Durham County vs. Wake County

	Durham County (NC)	Wake County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	316,739	1,092,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17.3%	21.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	269,999	901,058
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	267,587	900,993
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.8%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.1%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	52.3%	51.3%
White alone, percent	53.7%	68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.3%	21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	5.5%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.7%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	42.6%	59.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	15,218	51,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.8%	13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	138,954	441,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	53.8%	63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$209,300	$265,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,438	$1,612
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$473	$506
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,014	$1,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	34.5%	26.6%
Building permits, 2018	3,359	12,664
Households, 2014-2018	123,444	390,498
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.6%	82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	18.8%	16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.8%	95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.4%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	47.5%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.4%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.6%	70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.2%	64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	832,483	2,165,178
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,784,995	5,110,378
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,955,517	13,105,152
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,468,740	18,602,580
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,402,052	14,359,328
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,166	$15,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.8	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,190	$76,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,063	$39,102
Persons in poverty, percent	13.5%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	7,556	29,406
Total employment, 2017	191,882	468,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,645,500	25,591,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.6%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	24,948	91,077
All firms, 2012	24,763	92,382
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,979	48,936
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,338	32,914
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,077	24,275
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	14,451	64,622
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,226	9,507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	21,268	78,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.6%	12.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.3%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.1%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.7%	3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	34.0%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	935.7	1,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	285.98	835.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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