Harnett County vs. Wake County

Harnett County (NC)Wake County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)134,2141,092,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)17.0%21.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)114,681901,058
Population, Census, April 1, 2010114,678900,993
Persons under 5 years, percent7.4%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.0%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.5%11.6%
Female persons, percent50.5%51.3%
White alone, percent71.4%68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent22.0%21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.7%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.3%7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.4%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.0%10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent61.1%59.8%
Veterans, 2014-201813,13051,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.0%13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)52,548441,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.5%63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$148,400$265,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,227$1,612
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$506
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$864$1,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.2%26.6%
Building permits, 201859712,664
Households, 2014-201845,086390,498
Persons per household, 2014-20182.822.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.3%82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.5%16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.2%95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.3%89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.3%92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.7%51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.1%5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.0%10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.7%64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)99,0852,165,178
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)302,4205,110,378
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)358,36213,105,152
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)869,41914,359,328
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,119$15,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.725.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,630$76,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,011$39,102
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%8.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,69229,406
Total employment, 201722,032468,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)684,84825,591,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.1%3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,05091,077
All firms, 20127,67592,382
Men-owned firms, 20124,23148,936
Women-owned firms, 20122,48032,914
Minority-owned firms, 20121,78324,275
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,63264,622
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,1039,507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,08678,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%12.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.1%28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010192.71,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2010594.99835.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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