Onslow County vs. Jones County

	Onslow County (NC)	Jones County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	197,683	9,637
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	-5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	177,799	10,167
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	177,772	10,153
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.8%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.5%	18.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	9.2%	22.6%
Female persons, percent	44.8%	51.0%
White alone, percent	76.2%	66.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	15.9%	30.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	2.2%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	4.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.8%	5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.9%	62.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	24,448	867
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	80,259	5,002
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	52.8%	72.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$153,900	$88,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,257	$1,071
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$382	$339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$998	$644
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	13.9%	3.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,036	22
Households, 2014-2018	64,065	4,137
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.71	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	71.4%	90.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.3%	5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.3%	74.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.5%	56.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	13.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.2%	18.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.8%	15.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.4%	52.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	46.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	491,728	47,658
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,213,042	33,706
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,076	$3,280
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.2	27.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,491	$36,892
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,783	$21,539
Persons in poverty, percent	15.1%	16.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,802	138
Total employment, 2017	35,541	858
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,017,337	25,725
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.5%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,201	565
All firms, 2012	10,610	824
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,499	416
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,798	329
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,660	142
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,636	664
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,513	78
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,386	696
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.1%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	233.1	21.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	762.74	470.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Onslow county (NC) and Jones county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.