Franklin County vs. Nash County

Franklin County (NC)Nash County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)67,56094,016
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.6%-1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)60,55395,829
Population, Census, April 1, 201060,61995,840
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.8%18.5%
Female persons, percent50.6%52.1%
White alone, percent70.2%54.9%
Black or African American alone, percent26.0%41.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.0%
Asian alone, percent0.7%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.5%7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.5%49.4%
Veterans, 2014-20183,6956,355
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.5%4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)29,02543,143
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.3%65.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$143,700$126,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,212$1,190
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$393$431
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$810$769
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20133.4%13.8%
Building permits, 2018736196
Households, 2014-201824,74936,720
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.6%86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.4%6.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.5%82.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.4%73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.3%20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.1%11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.4%12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.0%58.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)27,796166,687
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)86,887349,427
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,047,2543,184,367
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)150,2022,693,864
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)353,7001,234,476
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,754$12,898
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.822.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,175$48,362
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,273$26,980
Persons in poverty, percent12.7%14.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,0612,033
Total employment, 201710,43736,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)473,1111,399,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.1%-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,4145,979
All firms, 20124,6777,041
Men-owned firms, 20122,6893,613
Women-owned firms, 20121,3732,562
Minority-owned firms, 20129512,498
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,6144,239
Veteran-owned firms, 2012448757
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,9615,775
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.6%17.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.6%26.9%
Population per square mile, 2010123.3177.3
Land area in square miles, 2010491.68540.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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