Wilson County vs. Greene County

	Wilson County (NC)	Greene County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	81,455	21,012
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.3%	-1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	81,218	21,353
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	81,234	21,362
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	16.6%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	45.4%
White alone, percent	56.0%	58.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	40.4%	36.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	2.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.8%	15.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	47.0%	46.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,400	1,063
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	7.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	36,323	8,367
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	59.0%	70.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$121,300	$85,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,165	$1,045
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$452	$392
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$751	$668
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	20.0%	4.2%
Building permits, 2018	234	26
Households, 2014-2018	32,128	7,259
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.48	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.1%	81.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.4%	15.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.2%	83.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.7%	71.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.3%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.6%	10.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.4%	18.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.8%	18.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	52.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	51.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	408,672	35,238
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	992,692	83,534
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,126	$3,898
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.2	26.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,850	$38,306
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,273	$18,339
Persons in poverty, percent	21.1%	23.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,750	259
Total employment, 2017	31,152	2,091
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,267,514	62,004
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,754	1,081
All firms, 2012	5,990	1,105
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,099	620
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,183	355
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,834	347
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,784	734
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	614	165
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,905	909
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.6%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.7%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	220.6	80.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	368.17	265.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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