Wake County vs. Franklin County

	Wake County (NC)	Franklin County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,092,305	67,560
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21.2%	11.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	901,058	60,553
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	900,993	60,619
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.6%	16.8%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.6%
White alone, percent	68.1%	70.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.0%	26.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	7.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.3%	8.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.8%	63.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	51,410	3,695
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	441,817	29,025
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.9%	73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$265,800	$143,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,612	$1,212
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$506	$393
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,102	$810
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.6%	3.4%
Building permits, 2018	12,664	736
Households, 2014-2018	390,498	24,749
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	88.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	16.9%	7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.5%	84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	75.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	14.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.4%	60.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	56.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,165,178	27,796
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,110,378	86,887
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,105,152	1,047,254
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,602,580	150,202
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,359,328	353,700
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,081	$5,754
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.1	32.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,956	$53,175
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,102	$26,273
Persons in poverty, percent	8.4%	12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	29,406	1,061
Total employment, 2017	468,449	10,437
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,591,813	473,111
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	6.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	91,077	4,414
All firms, 2012	92,382	4,677
Men-owned firms, 2012	48,936	2,689
Women-owned firms, 2012	32,914	1,373
Minority-owned firms, 2012	24,275	951
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,622	3,614
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,507	448
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	78,368	3,961
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.0%	10.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	2.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	26.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,078.8	123.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	835.22	491.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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