms, 20129,077390
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,4511,780
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,226258
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201221,2681,909
Black-owned firms, percent, 200724.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.7%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200734.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010935.7100.6
Land area in square miles, 2010285.98392.32

Source: United States Census Bureau

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