Moore County vs. Lee County

Moore County (NC)Lee County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)98,68261,452
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.8%6.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)88,24257,858
Population, Census, April 1, 201088,24757,866
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.9%16.5%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.1%
White alone, percent83.1%74.7%
Black or African American alone, percent12.2%20.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.3%
Asian alone, percent1.6%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.8%19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.3%57.8%
Veterans, 2014-20188,4144,030
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.5%10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)47,92824,655
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.3%66.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$210,200$138,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,378$1,152
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$388$394
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$855$749
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.8%13.5%
Building permits, 2018762158
Households, 2014-201838,96521,744
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.72
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.3%18.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.6%84.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.7%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.4%83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201836.9%20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.9%15.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.4%61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.3%56.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)236,67484,242
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)913,446249,709
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)781,4952,751,473
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,094,899832,196
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,125$13,936
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.424.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,899$48,873
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,432$23,842
Persons in poverty, percent10.5%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,2551,347
Total employment, 201731,02923,548
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,220,519899,628
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.4%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,7463,836
All firms, 20128,4794,810
Men-owned firms, 20124,4452,606
Women-owned firms, 20123,0001,668
Minority-owned firms, 2012965928
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,2473,688
Veteran-owned firms, 2012951628
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,1023,835
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.3%9.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.6%27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010126.5227.0
Land area in square miles, 2010697.84254.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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