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Johnston County, NC

249,794 Population
792 square miles 315.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,142 ±$2,944 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$89,217 ±$3,831 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.6% ±2.5% (21,273  ±6,104) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.3 minutes ±0.6 (3,151,545  ±94,104) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

92,234 ±1,401 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (247,846  ±39) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±1.9% (2,963  ±1,153) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

96,694 ±56 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$340,700 ±$8,874 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.9% ±2% (24,327  ±4,864.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±4% (155,590  ±6,844.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.6% ±2.3% (51,565  ±3,837.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.8% (21,898  ±3,558) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.7% ±0.8% (12,648  ±1,555) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,648 Total veterans ±1,555 11,747 Male ±1,305 901 Female ±466

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