Nash County, NC

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2024 Population

96,216

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.5

0.24% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

15.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$62,426

2.84% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$191,000

11.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

43,732

2.36% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Nash County, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Nash County, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Nash County, NC are Nash Community College (676 degrees awarded in 2023) and North Carolina Wesleyan University (470 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Nash County, NC was $191,000, and the homeownership rate was 63.6%.

Most people in Nash County, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Nash County, NC was 2 cars per household.

Nash County, NC borders Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, and Wilson County, NC.

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Population & Diversity

Nash County, NC is home to a population of 96.2k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2024, NaNk% of Nash County, NC residents were born outside of the country (3.84k people).

In 2024, there were 1.15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.5k people) in Nash County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.52k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Nash County, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Nash County, NC was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Nash County, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Nash County, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
44.5k ± 328
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
38.5k ± 705
Other (Hispanic)
4.52k ± 610

8.24%

Hispanic Population

7.93k people

8.24% of the people in Nash County, NC are hispanic (7.93k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Nash County, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
224,963 ± 11,520 people
India
83,219 ± 7,055 people
Honduras
48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,139 ± 389
Gulf War (1990s)
1,174 ± 280
Gulf War (2001-)
1,086 ± 241

Nash County, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Nash County, NC.

Economy

The economy of Nash County, NC employs 43.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nash County, NC were Manufacturing (8,102 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,545 people), and Retail Trade (5,481 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($83,269), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($73,534), and Finance & Insurance ($62,273).

Employment

Occupations

43.7k

2024 Value

± 1,864

2.36%

1 Year growth

± 5.98%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nash County, NC grew at a rate of 2.36%, from 42.7k employees to 43.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nash County, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,058 people), Production Occupations (4,863 people), and Management Occupations (4,055 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nash County, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

43.7k

2024 Value

± 1,864

2.36%

1 Year growth

± 5.98%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nash County, NC grew at a rate of 2.36%, from 42.7k employees to 43.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nash County, NC, are Manufacturing (8,102 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,545 people), and Retail Trade (5,481 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nash County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Nash County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,634

Median earning men ± $2,738

$40,663

Median earning women ± $1,705

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($82,344), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,250), and Public Administration ($60,697).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,361), Public Administration ($52,257), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,641).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

160
Retail Trade
144
Other Services (except Public Administration)
123
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$509k
Manufacturing
$275k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$149k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Nash County, NC awarded 1,146 degrees. The student population of Nash County, NC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,561 male students and 2,209 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Nash County, NC are White (507 and 45.8%), Black or African American (362 and 32.7%), Hispanic or Latino (109 and 9.84%), and Unknown (65 and 5.87%).

The largest universities in Nash County, NC by number of degrees awarded are Nash Community College (676 and 59%) and North Carolina Wesleyan University (470 and 41%).

The most popular majors in Nash County, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (183 and 16%), General Business Administration & Management (172 and 15%), and Lineworker (63 and 5.5%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $34,936.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Nash County, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 3,770 (41.4% men and 58.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 3,770 students enrolled in Nash County, NC, 41.4% men and 58.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,452 records, of which 57.8% were women and 42.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
86 degrees awarded
Organizational Leadership
53 degrees awarded
General Psychology
35 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Nash County, NC was General Business Administration & Management with 86 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Nash County, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Nash Community College
676 degrees awarded
North Carolina Wesleyan University
470 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Nash Community College with 676 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 494 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Nash County, NC, which is 0.758 times less than the 652 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 507 degrees mean that there were 1.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 362 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($34,936) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($600) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nash County, NC was $191,000 in 2024, which is 0.574 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $171,100 to $191,000, a 11.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Nash County, NC is 63.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nash County, NC have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Nash County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nash County, NC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.62%.

Housing

Property

$191,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,931

$24,658

Median Property Taxes

±$1,305

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nash County, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Nash County, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.6%

Homeownership

2024

68.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.6% of the housing units in Nash County, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Nash County, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,426

Median Household Income

± $2,990

38.8k

Number of Households

± 1,777

In 2024, the median household income of the 38.8k households in Nash County, NC grew to $62,426 from the previous year's value of $60,704.

The following chart displays the households in Nash County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nash County, NC is from North Carolina.

0.467

2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)
Carpooled (6.92%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Nash County, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.92%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nash County, NC have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Nash County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Nash County, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Nash County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nash County, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Nash County, NC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.62%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nash County, NC (11.2k out of 94.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nash County, NC is Black, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21.3% of the children was living in poverty in Nash County, NC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 444 in Nash County, NC. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 132 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88.6% of the population of Nash County, NC has health coverage, with 41.6% on employee plans, 17.4% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 2.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nash County, NC see 1,983 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,983 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1624 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 644 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,983 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nash County, NC

Primary care physicians in Nash County, NC see an average of 1,983 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,983 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nash County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.4%

Uninsured

41.6%

Employer Coverage

17.4%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

2.15%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Nash County, NC declined by 3.19% from 11.8% to 11.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Nash County, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 68.3 in Nash County, NC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Nash County, NC.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 42.1% in Nash County, NC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Nash County, NC.