Gates County vs. Suffolk city County

	Gates County (NC)	Suffolk city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,573	91,185
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.0%	7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	12,184	84,572
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	12,197	84,585
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.2%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	51.7%
White alone, percent	65.5%	51.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	31.2%	41.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.3%	4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.8%	49.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	818	10,826
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.6%	3.5%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.3%	69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$144,000	$246,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,259	$1,805
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$457	$558
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$794	$1,135
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	0.5%	14.0%
Households, 2014-2018	4,477	33,198
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.3%	85.5%
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%	90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.1%	78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.3%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.0%	8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	64.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	60.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,008	494,936
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	22,996	665,962
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	43,630	958,895
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,676	$11,257
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	37.1	28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,205	$70,664
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,334	$32,894
Persons in poverty, percent	15.2%	10.8%
All firms, 2012	471	5,504
Men-owned firms, 2012	307	2,563
Women-owned firms, 2012	105	2,402
Minority-owned firms, 2012	160	2,222
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	279	3,040
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	50	608
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	389	4,598
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	24.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
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%	29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	35.8	211.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	340.45	400.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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