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Onslow County, North Carolina (NC)

County population in 2022: 207,298 (74% urban, 26% rural); it was 150,355 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 25,865
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,467
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 27,968
Renter-occupied apartments: 25,760 (it was 20,154 in 2000)
% of renters here:

42%
State:

33%

Land area: 767 sq. mi.

Water area: 141.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 270 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Onslow County: 89.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.6%), Retail trade (14.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 43%
  • Government: 53%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Onslow County, NC (2022)
    • 134,26264.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 28,27013.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 23,66511.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 15,1387.3%Two or more races
    • 3,7821.8%Asian alone
    • 1,4320.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 5160.2%Some other race alone
    • 2330.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

27.6 years
North Carolina median age:

39.2 years
Males: 114,926  (55.4%)
Females: 92,372  (44.6%)
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Average household size:
Onslow County:

2.0 people
North Carolina:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $62,460 ($33,756 in 1999)
This county:

$62,460
North Carolina:

$67,481

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $933 (lower quartile is $671, upper quartile is $1,242)
This county:

$933
State:

$945


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $228,200 (it was $78,200 in 2000)
Onslow:

$228,200
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,800 - $299,100

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $269,564
Here:

$269,564
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,221
Here:

$196,221
State:

$317,935

In 2-unit structures: $336,576
Here:

$336,576
State:

$250,488

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $283,844
Here:

$283,844
State:

$254,939

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $150,612
Here:

$150,612
State:

$329,290

Mobile homes: $117,612
Here:

$117,612
State:

$124,933

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,792
Here:

$30,792
State:

$107,261

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,293
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $465

Institutionalized population: 887

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 45
  • Burglaries: 113
  • Thefts: 264
  • Auto thefts: 28

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 14
  • Robberies: 16
  • Assaults: 131
  • Burglaries: 403
  • Thefts: 906
  • Auto thefts: 118
Onslow County, NC map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1212 buildings, average cost: $221,900
  • 2021: 1555 buildings, average cost: $186,700
  • 2020: 1351 buildings, average cost: $155,100
  • 2019: 1303 buildings, average cost: $147,600
  • 2018: 1018 buildings, average cost: $149,200
  • 2017: 917 buildings, average cost: $143,600
  • 2016: 785 buildings, average cost: $138,100
  • 2015: 856 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2014: 1045 buildings, average cost: $118,500
  • 2013: 1332 buildings, average cost: $125,800
  • 2012: 2007 buildings, average cost: $119,200
  • 2011: 1871 buildings, average cost: $114,700
  • 2010: 2134 buildings, average cost: $111,100
  • 2009: 1519 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2008: 1122 buildings, average cost: $112,200
  • 2007: 1539 buildings, average cost: $120,100
  • 2006: 1690 buildings, average cost: $124,400
  • 2005: 1658 buildings, average cost: $118,100
  • 2004: 1294 buildings, average cost: $111,300
  • 2003: 1040 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2002: 980 buildings, average cost: $98,800
  • 2001: 787 buildings, average cost: $87,900
  • 2000: 634 buildings, average cost: $90,200
  • 1999: 693 buildings, average cost: $89,500
  • 1998: 842 buildings, average cost: $78,000
  • 1997: 666 buildings, average cost: $80,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Onslow, NC residents
Average permit cost in Onslow, NC

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,378 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,398 (0.6%)

Distribution of median household income in Onslow, NC in 2022
Distribution of house value in Onslow, NC in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Onslow, NC in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.5%
Onslow County:

11.5%
North Carolina:

12.8%
(11.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.9% for Black residents, 14.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.4% for American Indian residents, 6.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 13.2% for other race residents, 15.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 27.6 years old
(Males: 24.5 years old, Females: 31.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 29.4 years old, Black residents: 29.1 years old, American Indian residents: 21.6 years old, Asian residents: 31.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.9 years old, Other race residents: 26.3 years old)

Area name: Jacksonville, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Onslow County is $476 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $751 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jacksonville, Piney Green, Half Moon, Sneads Ferry, Pumpkin Center, Swansboro, Richlands, North Topsail Beach, Holly Ridge.

