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Onslow County
Onslow County, North Carolina
At a Glance
Population 204,576 County Seat Onslow County Courthouse State FIPS 37 County FIPS 133 Num Towns 10 Census-Designated Places 4 Total Town Population 114,129 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 203,686 Median Age 26.9 Veterans 25,189 Housing Units 84,531 Uninsured 2,091 Net Migration (recent) 1,566 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 3,070 Total Employees 37,904 Avg Annual Pay $46,885 Median Household Income $59,976 Poverty Rate 12.8% Unemployment Rate 4.2% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $58,912 Federal Spending FY2024 $2,226,206,437 Federal Spending Per Capita $10,882
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $196,800 Median Rent $1,132 FMR Studio $879 FMR 1BR $927 FMR 2BR $1,147 FMR 3BR $1,616 FMR 4BR $1,946
Health & Safety
Hospitals 30 EMS Stations 30 Fire Stations 30 Police Stations 30 Adult Smoking 17.6% Adult Obesity 37.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 29.6 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.13 Electric Customers 5067762 Towns with Broadband Data 10 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 10
Community
Churches 106 Libraries 10 Historic Places (NRHP) 15 Homeless Population N/A Schools 139 SNAP Stores 133 Bank Branches 19
Agriculture
Total Farms 342 Land in Farms (acres) 377 Avg Farm Size (acres) 1.1 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHT 2024-10-19 EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 EM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 2024-08-06 EM HURRICANE IAN 2022-10-01 DR HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-10-14 EM HURRICANE ISAIAS 2020-08-02 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR HURRICANE DORIAN 2019-10-04
Detailed Topics
Communities in Onslow County
Jacksonville — pop 72,723Piney Green — pop 14,386Half Moon — pop 7,543Holly Ridge — pop 4,171Surf City — pop 3,867Swansboro — pop 3,744Sneads Ferry — pop 2,548Richlands — pop 2,287Pumpkin Center — pop 1,855North Topsail Beach — pop 1,005
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
