Johnston County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	234,263	10,730,404	334,922,499	302nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$83,384	$72,388	$80,734	472nd of 3,221
Median Age	38.1	39.1	38.9	2568th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.9%	35.7%	35.7%	841st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$305,600	$288,900	$332,700	600th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,146	$1,228	$1,413	632nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	13.0%	12.5%	2300th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.7%	5.2%	2052nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	295.8	220.7	n/a	501st of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.3%	9.1%	14.1%	539th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.6	n/a	n/a	1249th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	66.6%	65.2%	1344th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.2	25.1	26.4	293rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.7%	16.3%	15.1%	455th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1053rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.8%	47.2%	46.9%	411th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.4%	n/a	n/a	1586th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.4%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16.8%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.7%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	56.5	58.4	61.4

Age in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	38.1	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.9%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	85,591	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.1%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.0%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.1%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	29.0%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,897	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.1%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.5%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.4%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	91,218	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.8%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.2%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,908	$1,896	n/a

Education in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.5%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.1%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.7%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.3%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.2%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.8%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.5%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Johnston County, North Carolina

Statistic	Johnston County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.9%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.5%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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