Johnston County vs. Wayne County

	Johnston County (NC)	Wayne County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	202,675	123,248
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20.0%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	168,877	122,673
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	168,878	122,623
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.5%	23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.3%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	51.4%
White alone, percent	79.1%	62.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	16.8%	32.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	14.0%	12.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	67.2%	53.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	12,949	12,619
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.7%	7.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	77,352	54,474
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.6%	61.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$156,800	$121,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,252	$1,138
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$398	$396
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$848	$750
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.2%	13.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,550	275
Households, 2014-2018	67,154	48,153
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.82	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	82.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	13.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.2%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.2%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.3%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.5%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.0%	15.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.5%	58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.9%	54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	243,001	161,664
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	457,107	606,558
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,712,563	1,691,320
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	897,570	1,244,827
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,134,227	1,557,491
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,200	$12,536
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.4	22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,842	$42,192
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,847	$24,124
Persons in poverty, percent	11.7%	20.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,410	2,175
Total employment, 2017	41,284	33,960
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,487,706	1,165,361
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.4%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	13,560	6,393
All firms, 2012	12,617	7,136
Men-owned firms, 2012	7,414	3,839
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,060	2,486
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,581	1,845
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,662	4,999
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,401	964
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,699	5,594
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.3%	15.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.7%	28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	213.4	221.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	791.30	553.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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