Chatham County vs. Moore County

Chatham County (NC)Moore County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)73,13998,682
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.2%11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)63,48188,242
Population, Census, April 1, 201063,50588,247
Persons under 5 years, percent4.9%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.4%23.9%
Female persons, percent52.2%51.8%
White alone, percent82.1%83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent12.7%12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.2%0.9%
Asian alone, percent2.2%1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.8%77.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,4318,414
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.7%4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)33,01347,928
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.5%75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$265,900$210,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,600$1,378
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$388
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$833$855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.3%10.8%
Building permits, 2018710762
Households, 2014-201828,52738,965
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%88.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.4%7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.8%80.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.3%36.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.3%10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.2%11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%54.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%51.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)91,329236,674
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)179,122913,446
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)487,407781,495
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)114,996224,382
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)583,0121,094,899
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,837$12,125
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.624.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,531$57,899
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,299$33,432
Persons in poverty, percent9.3%10.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,4562,255
Total employment, 201714,26831,029
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)486,7161,220,519
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3707,746
All firms, 20126,4788,479
Men-owned firms, 20123,3684,445
Women-owned firms, 20122,2993,000
Minority-owned firms, 2012767965
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,5237,247
Veteran-owned firms, 2012666951
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,5697,102
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%8.3%
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%0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%24.6%
Population per square mile, 201093.1126.5
Land area in square miles, 2010682.19697.84

Source: United States Census Bureau

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