Iredell County vs. Lincoln County

Iredell County (NC)Lincoln County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,43583,770
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.9%7.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)159,45177,985
Population, Census, April 1, 2010159,43778,265
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.9%17.7%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.3%
White alone, percent82.4%91.5%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.7%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%7.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.8%85.0%
Veterans, 2014-20189,5505,476
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.3%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)75,59936,767
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.9%76.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$180,700$160,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,303$1,198
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$351$356
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$854$726
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.0%7.7%
Building permits, 20181,991792
Households, 2014-201865,24632,022
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.3%88.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.3%7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.0%86.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.2%79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.0%85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.5%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.5%12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%61.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%55.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)289,57875,439
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)758,713223,502
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,628,9341,884,896
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,232,988332,854
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,249,922789,837
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,828$9,958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.829.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$58,198$53,318
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,006$29,089
Persons in poverty, percent9.5%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 20174,7811,716
Total employment, 201767,46319,275
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,953,548723,945
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%7.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,0936,103
All firms, 201215,8645,274
Men-owned firms, 20129,1052,876
Women-owned firms, 20124,5971,742
Minority-owned firms, 20121,609558
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,7204,578
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,788455
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,1414,547
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.8%23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010277.8262.7
Land area in square miles, 2010573.83297.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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