Onslow County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: Carter County, Oklahoma , Cherokee County , Gilmer County, Georgia , Tate County, Mississippi , Pamlico County , Tillman County, Oklahoma , Washita County, Oklahoma , Wayne County, Tennessee .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
North Carolina:

3.2%

Unemployment by year in Onslow, NC
County total employment by year in Onslow, NC
County average yearly wages by year in Onslow, NC

Current college students: 8,820
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,920 (60.2% naturalized citizens)

Onslow County:

4.3%
Whole state:

8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,6172010 or later
  • 2,2912000 to 2009
  • 1,3341990 to 1999
  • 2,0701980 to 1989
  • 8641970 to 1979
  • 1,012Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%

Onslow County marital status for males Onslow County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 58,425
  • One, attached: 7,012
  • Two: 1,272
  • 3 or 4: 2,048
  • 5 to 9: 2,647
  • 10 to 19: 2,223
  • 20 to 49: 2,734
  • 50 or more: 1,657
  • Mobile homes: 9,431
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Onslow County with a mortgage: 34,899 (1,922 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,875 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 414

Here:

7.6% with mortgage
State:

97.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Onslow County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant30,825110
Mainline Protestant8,39822
Catholic7,5792
Other2,7047
Black Protestant1,89117
None126,375-
Onslow County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
Onslow County:

1.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
This county:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 60
Onslow County:

3.67 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 89
This county:

5.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Onslow County:

8.3%
North Carolina:

9.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Onslow County:

29.8%
State:

28.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.9%
State:

15.6%

Agriculture in Onslow County:

Average size of farms: 158 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $222,911
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $444.86
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $183,880
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78,796
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.63%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.94
Corn for grain: 11540 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2935 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 8633 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12422 harvested acres
Vegetables: 325 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acres

Earthquake activity:

Onslow County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 223.6 miles away from Onslow County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 242.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 202.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/6/1994 at 19:54:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.6 LG, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 201.2 miles away from Onslow County center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 194.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • North Carolina Hurricane Isaias, Incident Period: July 31, 2020 - August 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4568, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
  • North Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: September 1, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4465, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 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 Severe Storms, Flooding, and Straight-line Winds associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, Incident Period: September 27, 2010 to October 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1942: October 14, 2010, FEMA Id: 1942, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Storm, Flood, Wind
  • 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Onslow County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 18, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Onslow

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 70,921 (65.8%)
  • Carpooled: 13,804 (12.8%)
  • Bus: 82 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 10 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,756 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 171 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 7,896 (7.3%)
  • Worked at home: 12,268 (11.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Production occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (16%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • El Salvador (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Japan (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Onslow County


  • English (13%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • American (7%)
  • German (7%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Onslow County, North Carolina in 2010:

  • 16,697 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 409 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 205 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 161 people in military disciplinary barracks and jails
  • 108 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 82 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 72 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 25 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 22 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 12 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 5 people in correctional residential facilities

People in group quarters in Onslow County, North Carolina in 2000:

  • 14,799 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 3,692 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 291 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 225 people in nursing homes
  • 139 people in other group homes
  • 117 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 44 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 35 people in military disciplinary barracks
  • 34 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 12 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $55,362.

