Gates County vs. Hertford County

	Gates County (NC)	Hertford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,573	23,659
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.0%	-4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,184	24,677
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,197	24,669
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	18.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.2%	19.8%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.9%
White alone, percent	65.5%	35.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	31.2%	61.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.8%	33.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	818	1,246
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,443	10,657
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.3%	67.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$144,000	$85,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,259	$989
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$457	$391
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$794	$733
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	0.5%	9.5%
Households, 2014-2018	4,477	8,899
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.3%	85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.1%	5.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.9%	76.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.1%	60.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.3%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	14.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.0%	15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	52.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	52.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,008	155,755
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,996	38,670
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	43,630	254,917
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,676	$10,431
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.1	26.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,205	$37,005
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,334	$18,918
Persons in poverty, percent	15.2%	23.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	125	487
Total employment, 2017	880	7,444
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,926	276,161
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.1%	-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	526	1,044
All firms, 2012	471	1,120
Men-owned firms, 2012	307	590
Women-owned firms, 2012	105	379
Minority-owned firms, 2012	160	549
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	279	488
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	50	89
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	389	943
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	35.8	69.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	340.45	353.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

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