Jacksonville, North Carolina demographics

Jacksonville, NC demographics: median age 23.4; 26.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Jacksonville city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3734200. The survey estimates a population of 71,279 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Jacksonville is 23.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.3 years. There are 22,688 households (±788). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	23.4 ±0.3	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,279
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	13,663 ±1,046	19.2% ±1.5 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	37,873 ±1,631	53.1% ±2.3 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	14,172 ±961	19.9% ±1.3 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	5,571 ±557	7.8% ±0.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,279
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	44,166 ±835	62.0% ±1.2 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	27,113 ±836	38.0% ±1.2 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,279
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	42,582 ±1,582	59.7% ±2.2 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	10,940 ±1,016	15.3% ±1.4 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	722 ±239	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,877 ±422	2.6% ±0.6 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	251 ±126 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,743 ±766	3.8% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	12,164 ±1,301	17.1% ±1.8 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,279
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	57,093 ±1,101	80.1% ±1.5 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14,186 ±1,099	19.9% ±1.5 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,682 ±663	51.5% ±2.3 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	658 ±207	2.9% ±0.9 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,989 ±462	13.2% ±2.0 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	6,141 ±690	27.1% ±2.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,218 ±400	5.4% ±1.8 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,763 ±708	34.2% ±2.9 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	14,925 ±1,110	65.8% ±4.3 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	6,141 ±690	27.1% ±2.9 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,176 ±865	36.0% ±3.6 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,283 ±752	18.9% ±3.2 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,152 ±391	9.5% ±1.7 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,181 ±304	5.2% ±1.3 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	578 ±231	2.5% ±1.0 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	177 ±179 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 71,279
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	66,582 ±802	93.4% ±1.1 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,697 ±799	6.6% ±1.1 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 66,147
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	55,460 ±1,355	83.8% ±1.9 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	7,610 ±1,002	11.5% ±1.5 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	693 ±255	1.0% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	503 ±263 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	125 ±92 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	419 ±217 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	77 ±83 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	308 ±259 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	98 ±109 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	267 ±111	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	332 ±140	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	41 ±43 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	214 ±139 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 30,391
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,948 ±410	6.4% ±1.3 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,751 ±845	28.8% ±2.6 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,276 ±833	27.2% ±2.5 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,429 ±464	11.3% ±1.5 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,086 ±719	16.7% ±2.3 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,901 ±510	9.5% ±1.6 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 70,061
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	50,491 ±1,730	72.1% ±2.4 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,622 ±1,016	8.0% ±1.4 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,144 ±891	4.5% ±1.3 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	9,710 ±1,065	13.9% ±1.5 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,094 ±344	1.6% ±0.5 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.9% of Jacksonville residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 94.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jacksonville	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.9% ±1.7 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.2% ±1.4 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	20.3% ±2.1 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Jacksonville . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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