15.53% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

15.53%
North Carolina average:

8.85%


0.53% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,593 average AGI)
Onslow County:

0.53%
North Carolina average:

0.04%

3.57% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($11,548 average AGI)
11.43% relocated from other states ($36,767 average AGI)
Onslow County:

11.43%
North Carolina average:

4.18%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from San Diego County, CA  0.66% ($57,516 average AGI)
from Pender County, NC  0.42% ($58,567)
from Carteret County, NC  0.40% ($52,465)
from Craven County, NC  0.36% ($41,395)
from New Hanover County, NC  0.35% ($45,325)
from Wake County, NC  0.27% ($70,323)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.23% ($50,385)


15.26% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,219 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

15.26%
North Carolina average:

7.89%


0.45% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,814 average AGI)
Onslow County:

0.45%
North Carolina average:

0.03%

3.52% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($11,026 average AGI)
11.29% relocated to other states ($34,379 average AGI)
Onslow County:

11.29%
North Carolina average:

3.18%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to San Diego County, CA  0.65% ($52,880 average AGI)
to Pender County, NC  0.44% ($69,764)
to New Hanover County, NC  0.40% ($49,054)
to Carteret County, NC  0.34% ($62,693)
to Wake County, NC  0.25% ($42,491)
to Craven County, NC  0.25% ($39,445)
to San Bernardino County, CA  0.18% ($57,659)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 21.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 21.7
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 18.6

Births per 1000 population in Onslow County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Onslow County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Onslow County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.5%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Onslow County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Onslow County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Onslow County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Onslow County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Onslow County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Onslow County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,183 (11,920 aged, 3,263 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 7,313 (15%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Onslow County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,506)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,026)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (890)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (763)
  • Unspecified dementia (461)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (431)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (352)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (339)
  • Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (328)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (299)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.3
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,489
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 135
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 40,491

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,312
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 620
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 20.2
  • Other - 26.6

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 99.9. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 54.1
  • Suffocation - 26.6
  • Other - 19.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 207,298
  • Male householders: 38,638 (9,732 living alone), Female householders: 37,260 (8,089 living alone)
  • 41,123 spouses (41,026 opposite-sex spouses), 4,472 unmarried partners, (3,994 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 53,952 children (49,696 natural, 630 adopted, 3,626 stepchildren), 4,218 grandchildren, 981 brothers or sisters, 933 parents, 45 foster children, 1,286 other relatives, 2,955 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 21,435

Size of family households: 24,745 2-persons, 13,882 3-persons, 8,676 4-persons, 4,237 5-persons, 1,796 6-persons, 880 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,821 1-person, 3,501 2-persons, 111 3-persons, 249 4-persons.

35,622 married couples with children.
11,402 single-parent households (1,216 men, 10,186 women).

88.9% of residents of Onslow speak English at home.
7.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,394,704,000 ($15,520 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,901,777,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $432,201,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $85,390,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,018,000
Federal grants: $98,496,000
Federal procurement contracts: $341,185,000 ($335,509,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,434,414,000 ($1,415,554,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,597,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $221,501,000
Federal Government insurance: $473,394,000

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

Births: 16,805
Here:

110 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,069
Here:

27 per 1000 residents
State:

44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +733
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -11,124
Here -73 per 1000 residents
State +27 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Onslow County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.4

Year house built in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • Year house built in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • 2,5002020 or later
  • 21,8202010 to 2019
  • 17,6252000 to 2009
  • 10,3221990 to 1999
  • 12,1251980 to 1989
  • 9,2981970 to 1979
  • 6,7221960 to 1969
  • 5,2041950 to 1959
  • 1,1251940 to 1949
  • 7951939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Onslow County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • 491 room
  • 752 rooms
  • 6353 rooms
  • 4,8714 rooms
  • 8,8205 rooms
  • 11,7686 rooms
  • 8,5187 rooms
  • 6,0578 rooms
  • 7,8509+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • 2751 room
  • 4662 rooms
  • 3,6803 rooms
  • 8,8674 rooms
  • 7,2155 rooms
  • 2,9326 rooms
  • 2,3297 rooms
  • 8538 rooms
  • 6389+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Onslow County, North Carolina
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • 84no bedroom
  • 3121 bedroom
  • 2,4452 bedrooms
  • 28,7463 bedrooms
  • 14,3844 bedrooms
  • 2,6725+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Onslow County, North Carolina
  • 275no bedroom
  • 4,4211 bedroom
  • 8,8912 bedrooms
  • 11,3823 bedrooms
  • 2,0804 bedrooms
  • 2065+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Onslow County, North Carolina in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Onslow County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Onslow County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,305no vehicle
  • 9,9791 vehicle
  • 23,3642 vehicles
  • 9,5403 vehicles
  • 3,0854 vehicles
  • 1,3705+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Onslow County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Onslow County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,398no vehicle
  • 11,7761 vehicle
  • 11,0982 vehicles
  • 2,3363 vehicles
  • 6294 vehicles
  • 185+ vehicles

79.5% of Onslow County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in North Carolina.

