Edgecombe County vs. Martin County

Edgecombe County (NC)Martin County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,00522,671
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-8.0%-7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,54624,515
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,55224,505
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%23.1%
Female persons, percent53.8%53.0%
White alone, percent39.8%55.2%
Black or African American alone, percent57.8%42.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent36.3%52.1%
Veterans, 2014-20183,0141,328
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,02811,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.4%69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,200$88,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,055$1,027
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$430$425
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$677$671
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%8.8%
Building permits, 20183922
Households, 2014-201821,3719,471
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.9%93.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.4%79.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.6%62.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.7%83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.7%16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.1%13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%10.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%51.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)38,14725,715
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)203,14295,297
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,877557,413
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)205,95277,265
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)372,108249,138
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,650$10,398
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.524.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,516$39,205
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,055$23,269
Persons in poverty, percent22.9%20.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017712430
Total employment, 201711,8995,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)370,788152,648
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.4%3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6531,249
All firms, 20123,6471,535
Men-owned firms, 20121,999890
Women-owned firms, 20121,402429
Minority-owned firms, 20121,705531
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,836902
Veteran-owned firms, 2012447174
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,0061,293
Black-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%22.9%
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%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200736.5%31.0%
Population per square mile, 2010111.953.1
Land area in square miles, 2010505.34461.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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