Forsyth County vs. Surry County

Forsyth County (NC)Surry County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)379,09971,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.1%-2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)350,64973,743
Population, Census, April 1, 2010350,67073,673
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.0%20.5%
Female persons, percent52.6%51.4%
White alone, percent66.7%93.1%
Black or African American alone, percent27.5%4.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.6%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.0%10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.5%83.6%
Veterans, 2014-201822,8074,152
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.8%5.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)166,91734,264
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%72.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$154,500$121,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,208$1,042
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$400$325
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$791$620
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.2%6.9%
Building permits, 20182,345159
Households, 2014-2018146,68528,985
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.45
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.9%93.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.7%9.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.6%77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.3%62.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.8%78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.8%16.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%14.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%55.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)713,579105,381
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,115,062411,631
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)14,759,062967,760
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,220,348396,133
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,569,3921,067,104
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,551$14,506
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.724.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,128$41,068
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,921$23,957
Persons in poverty, percent16.4%16.0%
Total employer establishments, 20178,6041,650
Total employment, 2017175,59027,896
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)8,722,0811,092,774
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20178.3%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201727,0394,851
All firms, 201228,7925,681
Men-owned firms, 201214,4883,312
Women-owned firms, 201210,8631,677
Minority-owned firms, 20127,481397
Nonminority-owned firms, 201220,0515,087
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,707389
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201224,2715,035
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.3%24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010859.2138.4
Land area in square miles, 2010408.15532.17

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