Cabarrus County vs. Union County

Cabarrus County (NC)Union County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)211,342235,908
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)18.7%17.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)178,087201,334
Population, Census, April 1, 2010178,011201,292
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.7%26.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%12.7%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.8%
White alone, percent73.4%81.6%
Black or African American alone, percent19.0%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.6%
Asian alone, percent4.4%3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.8%11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.6%71.6%
Veterans, 2014-201812,02411,962
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.0%9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,87382,557
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.5%80.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$189,100$229,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,380$1,533
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$416$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$884$984
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%5.3%
Building permits, 20182,0211,634
Households, 2014-201872,29975,165
Persons per household, 2014-20182.762.99
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.6%14.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.5%93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.7%89.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.0%89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.2%34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.2%67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)427,974192,873
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)568,063533,877
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,757,9163,645,446
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,600,2731,449,136
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,920,2741,943,631
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,828$9,321
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.829.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,174$75,397
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,050$34,379
Persons in poverty, percent9.0%7.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174,4044,747
Total employment, 201766,65155,898
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,550,3692,201,702
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.8%3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201715,75518,688
All firms, 201215,96517,701
Men-owned firms, 20128,64310,054
Women-owned firms, 20125,3715,541
Minority-owned firms, 20122,8292,977
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,51614,176
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,2471,743
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,96515,167
Black-owned firms, percent, 20076.8%4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.9%24.4%
Population per square mile, 2010492.1318.7
Land area in square miles, 2010361.75631.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

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