Mecklenburg County vs. Wake County

	Mecklenburg County (NC)	Wake County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,093,901	1,092,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18.9%	21.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	919,668	901,058
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	919,628	900,993
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.6%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.2%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	51.9%	51.3%
White alone, percent	57.5%	68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	32.9%	21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	6.4%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.6%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	46.4%	59.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	48,118	51,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	454,062	441,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.5%	63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$219,800	$265,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,462	$1,612
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$492	$506
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,099	$1,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	31.2%	26.6%
Building permits, 2018	14,049	12,664
Households, 2014-2018	403,546	390,498
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.3%	82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	19.7%	16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.4%	95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.5%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	44.8%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.7%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	71.1%	70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	65.5%	64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,845,124	2,165,178
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,163,870	5,110,378
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	11,150,033	13,105,152
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	21,895,908	18,602,580
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,756,869	14,359,328
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,228	$15,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.2	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,312	$76,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,298	$39,102
Persons in poverty, percent	11.7%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	32,102	29,406
Total employment, 2017	623,205	468,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	38,422,403	25,591,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	99,156	91,077
All firms, 2012	101,799	92,382
Men-owned firms, 2012	52,010	48,936
Women-owned firms, 2012	39,281	32,914
Minority-owned firms, 2012	36,742	24,275
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	60,404	64,622
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,615	9,507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	86,440	78,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.6%	12.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.5%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.8%	3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.8%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,755.5	1,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	523.84	835.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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