Johnston County, North Carolina (NC)

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• • 143,91363.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 37,93116.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 33,74114.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8,0683.6%Two or more races
  • 1,2550.6%Asian alone
  • 1,1990.5%Some other race alone
  • 3230.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 740.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $211,318

Here:	$211,318
State:	$316,354

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,617

Here:	$183,617
State:	$269,203

In 2-unit structures: $137,514

Here:	$137,514
State:	$212,322

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,338

Here:	$112,338
State:	$189,814

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $213,792

Here:	$213,792
State:	$258,822

Mobile homes: $83,781

Here:	$83,781
State:	$90,232

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 25
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 96
• Burglaries: 280
• Thefts: 1047
• Auto thefts: 158

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 27
• Robberies: 20
• Assaults: 85
• Burglaries: 356
• Thefts: 1001
• Auto thefts: 114

Health of residents in Johnston County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Johnston County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,803 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,324 (0.6%)

Area name: Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Johnston County is $734 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $817 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1027 a month.

Cities in this county include: Smithfield, Clayton, Selma, Archer Lodge, Benson, Kenly, Four Oaks, Pine Level, Wilson's Mills, Princeton.

2019 air pollution in Johnston County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Tennessee , Davidson County , Kingfisher County, Oklahoma , Graham County , McIntosh County, Oklahoma , Montgomery County .

Current college students: 4,186
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 15,187 (28.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,9262010 or later
• 5,4272000 to 2009
• 4,4501990 to 1999
• 1,5221980 to 1989
• 4701970 to 1979
• 414Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 68,094
• One, attached: 1,618
• Two: 1,692
• 3 or 4: 1,720
• 5 to 9: 1,231
• 10 to 19: 18
• 20 to 49: 1,934
• 50 or more: 295
• Mobile homes: 11,612
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 159

Housing units in Johnston County with a mortgage: 43,893 (4,452 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,748 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,141

Religion statistics for Johnston County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Johnston County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
• North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4285: October 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4285, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3327: August 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 3327, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 25, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4019: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4019, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• North Carolina Hurricane Ophelia, Incident Period: September 11, 2005 to September 17, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3254: September 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3254, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• North Carolina Hurricane Isabel, Incident Period: September 18, 2003 to September 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1490: September 18, 2003, FEMA Id: 1490, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

11.44% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,563 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)

Johnston County:	0.03%
North Carolina average:	0.04%

7.92% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($37,731 average AGI)
3.49% relocated from other states ($20,687 average AGI)

Johnston County:	3.49%
North Carolina average:	4.18%

from Wake County, NC	4.96% ($57,868 average AGI)
from Harnett County, NC	0.49% ($48,633)
from Wayne County, NC	0.27% ($46,507)
from Durham County, NC	0.27% ($57,239)
from Cumberland County, NC	0.15% ($49,752)
from Nash County, NC	0.15% ($54,546)
from Wilson County, NC	0.14% ($44,975)

7.69% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,107 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($212 average AGI)

Johnston County:	0.03%
North Carolina average:	0.03%

5.67% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($43,068 average AGI)
1.99% relocated to other states ($15,827 average AGI)

Johnston County:	1.99%
North Carolina average:	3.18%

to Wake County, NC	2.53% ($60,902 average AGI)
to Harnett County, NC	0.50% ($48,085)
to Wayne County, NC	0.35% ($47,890)
to Wilson County, NC	0.18% ($65,563)
to Sampson County, NC	0.16% ($49,467)
to Nash County, NC	0.14% ($50,634)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.14% ($42,110)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 7.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Johnston County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 39,245 (7,254 living alone), Female householders: 42,868 (11,722 living alone)

• 44,098 spouses (44,019 opposite-sex spouses), 5,182 unmarried partners, (5,182 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 69,951 children (65,423 natural, 1,091 adopted, 3,437 stepchildren), 3,991 grandchildren, 3,443 brothers or sisters, 3,812 parents, 81 foster children, 5,790 other relatives, 6,643 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,400

Size of family households: 22,992 2-persons, 14,706 3-persons, 11,465 4-persons, 6,663 5-persons, 1,885 6-persons, 1,310 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,976 1-person, 3,300 2-persons, 816 3-persons.

37,717 married couples with children.
12,979 single-parent households (3,200 men, 9,779 women).

85.9% of residents of Johnston speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $553,026,000 ($3,904 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $30,368,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $243,014,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $119,404,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,180,000
Federal grants: $151,939,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,882,000 ($5,800,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,607,000 ($7,855,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,256,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $176,431,000
Federal Government insurance: $91,933,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.89 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)

• Year house built in Johnston County, North Carolina
• 1,1642020 or later
• 19,6542010 to 2019
• 21,7542000 to 2009
• 18,5581990 to 1999
• 7,7761980 to 1989
• 5,2181970 to 1979
• 4,5671960 to 1969
• 4,5921950 to 1959
• 1,5071940 to 1949
• 3,5831939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Johnston County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Johnston County, North Carolina
• 01 room
• 4082 rooms
• 2253 rooms
• 3,8044 rooms
• 12,5905 rooms
• 15,5096 rooms
• 10,4477 rooms
• 9,3088 rooms
• 12,5499+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Johnston County, North Carolina
• 7161 room
• 1342 rooms
• 1,2723 rooms
• 3,9614 rooms
• 6,3495 rooms
• 2,3466 rooms
• 1,2687 rooms
• 9808 rooms
• 2479+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Johnston County, North Carolina

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Johnston County, North Carolina
• 0no bedroom
• 4541 bedroom
• 5,4102 bedrooms
• 39,6413 bedrooms
• 15,9904 bedrooms
• 3,3455+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Johnston County, North Carolina
• 716no bedroom
• 1,5561 bedroom
• 5,4142 bedrooms
• 8,0293 bedrooms
• 1,4124 bedrooms
• 1465+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Johnston County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Johnston County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,580no vehicle
• 12,7021 vehicle
• 27,6842 vehicles
• 15,5643 vehicles
• 5,1544 vehicles
• 2,1565+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Johnston County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,132no vehicle
• 5,6361 vehicle
• 5,9342 vehicles
• 1,4803 vehicles
• 5184 vehicles
• 5735+ vehicles

90.3% of Johnston County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 129,419
• Other state: 78,805
• Northeast: 27,514
• Midwest: 12,116
• South: 32,481
• West: 6,694

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,527
• Number of aged recipients: 472
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,055
• Number of recipients under 18: 677
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,925
• Number of recipients older than 64: 925
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,600
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,451

Johnston County on our top lists:

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"