Edgecombe County vs. Nash County

Edgecombe County (NC)Nash County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)52,00594,016
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-8.0%-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,54695,829
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,55295,840
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%18.5%
Female persons, percent53.8%52.1%
White alone, percent39.8%54.9%
Black or African American alone, percent57.8%41.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.0%
Asian alone, percent0.3%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent36.3%49.4%
Veterans, 2014-20183,0146,355
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,02843,143
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.4%65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,200$126,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,055$1,190
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$430$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$677$769
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%13.8%
Building permits, 201839196
Households, 2014-201821,37136,720
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.9%86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.4%6.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.4%82.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.6%73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.7%85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.7%20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.1%11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.5%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%58.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)38,147166,687
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)203,142349,427
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,8773,184,367
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)205,9522,693,864
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)372,1081,234,476
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,650$12,898
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.522.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,516$48,362
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$20,055$26,980
Persons in poverty, percent22.9%14.2%
Total employer establishments, 20177122,033
Total employment, 201711,89936,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)370,7881,399,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.4%-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,6535,979
All firms, 20123,6477,041
Men-owned firms, 20121,9993,613
Women-owned firms, 20121,4022,562
Minority-owned firms, 20121,7052,498
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,8364,239
Veteran-owned firms, 2012447757
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,0065,775
Black-owned firms, percent, 200731.3%17.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200736.5%26.9%
Population per square mile, 2010111.9177.3
Land area in square miles, 2010505.34540.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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