Harnett County, NC Demographic Data
Harnett County, NC Summary
Harnett County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 122,135
- Area: 601.30 sq. miles
- Land Area: 594.99 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.32 sq. miles
- Population Density: 203.11 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 186.68 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Harnett County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
65,281
50%
50.8
Male
65,600
50%
49.2
Total Population
130,881
323,128,000
Harnett County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,899
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
9,860
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
9,804
7.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,072
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,119
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
20,687
15.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
17,485
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
16,725
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,619
5.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
7,233
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
9,423
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,333
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,622
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
95,815
73.2%
77.2
Female
48,703
50.8%
51.3
Male
47,112
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
90,416
69.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
19,588
15.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
15,378
11.7%
15.2
Female
8,718
56.7%
55.8
Male
6,660
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Harnett County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
125,142
95.6%
96.8
White
86,920
66.4%
72.6
Black or African American
27,503
21.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
878
0.7%
0.8
Asian
916
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
202
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,723
6.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,739
4.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16,290
12.4%
17.8
Mexican
10,239
7.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,385
2.6%
1.7
Cuban
74
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,592
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
114,591
87.6%
82.2
Harnett County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,784
4.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,929
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
24,954
29.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
21,608
25.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
10,117
12.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
11,089
13.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,646
6.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,713
12.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
73,414
87.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16,735
19.9%
31.2
Harnett County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
30,727
30.3%
33.7%
Now Married
49,552
48.9%
47.5
Divorced
12,030
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
3,436
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
5,573
5.5
5.8%
Harnett County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
108,968
90.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,014
9.9%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Harnett County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,284
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,701
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,072
9.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
4,812
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,128
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
9,208
20.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,078
13.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,797
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,219
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
661
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
51,637
57,617
Per capita income
22,096
31,128
Harnett County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
806
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,985
7.4%
9.8
Construction
4,308
8.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
12,363
23.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,854
3.5%
6.6
Information
549
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,396
11.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,382
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,920
11.1%
11.4
Public administration
4,824
9.0%
4.6
Retail trade
7,181
13.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,386
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
570
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,527
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
19,748
36.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,574
12.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
12,435
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
8,240
15.4%
18.1%
Harnett County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
56,737
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
48,996
86.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,537
8.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
352
0.6%
5.1
Walked
589
1.0%
2.7
Other means
386
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
1,877
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.3
26.6
Harnett County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,848
4.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
12,014
27.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
17,196
39.1%
37.1
3 or more
12,902
29.3%
21.0
Harnett County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
43,960
86.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
27,637
62.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
16,323
37.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
6,651
13.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Harnett County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
50,611
1 room
62
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
69
0.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,531
3.0%
9.1
4 rooms
6,373
12.6%
16.5
5 rooms
13,897
27.5%
19.8
6 rooms
10,102
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
8,299
16.4%
12.0
8 rooms
5,196
10.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,082
10.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Harnett County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
50,611
1-unit, detached
35,133
69.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,225
4.4%
5.9
2-units
1,070
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,106
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
563
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
39
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
177
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
10,298
20.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Harnett County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,345
6.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,743
3.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,289
4.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,820
7.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,588
11.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
5,710
11.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11,644
23.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10,425
20.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,136
10.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
911
1.8%
1.4%
Harnett County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,133
9.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4,384
10.0%
4.7
Electricity
34,774
79.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
143
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
189
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
27
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
310
0.7%
1.1
Harnett County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
18,499
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
268
1.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
285
1.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
391
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
893
4.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,673
19.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
5,943
32.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
7,046
38.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
8,992
48.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,380
18.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,260
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,000
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,828
15.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
39
0.0%
0.0%
Harnett County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
14,772
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
33
0.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,104
7.5%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,827
12.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,786
25.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
8,022
54.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,551
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
838
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,884
13.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,487
17.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,318
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,919
13.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,590
11.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,095
35.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,030
0.0%
0.0%
Harnett County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
27,637
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,664
6.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6,098
22.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5,543
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
6,114
22.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,540
20.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,415
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,131
4.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
132
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
153,600
205,000
