Onslow County, North Carolina Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Onslow County is 46th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Onslow County is 2nd in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Onslow County is 4th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Two or More

Onslow County is 5th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Onslow County is 6th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Onslow County is 8th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in People per household

Onslow County is 9th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Onslow County is 11th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Onslow County is 12th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Current population (2012)

Onslow County is 12th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Size in square miles

Onslow County is 14th in North Carolina out of 100 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Current population (2012)	183,263	12th	9,752,073	313,914,040
Size in square miles	762.7	12th	48,617.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	233.1	21st	196.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents younger than 5	9.6%	2nd	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	14th	23.4%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.9%	99th	13.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.3%	9th	84.1%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.0%	44th	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Race - White	76.6%	53rd	71.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	16.2%	53rd	22.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	32nd	1.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	15th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.3%	6th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.0%	4th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	14th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	67.6%	53rd	64.7%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Female residents	46.0%	96th	51.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.6%	45th	7.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Housing units	70,366	15th	4,362,740	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.6%	25th	17.0%	25.9%
Households	57,571	18th	3,664,119	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	57.2%	97th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$144,300	38th	$152,700	$186,200
People per household	2.7	8th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,260	5th	48,692	829,658

Income Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Income per capita	$21,391	47th	$25,256	$27,915
Income per household	$45,457	24th	$46,291	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.8%	80th	16.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Onslow County	Rank	North Carolina	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,710	19th	215,113	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	32,898	23rd	3,284,592	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	9,995	23rd	798,791	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,913,882	16th	$114,578,173	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,698	34th	$12,641	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$287,943	11th	$16,126,939	$613,795,732