COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sampson County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Sampson County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Sampson County is 97% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $8,107 higher. Wayne County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
SAMPSON COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population61,5041,769,038−97% vs Wayne County
Population density652,891−2,826
Population growth-6.9%-1.5%−5.4 pts
Median age39.737.9+1.8
Male49.9%48.4%+1.5 pts
Female50.1%51.6%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born10.6%10.3%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.2%47.9%+1.2 pts
Black24.0%36.6%−12.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.0%6.9%+15.2 pts
Asian0.4%3.7%−3.2 pts
Other4.3%5.0%−0.7 pts
Median household income$52,432$60,539−$8,107
Per capita income$27,307$34,906−$7,599
Poverty rate21.8%20.8%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.493−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%27.6%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree4.7%10.8%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%8.7%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation56.4%59.2%−2.8 pts
Median home value$150,700$178,500−$27,800
Median gross rent$834$1,132−$298
Owner-occupied73.8%64.8%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%12.5%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households39.2%49.1%−9.9 pts
Average commute26.524.7+1.8
Worked from home4.9%14.1%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.9%1.8%−0.9 pts
Uninsured15.6%5.6%+10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025