Franklin County vs. Nash County
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Franklin County (NC) Nash County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 67,560 94,016
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11.6% -1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 60,553 95,829
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 60,619 95,840
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.6% 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.9% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.8% 18.5%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 52.1%
White alone, percent 70.2% 54.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 26.0% 41.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 0.7% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 8.5% 7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 63.5% 49.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,695 6,355
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 29,025 43,143
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 73.3% 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, 2009-2013 3.4% 13.8%
Building permits, 2018 736 196
Households, 2014-2018 24,749 36,720
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.56 2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.6% 86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.4% 6.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.5% 82.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.4% 73.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 84.1% 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.3% 20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.1% 11.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.4% 12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.5% 61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.0% 58.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 27,796 166,687
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 86,887 349,427
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,047,254 3,184,367
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 150,202 2,693,864
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 353,700 1,234,476
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $5,754 $12,898
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.8 22.2
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, percent 12.7% 14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,061 2,033
Total employment, 2017 10,437 36,370
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 473,111 1,399,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 6.1% -0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,414 5,979
All firms, 2012 4,677 7,041
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,689 3,613
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,373 2,562
Minority-owned firms, 2012 951 2,498
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,614 4,239
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 448 757
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,961 5,775
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.6% 17.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.6% 2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.6% 26.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 123.3 177.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 491.68 540.41
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.