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Jacksonville, NC Metro Area


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2024 population: 212,954   ( 8,366 from 2020)
Land area: 762.1 square miles
Population density: 279.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:138,314 64.95% 3.3%
Black:28,94113.59% 1.4%
Indian:1,2370.58% 0.8%
Asian:4,9042.30% 5.3%
2+ races:8,6294.05% 9.1%
Hispanic:30,92914.52% 12.1%
Total non-White:74,64035.05% 5.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:16,375 20.0
Deaths:6,8298.3
Net Migration: -2,203-2.7
Net Immigration: 1,0771.3
Change in White population:4,456 2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:3,910 1.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
204,588
133,85865.43%
29,35214.35%
1,2270.60%
4,6562.28%
7,9063.86%
27,58913.49%
70,73034.57%

2010
177,772
122,55868.94%
26,57714.95%
1,0130.57%
3,6012.03%
5,8373.28%
17,89610.07%
55,21431.06%

2000
150,355
104,60069.57%
27,16218.07%
9710.65%
2,7131.80%
3,6582.43%
10,8967.25%
45,75530.43%

1990
149,838
108,77072.59%
29,15419.46%
9950.66%
2,9881.99%
n/a
7,9315.29%
41,06827.41%

1980
112,784
83,35773.91%
22,61720.05%
6940.62%
1,6561.47%
n/a
4,2063.73%
29,42726.09%

1970
103,126
84,03781.49%
14,98114.53%
3410.33%
5960.58%
n/a
2,7132.63%
19,089 18.51%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
38,784 21.8
9,5295.4
-17,909-10.1
7,6244.3
11,300 6.4
15,516 8.7
2000's
NumberRate
30,997 20.6
7,5005.0
4,0402.7
-4,577-3.0
17,958 11.9
9,459 6.3
1990's
NumberRate
32,651 21.8
6,7854.5
-52,728-35.2
9910.7
-4,170 -2.8
4,687 3.1
1980's
NumberRate
31,874 28.3
5,055 4.5
11,210 9.9
n/a
25,413 22.5
11,641 10.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-14,853 -14.4
n/a
-680 -0.7
10,338 10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Jacksonville, NC Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2024
NumberPercent
27.7
51,514 24.2%
161,440 75.8%
21,189 10.0%
75,265
2.48
53,022 70.4%
41,256 77.8%
4,773 9.0%
22,243 29.6%

2010
NumberPercent
25.7
44,938 25.3%
132,834 74.7%
13,262 7.5%
60,092
2.66
44,274 73.7%
34,006 76.8%
5,159 11.7%
15,818 26.3%

2000
NumberPercent
25.0
39,405 26.2%
110,950 73.8%
9,568 6.4%
48,107
2.72
36,892 76.7%
29,794 80.8%
3,709 10.1%
11,215 23.3%

1990
NumberPercent
24.6
36,272 24.2%
113,566 75.8%
6,556 4.4%
40,545
2.84
32,974 81.3%
28,058 85.1%
2,728 8.3%
7,571 18.7%

1980
NumberPercent
22.7
30,235 26.8%
82,549 73.2%
4,131 3.7%
30,531
2.94
25,089 82.2%
21,800 86.9%
1,900 7.6%
5,442 17.8%

2024 Housing Data for Jacksonville, NC Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units87,354 
Median Value$236,400 
Occupied75,26586.2%
Vacant12,08913.8%
Owned47,97163.7%
Rented27,29436.3%
Median Rent$1,265 
Single-Family Units65,49675.0%
    Detached56,93465.2%
    Attached8,5629.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units7,9939.2%
Mobile Homes10,07011.5%

