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Jacksonville, NC

70,843 Population
48.8 square miles 1,451.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 28.6 ±0.6
  • about three-fifths of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$30,257 ±$3,029 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: $34,603 ±$2,196
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
$60,517 ±$6,400 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: $73,004 ±$4,445
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863

12.6% ±4.1% (6,562  ±2,144) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 10.2% † 19,530 (±2.4% / ±4,656)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)

17.6 minutes ±1.9 (610,430  ±81,122) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 23.9 2,238,880 (±1.1 / ±142,817)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 116,963,336 (±0.2 / ±1,127,069)

Families

24,029 ±1,731 Number of households
  • the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 80,379 ±2,081
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
2.2 ±0.2 (53,102  ±304) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 2.4 192,279 (±0.1 / ±353)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395

6.4% ±3.3% (1,030  ±538) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 7.3% † 3,508 (±2.2% / ±1,050)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)

Housing

25,860 ±1,726 Number of housing units
  • the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 90,125 ±167
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767

$225,100 ±$11,362 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: $262,000 ±$10,291
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908

22.7% ±4.9% (15,904  ±3,472.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 20% † 42,065 (±2.9% / ±6,180.9)
  • nearly double the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)

Social

90.4% ±7.2% (28,320  ±2,837) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 94.3% 112,796 (±4.9% / ±5,961.6)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
26.9% ±4.9% (8,437  ±1,622.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 24.6% † 29,370 (±2.5% / ±2,988.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)

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

6.2% ±2% (4,400  ±1,443) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 4% 8,591
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166

16.8% ±4.2% (5,350  ±1,383) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 21% † 25,277 (±2.4% / ±2,973)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
5,350 Total veterans ±1,383 4,011 Male ±1,108 1,339 Female ±491

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