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Black River township, Harnett County, NC

14,123 Population
29.2 square miles 483.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Harnett County: 35.6 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,970 ±$3,456 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harnett County: $33,463 ±$967
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,568 ±$8,295 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Harnett County: $71,287 ±$2,853
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.4% ±3.2% (1,316  ±452) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Harnett County: 13.8% † 18,684 (±1.4% / ±1,867)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

36.4 minutes ±2 (206,920  ±28,197) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Harnett County: 32.8 1,798,235 (±0.8 / ±59,497)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,496 ±373 Number of households
  • Harnett County: 49,845 ±512
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (14,055  ±904) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Harnett County: 2.7 136,045 (±0 / ±65)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.8% ±2.7% (152  ±86) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harnett County: 5.7% † 1,922 (±1% / ±354)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,832 ±395 Number of housing units
  • Harnett County: 54,902 ±68
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$272,200 ±$12,900 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Harnett County: $246,200 ±$8,140
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±3.3% (1,459  ±476.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Harnett County: 13.2% 18,070 (±1.3% / ±1,734.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.2% ±3.2% (8,448  ±650.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Harnett County: 88.6% 81,656 (±2.2% / ±2,049.1)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.1% ±3.3% (2,590  ±366.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Harnett County: 24.5% 22,537 (±1.2% / ±1,064.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

9.7% ±2.7% (1,372  ±397) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Harnett County: 6.5% 9,089
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.2% ±1.7% (899  ±193) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Harnett County: 11.8% 11,660 (±0.8% / ±789)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
899 Total veterans ±193 790 Male ±183 109 Female ±70

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