Randolph County vs. Davidson County

	Randolph County (NC)	Davidson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	143,351	166,614
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.1%	2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	141,823	162,841
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	141,752	162,878
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.7%	18.2%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.1%
White alone, percent	88.9%	85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.6%	9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.7%	7.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.8%	79.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	8,931	9,917
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.5%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	62,635	75,582
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	70.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$120,800	$137,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$1,091
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$338	$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$672	$694
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.7%	10.2%
Building permits, 2018	354	585
Households, 2014-2018	56,041	65,471
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.7%	86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.0%	8.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.0%	84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.0%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.4%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.8%	18.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.7%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.0%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	60.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.8%	54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	158,579	163,225
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	363,922	1,634,947
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,557,254	2,470,186
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	836,640	1,032,156
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,107,887	1,301,842
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,777	$7,974
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.8	24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,006	$47,271
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,127	$25,109
Persons in poverty, percent	13.8%	15.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,523	2,797
Total employment, 2017	39,187	37,652
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,357,856	1,428,526
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.2%	-24.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,794	11,345
All firms, 2012	11,207	13,423
Men-owned firms, 2012	6,353	8,170
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,524	4,134
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,285	1,515
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	9,635	11,573
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	907	1,425
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,854	11,474
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.3%	26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	181.1	294.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	782.52	552.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

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