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Johnston County, NC

241,955 Population
792 square miles 305.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,577 ±$2,348 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$79,592 ±$4,372 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.9% ±2.6% (26,089  ±6,110) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31 minutes ±1.3 (3,194,210  ±185,986) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.3 111,229,650 (±0.2 / ±1,201,268)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

87,955 ±1,496 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.1 (239,877  ±126) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 † 10,553,524 (±,126.5 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.8% ±1.9% (3,314  ±1,118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

94,408 ±52 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$324,500 ±$9,261 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.8% ±2.6% (28,254  ±6,228.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89.1% ±3.8% (144,746  ±6,149.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.4% ±2.2% (50,897  ±3,577.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

10.8% ±24,726.7% (26,056  ±3,847) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% † 995,127 (±,470.9% / ±22,367)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.9% ±1% (12,654  ±1,855) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
12,654 Total veterans ±1,855 11,177 Male ±1,726 1,477 Female ±633

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