Pender County vs. Sampson County

	Pender County (NC)	Sampson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	62,162	63,626
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19.1%	0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	52,198	63,473
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	52,217	63,431
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.0%	17.8%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	50.6%
White alone, percent	81.2%	66.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.1%	26.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	3.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	20.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.2%	50.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,735	3,405
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	29,625	27,813
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.5%	68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$179,500	$88,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,387	$1,061
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$405	$375
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$895	$651
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	5.1%
Building permits, 2018	532	120
Households, 2014-2018	21,766	23,537
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.6%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.5%	16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	79.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.3%	59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.5%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.4%	12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.5%	13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.7%	18.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.5%	58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.7%	51.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	97,306	179,412
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	191,360	821,833
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	179,439	450,617
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	386,690	593,013
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,135	$9,273
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.3	25.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,989	$39,068
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,724	$21,950
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	22.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,094	974
Total employment, 2017	8,997	13,808
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	277,682	459,744
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	7.3%	-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,438	3,516
All firms, 2012	4,448	3,605
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,442	2,109
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,580	1,206
Minority-owned firms, 2012	676	945
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,644	2,525
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	360	456
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,900	2,958
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.4%	17.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.3%	28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	60.0	67.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	869.80	944.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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