Greene County vs. Wilson County

	Greene County (NC)	Wilson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,012	81,455
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.6%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	21,353	81,218
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	21,362	81,234
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.6%	18.3%
Female persons, percent	45.4%	52.7%
White alone, percent	58.6%	56.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	36.8%	40.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.3%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.5%	10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	46.8%	47.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,063	5,400
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.6%	6.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,367	36,323
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.7%	59.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,900	$121,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,045	$1,165
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$392	$452
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$668	$751
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.2%	20.0%
Building permits, 2018	26	234
Households, 2014-2018	7,259	32,128
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.6%	88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.4%	10.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	82.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.9%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	74.1%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.5%	19.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	18.8%	13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.3%	59.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	56.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	35,238	408,672
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	83,534	992,692
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,898	$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.5	21.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,306	$42,850
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$18,339	$24,273
Persons in poverty, percent	23.5%	21.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	259	1,750
Total employment, 2017	2,091	31,152
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	62,004	1,267,514
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,081	4,754
All firms, 2012	1,105	5,990
Men-owned firms, 2012	620	3,099
Women-owned firms, 2012	355	2,183
Minority-owned firms, 2012	347	1,834
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	734	3,784
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	165	614
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	909	4,905
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	16.6%
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	0.0%	27.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	80.3	220.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	265.93	368.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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