Wake County vs. Nash County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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