Franklin County vs. Wake County

	Franklin County (NC)	Wake County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	67,560	1,092,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.6%	21.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	60,553	901,058
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	60,619	900,993
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.8%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.3%
White alone, percent	70.2%	68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	26.0%	21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.5%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.5%	59.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,695	51,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	29,025	441,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.3%	63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$143,700	$265,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,212	$1,612
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$393	$506
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$810	$1,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.4%	26.6%
Building permits, 2018	736	12,664
Households, 2014-2018	24,749	390,498
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.6%	82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.4%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.1%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.3%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.1%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.4%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.0%	64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,796	2,165,178
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	86,887	5,110,378
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,047,254	13,105,152
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	150,202	18,602,580
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	353,700	14,359,328
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,754	$15,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.8	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,175	$76,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,273	$39,102
Persons in poverty, percent	12.7%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,061	29,406
Total employment, 2017	10,437	468,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	473,111	25,591,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.1%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,414	91,077
All firms, 2012	4,677	92,382
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,689	48,936
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,373	32,914
Minority-owned firms, 2012	951	24,275
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,614	64,622
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	448	9,507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,961	78,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.6%	12.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.6%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	123.3	1,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	491.68	835.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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