Onslow County, North Carolina

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Onslow County, North Carolina is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	207,906	10,730,404	334,922,499	337th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,148	$72,388	$80,734	1328th of 3,221
Median Age	27.7	39.1	38.9	3200th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.0%	35.7%	35.7%	1110th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$236,400	$288,900	$332,700	1024th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,265	$1,228	$1,413	458th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.6%	13.0%	12.5%	2058th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	4.7%	5.2%	997th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	272.8	220.7	n/a	529th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	9.1%	14.1%	1165th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1812th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.7%	66.6%	65.2%	2823rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.4	25.1	26.4	2046th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.8%	16.3%	15.1%	665th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1520th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.8%	47.2%	46.9%	602nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.3%	n/a	n/a	224th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.0%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	7.4%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	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	55.2	58.4	61.4

Age in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	27.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	20.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.9%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	16.1%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	10.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	75,265	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	36.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.6%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.9%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	31.2%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,305	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.8%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.5%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.6%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.4%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.1%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	87,354	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.2%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.2%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,998.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.3%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,502	$1,896	n/a

Education in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	6.7%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.3%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	38.0%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	65.7%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.9%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Onslow County, North Carolina

Statistic	Onslow County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	33.7%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.6%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.3%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.8%	10.0%	16.7%

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