Lenoir County vs. Pitt County

Lenoir County (NC)Pitt County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)55,976179,914
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.9%7.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)59,511168,167
Population, Census, April 1, 201059,495168,148
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.5%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.8%13.2%
Female persons, percent52.4%53.0%
White alone, percent55.3%59.3%
Black or African American alone, percent41.5%35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.8%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.5%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent49.2%54.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,12510,434
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.3%4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)27,64980,265
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.4%52.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$95,700$141,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,125$1,285
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$431$441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$724$778
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.7%33.5%
Building permits, 2018931,150
Households, 2014-201823,12169,169
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.0%78.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.0%7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.0%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.4%78.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.4%89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201814.5%31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201819.1%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.5%10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%64.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)78,364357,637
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)305,4921,879,971
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)478,3111,028,697
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)728,8972,354,799
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,307$13,647
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.020.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,387$44,315
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,361$25,722
Persons in poverty, percent22.1%23.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2023,584
Total employment, 201724,29060,749
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)860,0072,427,800
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.5%-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,17010,573
All firms, 20124,47013,055
Men-owned firms, 20122,6016,426
Women-owned firms, 20121,4494,782
Minority-owned firms, 20121,1463,786
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,1418,742
Veteran-owned firms, 20128811,245
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,28911,023
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%18.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.7%30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010148.5257.9
Land area in square miles, 2010400.59651.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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