Nash County vs. Wilson County

Nash County (NC)Wilson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)94,01681,455
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.9%0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)95,82981,218
Population, Census, April 1, 201095,84081,234
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.5%18.3%
Female persons, percent52.1%52.7%
White alone, percent54.9%56.0%
Black or African American alone, percent41.0%40.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.1%10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent49.4%47.0%
Veterans, 2014-20186,3555,400
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)43,14336,323
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.7%59.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$126,200$121,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,190$1,165
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$431$452
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$769$751
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.8%20.0%
Building permits, 2018196234
Households, 2014-201836,72032,128
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.8%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.8%10.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.9%82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.4%73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.4%80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.9%19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.0%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.3%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%59.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%56.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)166,687139,263
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)349,427408,672
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,184,36713,159,851
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,234,476992,692
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,898$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.221.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,362$42,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,980$24,273
Persons in poverty, percent14.2%21.1%
Total employer establishments, 20172,0331,750
Total employment, 201736,37031,152
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,399,7571,267,514
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.5%-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,9794,754
All firms, 20127,0415,990
Men-owned firms, 20123,6133,099
Women-owned firms, 20122,5622,183
Minority-owned firms, 20122,4981,834
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,2393,784
Veteran-owned firms, 2012757614
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,7754,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.4%16.6%
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%27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010177.3220.6
Land area in square miles, 2010540.41368.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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