Alexander County vs. Wilkes County
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Alexander County (NC) Wilkes County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 37,353 68,557
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.5% -1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 37,185 69,310
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 37,198 69,340
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.2% 20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.0% 21.6%
Female persons, percent 49.1% 50.8%
White alone, percent 90.8% 92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.9% 4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 1.0% 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.8% 6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 86.6% 86.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,125 4,466
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 4.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 16,500 33,649
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.3% 74.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $130,600 $124,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,017 $1,019
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $321 $320
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $641 $625
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 3.8% 7.3%
Building permits, 2018 97 94
Households, 2014-2018 13,722 28,355
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.61 2.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.3% 92.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.4% 6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 78.6% 81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 69.7% 71.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 81.6% 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 14.7% 15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.5% 12.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.4% 15.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.2% 55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.6% 50.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 33,462 233,666
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 591,468 1,156,115
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 194,767 1,365,239
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $5,285 $19,699
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.1 24.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $44,961 $40,829
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,452 $23,745
Persons in poverty, percent 13.0% 18.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 566 1,186
Total employment, 2017 7,691 19,289
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 252,676 783,967
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.9% 2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,350 4,411
All firms, 2012 2,907 5,280
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,028 3,274
Women-owned firms, 2012 630 1,315
Minority-owned firms, 2012 99 377
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,742 4,721
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 451 462
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,326 4,512
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 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.4% 22.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 143.1 91.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 259.99 754.28
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alexander county (NC) and Wilkes county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.