Nash County vs. Halifax County

Nash County (NC)Halifax County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)94,01650,574
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.9%-7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)95,82954,627
Population, Census, April 1, 201095,84054,691
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.5%20.7%
Female persons, percent52.1%52.0%
White alone, percent54.9%40.0%
Black or African American alone, percent41.0%53.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%4.0%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.1%3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent49.4%38.2%
Veterans, 2014-20186,3552,836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)43,14325,959
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.7%62.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$126,200$86,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,190$1,066
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$431$416
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$769$698
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.8%9.0%
Building permits, 2018196124
Households, 2014-201836,72021,116
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.8%89.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.8%3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.9%75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.4%56.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.4%77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.9%14.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.0%13.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.3%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%50.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)166,68786,565
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)349,427223,011
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,184,367486,339
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,234,476607,036
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,898$11,240
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.224.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,362$34,251
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,980$21,016
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%22.0%
Total employer establishments, 20172,033942
Total employment, 201736,37012,910
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,399,757436,709
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.5%2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,9792,571
All firms, 20127,0413,268
Men-owned firms, 20123,6131,719
Women-owned firms, 20122,5621,168
Minority-owned firms, 20122,4981,523
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,2391,585
Veteran-owned firms, 2012757377
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,7752,658
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.4%26.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.9%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010177.375.5
Land area in square miles, 2010540.41724.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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