Nash County, NC Demographic Data
Nash County, NC Summary
Nash County is located in North Carolina
- Population: 95,708
- Area: 542.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 540.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.36 sq. miles
- Population Density: 176.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 190.29 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Nash County, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
47,367
50%
50.8
Male
46,638
50%
49.2
Total Population
94,005
323,128,000
Nash County, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,711
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,449
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,894
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,794
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,795
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
12,102
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
10,854
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
13,638
14.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,796
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,383
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
10,148
10.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
4,507
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,934
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
73,799
78.5%
77.2
Female
38,130
51.7%
51.3
Male
35,669
48.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
71,526
76.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
19,936
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
16,589
17.6%
15.2
Female
9,323
56.2%
55.8
Male
7,266
43.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Nash County, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
92,400
98.3%
96.8
White
50,212
53.4%
72.6
Black or African American
37,748
40.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
434
0.5%
0.8
Asian
845
0.9%
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
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
3,161
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,605
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
6,361
6.8%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
87,644
93.2%
82.2
Nash County, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,541
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,781
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
22,527
33.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
11,438
17.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
7,630
11.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7,700
11.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,745
8.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,322
17.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
55,040
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
13,445
20.3%
31.2
Nash County, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
22,845
29.3%
33.7%
Now Married
37,931
48.7%
47.5
Divorced
8,694
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
2,513
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
5,968
7.7
5.8%
Nash County, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
81,570
91.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7,724
8.7%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Nash County, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,632
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,681
10.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,243
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,217
9.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,930
13.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,697
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,708
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,334
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,862
5.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,105
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
47,902
57,617
Per capita income
26,185
31,128
Nash County, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,456
5.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,422
7.7%
9.8
Construction
3,094
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
11,234
25.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,737
3.9%
6.6
Information
1,133
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,391
16.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,099
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,896
4.3%
11.4
Public administration
1,662
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
5,262
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,852
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,287
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5,843
13.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
13,354
30.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7,662
17.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
10,987
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
6,679
15.0%
18.1%
Nash County, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
42,998
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
37,249
86.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,168
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
152
0.4%
5.1
Walked
456
1.1%
2.7
Other means
342
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
631
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.0
26.6
Nash County, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,879
8.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
9,881
27.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
12,441
35.1%
37.1
3 or more
10,208
28.8%
21.0
Nash County, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
35,409
83.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
22,240
62.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
13,169
37.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,157
16.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Nash County, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
42,566
1 room
868
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
125
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
3,207
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
6,705
15.8%
16.5
5 rooms
10,940
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
8,503
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
5,967
14.0%
12.0
8 rooms
2,565
6.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,686
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Nash County, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
42,566
1-unit, detached
26,492
62.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
797
1.9%
5.9
2-units
1,736
4.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,178
5.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,758
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
570
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
498
1.2%
9.0
Mobile home
8,462
19.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
75
0.2%
0.1
Nash County, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,928
9.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
655
1.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,223
7.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,545
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,886
13.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
6,408
15.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,366
24.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,738
18.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
292
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
525
1.2%
1.4%
Nash County, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Nash County, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
47295100.0
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,158
50.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,758
12.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,521
10.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,116
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,516
17.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
76
0.0%
0.0%
Nash County, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
11,171
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
94
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
118
1.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,078
9.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,768
24.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
7,113
63.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,998
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
676
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,639
14.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,882
16.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,941
17.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
608
5.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
688
6.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,413
39.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,998
0.0%
0.0%
Nash County, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
22,240
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,333
15.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,254
19.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,106
27.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,860
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,636
11.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,678
7.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
54
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
319
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
130,400
205,000
