Jacksonville, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population

73,507

2.22% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

23.3

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

13.5%

12.4% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$54,069

7.74% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

18,910

4.48% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (55.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.25%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.51%), and White (Hispanic) (6.41%).

None of the households in Jacksonville, 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.

97.6% of the residents in Jacksonville, NC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Jacksonville, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Jacksonville, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Jacksonville, NC is home to a population of 73.5k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.96% of Jacksonville, NC residents were born outside of the country (4.38k people).

In 2023, there were 3.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.8k people) in Jacksonville, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 6.07k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

97.9%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jacksonville, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
40.8k ± 1.46k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.4k ± 1.13k
Two+ (Hispanic)
6.07k ± 902

18.8%

Hispanic Population

13.8k people

18.8% of the people in Jacksonville, NC are hispanic (13.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jacksonville, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Jacksonville, NC.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Jacksonville, NC was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 Jacksonville, NC residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Foreign-Born Population

5.96%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.38k people

5.58%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.02k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jacksonville, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
4,387 ± 716
Gulf War (1990s)
1,281 ± 286
Vietnam
888 ± 261

Jacksonville, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.42 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jacksonville, NC employs 18.9k people. The largest industries in Jacksonville, NC are Accommodation & Food Services (3,087 people), Retail Trade (2,990 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,936 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($72,707), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($49,875), and Finance & Insurance ($49,539).

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

18.9k

2023 Value

± 1,435

4.48%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jacksonville, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,770 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,893 people), and Management Occupations (1,889 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jacksonville, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

18.9k

2023 Value

± 1,435

4.48%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jacksonville, NC, are Accommodation & Food Services (3,087 people), Retail Trade (2,990 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,936 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jacksonville, NC, though some of these residents may live in Jacksonville, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,098

Median earning men ± $4,319

$27,949

Median earning women ± $2,428

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($73,570), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,344), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,539).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($42,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,556), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($38,365).

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Jacksonville, NC awarded 1,519 degrees. The student population of Jacksonville, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,393 male students and 2,375 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jacksonville, NC are White (913 and 60.7%), followed by Black or African American (271 and 18%), Hispanic or Latino (215 and 14.3%), and Asian (45 and 2.99%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,768 students enrolled in Jacksonville, NC, 37% men and 63% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

In 2022, 742 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jacksonville, NC, which is 0.955 times less than the 777 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 913 degrees mean that there were 3.37 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 271 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Jacksonville, NC have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jacksonville, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jacksonville, NC is $54,069. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Jacksonville, NC was Census Tract 11.01 with a value of $75,169, followed by Census Tract 14 and Census Tract 7, with respective values of $68,750 and $67,596.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 11.01
Census Tract 14
Census Tract 7

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jacksonville, NC was Census Tract 11.01 with a value of $75,169, followed by Census Tract 14 and Census Tract 7, with respective values of $68,750 and $67,596.

The following map shows all of the places in Jacksonville, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$54,069

Median Household Income

± $5,036

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Jacksonville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jacksonville, NC is from Jacksonville, NC.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Jacksonville, NC across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (55.1%)
Carpooled (17.7%)
Walked (14.8%)

In 2023, 55.1% of workers in Jacksonville, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who walked to work (14.8%).

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

14.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jacksonville, NC have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.298% of the workforce in Jacksonville, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jacksonville, NC (7.27k out of 53.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jacksonville, NC is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

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.

Health

89.6% of the population of Jacksonville, NC has health coverage, with 18.1% on employee plans, 14.2% on Medicaid, 6.4% on Medicare, 21.7% on non-group plans, and 29.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Onslow County, NC see 3090 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.6% increase from the previous year (2954 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 977 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 386 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Onslow County, NC.

3,090 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Onslow County, NC

Primary care physicians in Onslow County, NC see an average of 3,090 patients per year. This represents a 4.6% increase from the previous year (2,954 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.1% under 18 years, 30.9% between 18 and 34 years, 27% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.2% were men and 56.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.4%

Uninsured

18.1%

Employer Coverage

14.2%

Medicaid

6.4%

Medicare

21.7%

Non-Group

29.3%

Military or VA

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

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