Wake County vs. Durham County

	Wake County (NC)	Durham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,092,305	316,739
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21.2%	17.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	901,058	269,999
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	900,993	267,587
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.9%	20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	11.6%	13.1%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	52.3%
White alone, percent	68.1%	53.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	21.0%	37.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	7.5%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.3%	13.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.8%	42.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	51,410	15,218
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	13.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	441,817	138,954
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	63.9%	53.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$265,800	$209,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,612	$1,438
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$506	$473
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,102	$1,014
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	26.6%	34.5%
Building permits, 2018	12,664	3,359
Households, 2014-2018	390,498	123,444
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.62	2.37
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.2%	79.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	16.9%	18.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.5%	91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	85.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.7%	88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	47.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.0%	13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.4%	67.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.6%	65.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,165,178	832,483
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,110,378	3,784,995
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,105,152	8,955,517
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,602,580	6,468,740
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,359,328	3,402,052
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,081	$12,166
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.1	22.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,956	$58,190
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,102	$34,063
Persons in poverty, percent	8.4%	13.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	29,406	7,556
Total employment, 2017	468,449	191,882
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	25,591,813	12,645,500
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	91,077	24,948
All firms, 2012	92,382	24,763
Men-owned firms, 2012	48,936	11,979
Women-owned firms, 2012	32,914	10,338
Minority-owned firms, 2012	24,275	9,077
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,622	14,451
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,507	2,226
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	78,368	21,268
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	12.0%	24.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.8%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.8%	3.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.6%	34.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,078.8	935.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	835.22	285.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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