Guilford County vs. Randolph County

	Guilford County (NC)	Randolph County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	533,670	143,351
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.3%	1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	488,421	141,823
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	488,406	141,752
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	50.7%
White alone, percent	56.2%	88.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	35.1%	6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.2%	11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.8%	78.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	28,475	8,931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	6.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	230,471	62,635
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.9%	71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$162,400	$120,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,259	$1,066
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$432	$338
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$850	$672
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	28.0%	9.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,662	354
Households, 2014-2018	202,731	56,041
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	12.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	83.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	71.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.1%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.3%	15.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	15.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.4%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,158,488	158,579
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,512,781	363,922
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	26,932,176	4,557,254
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,111,449	836,640
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,979,731	1,107,887
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,935	$7,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.6	23.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,072	$45,006
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,708	$24,127
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	13.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,562	2,523
Total employment, 2017	262,080	39,187
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,101,051	1,357,856
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	41,678	9,794
All firms, 2012	45,746	11,207
Men-owned firms, 2012	22,594	6,353
Women-owned firms, 2012	17,884	3,524
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,168	1,285
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	29,574	9,635
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,438	907
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	38,576	9,854
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	756.4	181.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	645.70	782.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

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