Lincoln County vs. Iredell County

Lincoln County (NC)Iredell County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)83,770178,435
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.4%11.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)77,985159,451
Population, Census, April 1, 201078,265159,437
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.1%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.7%15.9%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.8%
White alone, percent91.5%82.4%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.7%2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.2%7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.0%75.8%
Veterans, 2014-20185,4769,550
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%6.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)36,76775,599
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.4%71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$160,800$180,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,198$1,303
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$356$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$726$854
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.7%11.0%
Building permits, 20187921,991
Households, 2014-201832,02265,246
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%85.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.3%9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.5%89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.0%80.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.6%89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.4%27.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.7%11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.6%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.0%57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)75,439289,578
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)223,502758,713
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,884,8963,628,934
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)332,8541,232,988
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)789,8372,249,922
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,958$13,828
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.725.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,318$58,198
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,089$32,006
Persons in poverty, percent10.3%9.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,7164,781
Total employment, 201719,27567,463
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)723,9452,953,548
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.0%0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,10314,093
All firms, 20125,27415,864
Men-owned firms, 20122,8769,105
Women-owned firms, 20121,7424,597
Minority-owned firms, 20125581,609
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,57813,720
Veteran-owned firms, 20124551,788
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,54713,141
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.2%23.8%
Population per square mile, 2010262.7277.8
Land area in square miles, 2010297.94573.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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