Wake County vs. Harnett County

Wake County (NC)Harnett County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,092,305134,214
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)21.2%17.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)901,058114,681
Population, Census, April 1, 2010900,993114,678
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.6%12.5%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.5%
White alone, percent68.1%71.4%
Black or African American alone, percent21.0%22.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%1.7%
Asian alone, percent7.5%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.8%61.1%
Veterans, 2014-201851,41013,130
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.2%6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)441,81752,548
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.9%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$265,800$148,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,612$1,227
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$506$396
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,102$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201326.6%7.2%
Building permits, 201812,664597
Households, 2014-2018390,49845,086
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.2%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201816.9%10.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201895.5%89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.7%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.7%86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.8%20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.0%13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.4%55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.6%53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,165,17899,085
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,110,378302,420
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)13,105,152358,362
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)14,359,328869,419
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,081$7,119
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.129.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,956$51,630
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,102$23,011
Persons in poverty, percent8.4%14.4%
Total employer establishments, 201729,4061,692
Total employment, 2017468,44922,032
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)25,591,813684,848
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.3%7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201791,0777,050
All firms, 201292,3827,675
Men-owned firms, 201248,9364,231
Women-owned firms, 201232,9142,480
Minority-owned firms, 201224,2751,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 201264,6225,632
Veteran-owned firms, 20129,5071,103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201278,3686,086
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.0%8.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.6%26.1%
Population per square mile, 20101,078.8192.7
Land area in square miles, 2010835.22594.99

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