Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Jacksonville, NC

72,867 Population
48.8 square miles 1,493.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

23.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 27.8 ±0.3
  • about three-fifths of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$28,596 ±$2,213 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: $31,594 ±$1,482
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
$58,146 ±$9,663 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: $67,597 ±$3,696
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547

13.4% ±4.4% (7,319  ±2,421) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 11.5% † 22,132 (±2.2% / ±4,286)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)

14.7 minutes ±0.7 (594,370  ±36,074) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 21.6 2,073,995 (±0.6 / ±68,957)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

24,538 ±1,730 Number of households
  • the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 76,788 ±2,522
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
2.2 ±0.2 (54,765  ±602) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 2.5 192,293 (±0.1 / ±510)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524

8.1% ±3.5% (1,190  ±526) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 9.6% † 4,644 (±2.8% / ±1,370)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)

Housing

27,430 ±1,858 Number of housing units
  • the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 88,820 ±205
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649

$240,300 ±$19,132 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: $253,100 ±$14,001
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699

30.6% ±5.3% (21,956  ±3,798.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 19.6% † 40,912 (±2.8% / ±5,860.7)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)

Social

94.8% ±3.6% (29,339  ±1,585.5) High school grad or higher * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 93.2% 105,408 (±2.7% / ±3,020.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
25% ±2.3% (7,751  ±,777.4) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 26.1% 29,462 (±1.4% / ±1,584)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

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

6.4% ±1.8% (4,629  ±1,317) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 4.3% 9,264
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127

22.4% ±4.7% (7,479  ±1,657) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area: 22.6% 27,859 (±2.1% / ±2,657)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
7,479 Total veterans ±1,657 5,650 Male ±1,347 1,829 Female ±935

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.