Demographics of Jacksonville city, North Carolina

Jacksonville city, North Carolina had 72,732 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −426 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jacksonville city, in four figures

72,732
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 71,279 ±48.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −426 people.; 23.4 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,697 ±$4,961
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jacksonville city, North Carolina's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jacksonville city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Jacksonville city, North Carolina's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jacksonville city, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	73,158	100.0	100.0
2021	70,395	96.2	100.2
2022	70,597	96.5	100.7
2023	71,041	97.1	101.6
2024	72,656	99.3	102.5
2025	72,732	99.4	103.1

Population of Jacksonville city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	73,158	—
2021	70,395	−2,763
2022	70,597	+202
2023	71,041	+444
2024	72,656	+1,615
2025	72,732	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 23.4 ±0.3: for men 22.4 ±0.3 and for women 27.9 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jacksonville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	5,132 ±647	7.2% ±0.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,531 ±821	12.0% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	27,225 ±1,418	38.2% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,790 ±1,042	23.6% ±1.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,030 ±697	11.3% ±1.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,571 ±557	7.8% ±0.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,697 ±$4,961, and income per person $30,271 ±$1,540, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jacksonville city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	3,307 ±509	14.6% ±2.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,840 ±925	30.1% ±3.9	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,029 ±673	22.2% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,851 ±530	12.6% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,617 ±410	11.5% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	961 ±218	4.2% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,083 ±310	4.8% ±1.4	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jacksonville city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	6,611 ±1,052	12.7% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,251 ±540	16.9% ±3.8	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,391 ±566	10.8% ±1.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	969 ±242	12.8% ±3.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jacksonville city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jacksonville city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	25,417 ±805	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±1.3	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	38.7% ±2.8	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	61.3% ±2.3	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$210,100 ±$11,451	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,321 ±$36	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±3	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jacksonville city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,186 ±1,099	19.9% ±1.5	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,138 ±1,317	54.9% ±1.8	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,414 ±999	14.6% ±1.4	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,792 ±406	2.5% ±0.6	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	428 ±186	0.6% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	125 to 377	0.2% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	65 to 255	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,910 ±713	6.9% ±1.0	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jacksonville city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	17,146 ±1,101	24.1% ±1.5	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	47,352 ±1,260	66.4% ±1.8	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,084 ±532	2.9% ±0.7	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,697 ±799	6.6% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,118 ±697	4.4% ±1.0	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,579 ±366	2.2% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Jacksonville city among the places of North Carolina

14th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Jacksonville city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
High Point city	116,245 ±120
Concord city	108,719 ±56
Asheville city	94,535 ±43
Greenville city	92,857 ±42
Gastonia city	82,884 ±72
Jacksonville city	71,279 ±48
Apex town	70,630 ±70
Huntersville town	63,969 ±69
Chapel Hill town	61,607 ±41
Burlington city	59,610 ±62
Kannapolis city	57,890 ±42

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Reported crime in Jacksonville city, North Carolina

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026