Virginia vs. North Carolina
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Virginia North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 8,535,519 10,488,084 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.7% 10.0% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 8,001,049 9,535,751 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 8,001,024 9,535,483 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.0% 22.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.4% 16.3% Female persons, percent 50.8% 51.4% White alone, percent 69.5% 70.6% Black or African American alone, percent 19.9% 22.2% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 1.6% Asian alone, percent 6.9% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 3.1% 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.6% 9.6% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 61.5% 62.8% Veterans, 2014-2018 684,480 667,696 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 12.3% 7.9% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,538,847 4,684,876 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.2% 65.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $264,900 $165,900 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,767 $1,290 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $470 $394 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,202 $877 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.7% 17.2% Building permits, 2018 31,977 71,691 Households, 2014-2018 3,128,415 3,918,597 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.61 2.52 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.5% 84.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 16.1% 11.6% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.9% 87.4% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.0% 78.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.3% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 38.2% 30.5% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.0% 9.5% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.2% 12.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.2% 61.3% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.4% 57.2% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 17,795,901 18,622,258 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 47,705,003 55,227,505 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 96,389,872 202,344,646 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 86,613,641 105,275,586 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 110,002,385 120,691,007 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,438 $12,376 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.4 24.5 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $71,564 $52,413 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $37,763 $29,456 Persons in poverty, percent 10.7% 14.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 201,893 233,363 Total employment, 2017 3,310,542 3,774,377 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 177,105,769 175,695,531 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.7% -0.5% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 617,046 760,638 All firms, 2012 653,193 805,985 Men-owned firms, 2012 353,012 435,677 Women-owned firms, 2012 236,290 287,058 Minority-owned firms, 2012 185,043 183,380 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 450,109 603,182 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 76,434 86,571 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 548,439 684,743 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9% 10.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 1.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.0% 2.5% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% 2.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 28.2% Population per square mile, 2010 202.6 196.1 Land area in square miles, 2010 39,490.09 48,617.91
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Virginia and North Carolina using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
