Wilson County vs. Pitt County
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Wilson County (NC) Pitt County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 81,455 179,914
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.3% 7.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 81,218 168,167
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 81,234 168,148
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.9% 21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.3% 13.2%
Female persons, percent 52.7% 53.0%
White alone, percent 56.0% 59.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 40.4% 35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 1.2% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.8% 6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 47.0% 54.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,400 10,434
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.2% 4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 36,323 80,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 59.0% 52.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $121,300 $141,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,165 $1,285
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $452 $441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $751 $778
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.0% 33.5%
Building permits, 2018 234 1,150
Households, 2014-2018 32,128 69,169
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.48 2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.1% 78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.4% 7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.2% 87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 73.7% 78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 80.3% 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.6% 31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.4% 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.8% 10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.2% 64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.0% 60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 139,263 357,637
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 408,672 1,879,971
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 13,159,851 2,160,814
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 992,692 2,354,799
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,126 $13,647
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.2 20.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,850 $44,315
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,273 $25,722
Persons in poverty, percent 21.1% 23.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,750 3,584
Total employment, 2017 31,152 60,749
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,267,514 2,427,800
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.2% -0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,754 10,573
All firms, 2012 5,990 13,055
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,099 6,426
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,183 4,782
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,834 3,786
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,784 8,742
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 614 1,245
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 4,905 11,023
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.6% 18.7%
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% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.7% 30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 220.6 257.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 368.17 651.98
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Wilson county (NC) and Pitt county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.