Lincoln County vs. Catawba County

Lincoln County (NC)Catawba County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)83,770158,652
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.4%2.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)77,985154,753
Population, Census, April 1, 201078,265154,358
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.1%22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.7%17.9%
Female persons, percent50.3%51.2%
White alone, percent91.5%84.0%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%9.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.7%4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.2%9.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.0%75.3%
Veterans, 2014-20185,47610,084
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%7.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)36,76769,263
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.4%69.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$160,800$141,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,198$1,076
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$356$337
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$726$724
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.7%15.7%
Building permits, 2018792742
Households, 2014-201832,02261,099
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.8%87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.3%12.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.5%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.0%78.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.6%85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.4%21.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.5%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.7%13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.6%62.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.0%56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)75,439290,679
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)223,5021,153,608
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,884,8965,850,929
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)332,8544,053,833
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)789,8372,607,313
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,958$16,893
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.722.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,318$51,157
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,089$26,950
Persons in poverty, percent10.3%13.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,7164,172
Total employment, 201719,27582,699
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)723,9453,385,851
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20177.0%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,10310,700
All firms, 20125,27413,973
Men-owned firms, 20122,8767,886
Women-owned firms, 20121,7424,269
Minority-owned firms, 20125581,320
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,57811,944
Veteran-owned firms, 20124551,241
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,54711,730
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.2%26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010262.7387.1
Land area in square miles, 2010297.94398.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

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