Suffolk city County vs. Gates County

	Suffolk city County (VA)	Gates County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	91,185	11,573
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.8%	-5.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	84,572	12,184
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	84,585	12,197
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.6%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	20.2%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	50.5%
White alone, percent	51.7%	65.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.6%	31.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.2%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.5%	63.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,826	818
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	0.6%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.3%	78.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$246,600	$144,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,805	$1,259
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$558	$457
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,135	$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.0%	0.5%
Households, 2014-2018	33,198	4,477
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.0%	2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.0%	80.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	67.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.8%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.1%	14.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	16.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.4%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.3%	58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	54.5%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	494,936	7,008
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	665,962	22,996
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	958,895	43,630
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,257	$3,676
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.8	37.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,664	$52,205
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,894	$25,334
Persons in poverty, percent	10.8%	15.2%
All firms, 2012	5,504	471
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,563	307
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,402	105
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,222	160
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,040	279
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	608	50
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,598	389
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	211.4	35.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	400.17	340.45

Source: United States Census Bureau

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