Harnett County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	139,150	10,730,404	334,922,499	480th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,287	$72,388	$80,734	1106th of 3,221
Median Age	35.6	39.1	38.9	2921st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.5%	35.7%	35.7%	1295th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$246,200	$288,900	$332,700	921st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,112	$1,228	$1,413	690th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.7%	13.0%	12.5%	1540th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.7%	5.2%	1447th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	233.8	220.7	n/a	585th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.5%	9.1%	14.1%	732nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1793rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.0%	66.6%	65.2%	2165th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.8	25.1	26.4	244th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.8%	16.3%	15.1%	1541st of 3,222
Uninsured	12.6%	n/a	n/a	1132nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.4%	47.2%	46.9%	968th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.4%	n/a	n/a	1964th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.2%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.1%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	19.8%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.6	58.4	61.4

Age in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	35.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.4%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.1%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.1%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	49,845	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.9%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.3%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,463	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.2%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.2%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	54,902	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.1%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,997.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.0%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,689	$1,896	n/a

Education in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	11.4%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.0%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.2%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.4%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.8%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.9%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	17.0%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.7%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.9%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Harnett County, North Carolina

Statistic	Harnett County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.6%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.7%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.3%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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