Cabarrus County vs. Union County
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Cabarrus County (NC) Union County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 211,342 235,908
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 18.7% 17.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 178,087 201,334
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 178,011 201,292
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.7% 26.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.2% 12.7%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 50.8%
White alone, percent 73.4% 81.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 19.0% 12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 4.4% 3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.8% 11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 64.6% 71.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 12,024 11,962
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.0% 9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 80,873 82,557
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.5% 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, 2009-2013 13.3% 5.3%
Building permits, 2018 2,021 1,634
Households, 2014-2018 72,299 75,165
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.76 2.99
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.3% 88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.6% 14.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.5% 93.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 87.7% 89.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.0% 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 31.2% 34.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.0% 6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.4% 10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.2% 67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.4% 59.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 427,974 192,873
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 568,063 533,877
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,757,916 3,645,446
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,600,273 1,449,136
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,920,274 1,943,631
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,828 $9,321
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.8 29.5
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, percent 9.0% 7.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,404 4,747
Total employment, 2017 66,651 55,898
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,550,369 2,201,702
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 7.8% 3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 15,755 18,688
All firms, 2012 15,965 17,701
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,643 10,054
Women-owned firms, 2012 5,371 5,541
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,829 2,977
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 12,516 14,176
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,247 1,743
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 12,965 15,167
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.8% 4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.9% 24.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 492.1 318.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 361.75 631.52
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.