Pitt County vs. Lenoir County

Pitt County (NC)Lenoir County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)179,91455,976
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.0%-5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)168,16759,511
Population, Census, April 1, 2010168,14859,495
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.3%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%19.8%
Female persons, percent53.0%52.4%
White alone, percent59.3%55.3%
Black or African American alone, percent35.7%41.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.2%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%7.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.3%49.2%
Veterans, 2014-201810,4344,125
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.7%4.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,26527,649
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201852.4%59.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$141,100$95,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,285$1,125
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.5%14.7%
Building permits, 20181,15093
Households, 2014-201869,16923,121
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201878.3%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.0%8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%82.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.2%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.4%80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.8%14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%19.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.8%13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%52.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)357,63778,364
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,879,971305,492
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,697478,311
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,354,799728,897
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,647$12,307
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.922.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,315$38,387
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,722$22,361
Persons in poverty, percent23.2%22.1%
Total employer establishments, 20173,5841,202
Total employment, 201760,74924,290
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,427,800860,007
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,5733,170
All firms, 201213,0554,470
Men-owned firms, 20126,4262,601
Women-owned firms, 20124,7821,449
Minority-owned firms, 20123,7861,146
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,7423,141
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,245881
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,0233,289
Black-owned firms, percent, 200718.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.2%24.7%
Population per square mile, 2010257.9148.5
Land area in square miles, 2010651.98400.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

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