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Onslow County Schools, NC

179,303 Population
630.5 square miles 284.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Onslow County: 28.6 ±0.6
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,359 ±$2,640 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Onslow County: $34,603 ±$2,196
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$74,615 ±$4,204 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Onslow County: $73,004 ±$4,445
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±2.6% (17,940  ±4,525) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Onslow County: 10.2% † 19,530 (±2.4% / ±4,656)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.4 minutes ±1 (1,866,080  ±86,690) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Onslow County: 22.4 2,083,685 (±0.8 / ±84,000)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

75,382 ±2,023 Number of households
  • Onslow County: 80,379 ±2,081
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (178,418  ±2,808) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Onslow County: 2.4 192,279 (±0.1 / ±353)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±2.2% (2,731  ±963) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Onslow County: 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)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

84,620 ±1,381 Number of housing units
  • Onslow County: 90,125 ±167
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$262,000 ±$10,291 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Onslow County: $262,000 ±$10,291
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

19.2% ±3.2% (34,014  ±5,739.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Onslow County: 20% † 42,065 (±2.9% / ±6,180.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94% ±4.9% (105,837  ±5,846.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Onslow County: 94.3% 112,796 (±4.9% / ±5,961.6)
  • a little higher than 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)
24.1% ±2.5% (27,138  ±2,890.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Onslow County: 24.6% † 29,370 (±2.5% / ±2,988.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about two-thirds 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

3.9% ±1% (7,068  ±1,856) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Onslow County: 4% 8,591
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

21.5% ±2.5% (24,859  ±3,012) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Onslow County: 21% † 25,277 (±2.4% / ±2,973)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
24,859 Total veterans ±3,012 19,642 Male ±2,467 5,217 Female ±1,304

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