Lee County vs. Harnett County

Lee County (NC)Harnett County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)61,452134,214
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.2%17.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)57,858114,681
Population, Census, April 1, 201057,866114,678
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%26.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%12.5%
Female persons, percent51.1%50.5%
White alone, percent74.7%71.4%
Black or African American alone, percent20.1%22.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%1.7%
Asian alone, percent1.4%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%3.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent19.5%13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent57.8%61.1%
Veterans, 2014-20184,03013,130
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.3%6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,65552,548
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.6%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$138,300$148,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,152$1,227
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$394$396
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$749$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.5%7.2%
Building permits, 2018158597
Households, 2014-201821,74445,086
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.3%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.0%10.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.1%89.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.4%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.4%86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201820.9%20.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.6%10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.0%13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%55.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.3%53.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)84,24299,085
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)249,709302,420
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,751,473358,362
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)832,196869,419
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,936$7,119
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.829.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,873$51,630
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,842$23,011
Persons in poverty, percent15.7%14.4%
Total employer establishments, 20171,3471,692
Total employment, 201723,54822,032
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)899,628684,848
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.7%7.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,8367,050
All firms, 20124,8107,675
Men-owned firms, 20122,6064,231
Women-owned firms, 20121,6682,480
Minority-owned firms, 20129281,783
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,6885,632
Veteran-owned firms, 20126281,103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,8356,086
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.8%8.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.3%26.1%
Population per square mile, 2010227.0192.7
Land area in square miles, 2010254.96594.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

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