Surry County vs. Yadkin County
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Surry County (NC) Yadkin County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 71,948 37,543
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -2.4% -2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 73,743 38,409
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 73,673 38,406
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.3% 5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.1% 20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.5% 20.2%
Female persons, percent 51.4% 50.8%
White alone, percent 93.1% 93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.2% 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 0.7% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.3% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.8% 11.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.6% 84.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 4,152 2,371
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.3% 5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 34,264 17,411
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 72.2% 76.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $121,000 $125,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,042 $1,019
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $325 $334
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $620 $625
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.9% 4.1%
Building permits, 2018 159 57
Households, 2014-2018 28,985 15,448
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.45 2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 93.3% 91.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 9.3% 8.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 77.3% 79.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 62.6% 68.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 78.3% 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 16.8% 11.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 15.2% 11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.7% 14.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.0% 54.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.8% 48.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 105,381 34,414
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 411,631 60,395
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 967,760 748,255
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 396,133 87,706
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,067,104 242,856
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,506 $6,377
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.8 26.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $41,068 $42,876
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,957 $23,566
Persons in poverty, percent 16.0% 13.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,650 613
Total employment, 2017 27,896 8,649
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,092,774 292,280
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.1% 0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,851 2,353
All firms, 2012 5,681 3,022
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,312 1,862
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,677 813
Minority-owned firms, 2012 397 118
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,087 2,805
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 389 338
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,035 2,515
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.3% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 138.4 114.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 532.17 334.83
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Surry county (NC) and Yadkin county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.