2024 Income & Employment Data for Jacksonville, NC Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003,3424.4%
$10,000 to $14,9992,3583.1%
$15,000 to $19,9992,3673.1%
$20,000 to $24,9992,1842.9%
$25,000 to $29,9993,1134.1%
$30,000 to $34,9992,9603.9%
$35,000 to $39,9992,5713.4%
$40,000 to $44,9994,3775.8%
$45,000 to $49,9993,4404.6%
$50,000 to $59,9995,8377.8%
$60,000 to $74,9999,08212.1%
$75,000 to $99,99912,15216.1%
$100,000 to $124,9997,50210.0%
$125,000 to $149,9994,6936.2%
$150,000 to $199,9995,1276.8%
$200,000 or more4,1605.5%
Median Household Income68,148 
Per Capita Income33,305 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,7495.0%
Public Assistance1,8462.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps9,88513.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed58,56748.6%
Unemployed3,3052.7%
In Armed Forces30,86925.6%
Total Labor Force92,74176.9%
Not in Labor Force27,81623.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector21,68021,66450.0%
Non-Profit9652,35729.0%
Self-Employed4,2182,83059.8%
Local Government2,4173,06844.1%
State Government7511,73230.2%
Federal Government4,5373,62955.6%
Total Private + Self25,89824,49451.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8,67010,78644.6%
Total34,56835,28049.5%
Pct. Govt.23.1%  
Pct. Private + Self72.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts9,74313.9%
Sales and Office Occupations16,72623.9%
Professional, Technical14,66421.0%
Service Occupations12,53917.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing900.1%
All others16,29323.3%
White Collar 58.8%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade10,07014.4%
Health care and social assistance8,66012.4%
Accommodation and food services6,6939.6%
Educational services5,9948.6%
Public administration5,7948.3%
Construction5,7458.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3,9765.7%
Transportation and warehousing3,7055.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3,6465.2%
Manufacturing3,5655.1%
Other services3,3944.9%
Finance and insurance2,2923.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,6132.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,3461.9%
Information1,1421.6%
Wholesale trade1,0821.5%
Utilities8141.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3600.5%
Management490.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction250.0%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jacksonville, NC Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican12,2505.89%
Puerto Rican7,1053.42%
Cuban9300.45%
Dominican1,5360.74%
Total Central American3,6681.76%
Costa Rican590.03%
Guatemalan5420.26%
Honduran4650.22%
Nicaraguan7070.34%
Panamanian4240.20%
Salvadoran1,4550.70%
Other Central American160.01%
Total South American1,6770.81%
Argentinean350.02%
Bolivian650.03%
Chilean1730.08%
Colombian6060.29%
Ecuadorian2900.14%
Paraguayan440.02%
Peruvian1450.07%
Uruguayan170.01%
Venezuelan3020.15%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,9860.96%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1,0200.49%
Indian6050.29%
Korean5790.28%
Chinese4840.23%
Vietnamese3920.19%
Japanese3500.17%
Hmong1300.06%
Thai710.03%
Okinawan530.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English171,25889.6%
Spanish13,9257.3%
Other Indo-European1,1220.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun9430.5%
Other Asian8350.4%
German, other Germanic7590.4%
Tagalog5810.3%
Other5120.3%
Chinese3340.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German27,53713.2%
English27,29013.1%
Irish27,08513.0%
Italian13,0686.3%
American9,5534.6%
Polish3,7991.8%
Scottish3,7821.8%
French3,5471.7%
European2,6951.3%
Scotch-Irish2,5611.2%
Swedish1,7350.8%
Welsh1,4980.7%
Dutch1,4270.7%
Norwegian1,4230.7%
French Canadian1,2660.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen204,87898.5%
Not a citizen3,0281.5%
Native199,08295.8%
Foreign-born8,8244.2%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Jacksonville, NC Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,477 2.2%5,215 4.6%33,439 29.3%43,468 38.0%19,336 16.9%10,385 9.1%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,477 2.2%
9-12 Years 5,215 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 33,439 29.3%
Some College 43,468 38.0%
Bach. Degree 19,336 16.9%
Grad Degree 10,385 9.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Jacksonville, NC Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 83,248 79,154 4,094 4.9%
1991 83,976 79,448 4,528 5.4%
1992 83,480 79,250 4,230 5.1%
1993 84,912 80,794 4,118 4.8%
1994 85,930 82,146 3,784 4.4%
1995 87,040 83,568 3,472 4.0%
1996 90,878 87,160 3,718 4.1%
1997 95,508 92,224 3,284 3.4%
1998 96,288 92,816 3,472 3.6%
1999 100,294 96,672 3,622 3.6%
2000 106,464 101,806 4,658 4.4%
2001 108,386 102,374 6,012 5.5%
2002 107,594 100,312 7,282 6.8%
2003 108,484 101,154 7,330 6.8%
2004 111,536 105,100 6,436 5.8%
2005 112,812 106,386 6,426 5.7%
2006 116,804 111,206 5,598 4.8%
2007 120,170 114,346 5,824 4.8%
2008 126,526 119,340 7,186 5.7%
2009 132,704 120,966 11,738 8.8%
2010 127,180 116,774 10,406 8.2%
2011 126,038 115,608 10,430 8.3%
2012 128,246 117,718 10,528 8.2%
2013 128,350 119,574 8,776 6.8%
2014 128,046 120,486 7,560 5.9%
2015 127,360 119,948 7,412 5.8%
2016 127,038 120,036 7,002 5.5%
2017 128,912 122,132 6,780 5.3%
2018 128,698 122,364 6,334 4.9%
2019 129,950 124,118 5,832 4.5%
2020 127,798 118,552 9,246 7.2%
2021 131,164 124,320 6,844 5.2%
2022 136,408 130,590 5,818 4.3%
2023 139,116 133,534 5,582 4.0%
2024 148,230 142,686 5,544 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com