Nash County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	96,216	10,730,404	334,922,499	641st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$62,426	$72,388	$80,734	1854th of 3,221
Median Age	41.5	39.1	38.9	1657th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.1%	35.7%	35.7%	1635th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$191,000	$288,900	$332,700	1505th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$953	$1,228	$1,413	1170th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.8%	13.0%	12.5%	2001st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1308th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	178.0	220.7	n/a	678th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	9.1%	14.1%	1232nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.4	n/a	n/a	2006th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.6%	66.6%	65.2%	2832nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.7	25.1	26.4	1749th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.6%	16.3%	15.1%	1053rd of 3,222
Uninsured	13.9%	n/a	n/a	878th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.4%	47.2%	46.9%	2758th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.7%	n/a	n/a	1907th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	46.3%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.1%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	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	61.8	58.4	61.4

Age in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	41.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	38,797	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.0%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.6%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.9%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.3%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,344	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.3%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.8%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.3%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	43,797	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.8%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.4%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.4%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,362	$1,896	n/a

Education in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	12.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.3%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.8%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.5%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.0%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.3%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Nash County, North Carolina

Statistic	Nash County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.5%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.3%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.0%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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