Wayne County vs. Sampson County

Wayne County (NC)Sampson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)123,24863,626
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,67363,473
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,62363,431
Persons under 5 years, percent6.6%6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.7%24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%17.8%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.6%
White alone, percent62.9%66.5%
Black or African American alone, percent32.3%26.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%3.6%
Asian alone, percent1.3%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.3%20.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent53.1%50.3%
Veterans, 2014-201812,6193,405
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.7%9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)54,47427,813
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.5%68.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,900$88,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,138$1,061
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$396$375
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$750$651
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.7%5.1%
Building permits, 2018275120
Households, 2014-201848,15323,537
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.66
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.9%86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.5%16.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.0%79.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%59.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.1%77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.5%12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.2%13.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.0%18.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%51.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)606,558179,412
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,691,320821,833
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,244,827450,617
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,557,491593,013
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,536$9,273
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.025.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,192$39,068
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,124$21,950
Persons in poverty, percent20.2%22.8%
Total employer establishments, 20172,175974
Total employment, 201733,96013,808
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,165,361459,744
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.8%-0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,3933,516
All firms, 20127,1363,605
Men-owned firms, 20123,8392,109
Women-owned firms, 20122,4861,206
Minority-owned firms, 20121,845945
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,9992,525
Veteran-owned firms, 2012964456
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,5942,958
Black-owned firms, percent, 200715.5%17.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010221.767.1
Land area in square miles, 2010553.09944.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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