Sneads Ferry, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,728
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.9
0.525% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.3%
32.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$79,594
33.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$269,300
15.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,144
8.85% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sneads Ferry, 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.

96.1% of the residents in Sneads Ferry, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sneads Ferry, NC was $269,300, and the homeownership rate was 76.2%.

Most people in Sneads Ferry, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Sneads Ferry, NC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaOnslow County, NCJacksonville, NCOnslow County (South)--Jacksonville City PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Sneads Ferry, NC is home to a population of 2.73k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.56% of Sneads Ferry, NC residents were born outside of the country (179 people).

In 2024, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Sneads Ferry, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 295 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 175 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%
2024 Citizenship
95.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Sneads Ferry, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sneads Ferry, NC was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sneads Ferry, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.04k ± 470
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    295 ± 235
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    175 ± 143
3.67%
Hispanic Population
100 people

In 2024, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.04k people) in Sneads Ferry, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 295 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 175 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.67% of the people in Sneads Ferry, NC are hispanic (100 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.56%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
179 people
6.46%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
165 people

As of 2024, 6.56% of Sneads Ferry, NC residents (179 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sneads Ferry, NC was 6.46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    221 ± 155
  2. Vietnam
    56 ± 57
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    45 ± 40

Sneads Ferry, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.95 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sneads Ferry, NC employs 1.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sneads Ferry, NC were Retail Trade (176 people), Public Administration (135 people), and Manufacturing (122 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($118,750), Public Administration ($105,706), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,920).

Employment

Occupations

1.14k
2024 Value
± 295
8.85%
1 Year growth
± 34.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sneads Ferry, NC grew at a rate of 8.85%, from 1.05k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sneads Ferry, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (172 people), Management Occupations (168 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (142 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sneads Ferry, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

1.14k
2024 Value
± 295
8.85%
1 Year growth
± 34.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sneads Ferry, NC grew at a rate of 8.85%, from 1.05k employees to 1.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sneads Ferry, NC, are Retail Trade (176 people), Public Administration (135 people), and Manufacturing (122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sneads Ferry, NC, though some of these residents may live in Sneads Ferry, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$82,806
Median earning men ± $32,180
$32,319
Median earning women ± $19,449

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($106,331), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,773), and Retail Trade ($83,588).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,768), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,875), and Manufacturing ($32,708).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sneads Ferry, NC was $269,300 in 2024, which is 0.809 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $233,500 to $269,300, a 15.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Sneads Ferry, NC is 76.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sneads Ferry, NC have an average commute time of 33.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sneads Ferry, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$269,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$71,003
$1,065
Median Property Taxes
±$296

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 Sneads Ferry, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

76.2%
Homeownership
2024
57.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.2% of the housing units in Sneads Ferry, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$79,594
Median Household Income
± $27,097
1.4k
Number of Households
± 332

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.4k households in Sneads Ferry, NC grew to $79,594 from the previous year's value of $59,783.

The following chart displays the households in Sneads Ferry, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sneads Ferry, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.7%)
  3. Carpooled (7.4%)

In 2024, 72.3% of workers in Sneads Ferry, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.4%).

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.

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Commute Time

33.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sneads Ferry, NC have a longer commute time (33.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.16% of the workforce in Sneads Ferry, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sneads Ferry, NC (362 out of 2.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sneads Ferry, NC is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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Health

88.4% of the population of Sneads Ferry, NC has health coverage, with 20.5% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 23.9% on non-group plans, and 22.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.9% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.6%
Uninsured
20.5%
Employer Coverage
10.1%
Medicaid
11.4%
Medicare
23.9%
Non-Group
22.5%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sneads Ferry, NC declined by 6.18% from 12.3% to 11.6%.

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