Nash County vs. Wake County

	Nash County (NC)	Wake County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	94,016	1,092,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.9%	21.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	95,829	901,058
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	95,840	900,993
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	52.1%	51.3%
White alone, percent	54.9%	68.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.0%	21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.0%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.1%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.4%	59.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,355	51,410
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.2%	13.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	43,143	441,817
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.7%	63.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$126,200	$265,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,190	$1,612
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$431	$506
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$769	$1,102
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.8%	26.6%
Building permits, 2018	196	12,664
Households, 2014-2018	36,720	390,498
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	82.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.8%	16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.9%	95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.4%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.4%	92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.9%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.0%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	10.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.2%	70.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.3%	64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	166,687	2,165,178
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	349,427	5,110,378
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,184,367	13,105,152
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,693,864	18,602,580
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,234,476	14,359,328
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,898	$15,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.2	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,362	$76,956
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,980	$39,102
Persons in poverty, percent	14.2%	8.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,033	29,406
Total employment, 2017	36,370	468,449
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,399,757	25,591,813
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.5%	3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,979	91,077
All firms, 2012	7,041	92,382
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,613	48,936
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,562	32,914
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,498	24,275
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,239	64,622
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	757	9,507
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,775	78,368
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	17.4%	12.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	3.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.9%	28.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	177.3	1,078.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	540.41	835.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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