Halifax County vs. Martin County

	Halifax County (NC)	Martin County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	50,574	22,671
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-7.4%	-7.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	54,627	24,515
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	54,691	24,505
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.7%	23.1%
Female persons, percent	52.0%	53.0%
White alone, percent	40.0%	55.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	53.7%	42.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.0%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.1%	4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	38.2%	52.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,836	1,328
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	25,959	11,574
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.7%	69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$86,100	$88,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$1,027
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$416	$425
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$698	$671
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.0%	8.8%
Building permits, 2018	124	22
Households, 2014-2018	21,116	9,471
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.38	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.9%	93.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.4%	4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.6%	79.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	56.9%	62.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.5%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.4%	16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.9%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.5%	10.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.8%	55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.0%	51.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	86,565	25,715
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	223,011	95,297
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	486,339	557,413
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	607,036	249,138
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,240	$10,398
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.6	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,251	$39,205
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,016	$23,269
Persons in poverty, percent	22.0%	20.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	942	430
Total employment, 2017	12,910	5,492
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	436,709	152,648
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,571	1,249
All firms, 2012	3,268	1,535
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,719	890
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,168	429
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,523	531
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,585	902
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	377	174
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,658	1,293
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.2%	22.9%
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	29.4%	31.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	75.5	53.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	724.09	461.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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