Onslow County:

79.5%
State average:

87.3%

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

  • This state: 71,884
  • Other state: 122,136
  • Northeast: 28,942
  • Midwest: 21,585
  • South: 48,768
  • West: 22,841
Year householders moved into unit in Onslow County, NC
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Onslow County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 91.0%Electricity
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.3%Utility gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 92.2%Electricity
  • 5.3%Utility gas
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,821
Here:

18.7%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 682
Here:

8.5%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,125
Here:

25.1%
North Carolina:

19.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Onslow County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,435,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,426,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,095,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,324,000
    Other: $6,402,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,292,000
    Other: $5,536,000
    Higher Education - Other: $5,439,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,812,000
    Hospital Public: $3,418,000
    Hospital Public: $3,217,000
    Air Transportation: $2,626,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,429,000
    Air Transportation: $2,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,857,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,511,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,351,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $579,000
    Parks and Recreation: $186,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,359,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,015,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,153,000
    Air Transportation: $4,594,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,754,000
    Air Transportation: $2,682,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,494,000
    Police Protection: $1,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,073,000
    Solid Waste Management: $775,000
    Other Higher Education: $607,000
    Solid Waste Management: $599,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Parks and Recreation: $278,000
    Police Protection: $162,000
    Health - Other: $147,000
    Central Staff Services: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Parks and Recreation: $37,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $252,607,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $231,500,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,093,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,361,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,076,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,531,000
    Health - Other: $18,376,000
    Police Protection: $17,589,000
    General - Other: $16,269,000
    Police Protection: $15,864,000
    Health - Other: $15,739,000
    Liquor Stores: $15,370,000
    General - Other: $14,884,000
    Liquor Stores: $12,079,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,469,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,178,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,126,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,850,000
    Financial Administration: $4,670,000
    Financial Administration: $4,555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,130,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,878,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,738,000
    Air Transportation: $2,723,000
    Air Transportation: $2,380,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,303,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,191,000
    Libraries: $2,190,000
    Libraries: $2,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,007,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,884,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,661,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $858,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $846,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $593,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $530,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $489,000
    Transit Utilities: $314,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $12,223,000
    Education: $10,425,000
    Public Welfare: $9,373,000
    Public Welfare: $9,200,000
    Other: $5,149,000
    Air Transportation: $2,083,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,948,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,821,000
    Air Transportation: $712,000
    Other: $224,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,986,000
    Interest on Debt: $11,863,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,467,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,040,000
    Other - Health - Other: $60,000
    Other - Health - Other: $51,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $312,000
    Solid Waste Management: $281,000
    Housing and Community Development: $278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $235,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $130,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,921,000
    Education: $7,118,000
    Other: $1,177,000
    Other: $754,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $147,000
    Public Welfare: $44,000
    General Local Government Support: $29,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $234,475,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $231,392,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $214,086,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,115,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,760,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,306,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,556,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,596,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $10,659,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,441,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,653,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,643,000
    Rents: $1,400,000
    Rents: $1,295,000
    Sale of Property: $212,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $199,000
    Sale of Property: $173,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,443,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,422,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,321,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,109,000
    Health - Other: $951,000
    Health - Other: $857,000
    Police Protection: $850,000
    Police Protection: $724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $293,000
    Air Transportation: $207,000
    Central Staff Services: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Libraries: $22,000
    General - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Air Transportation: $9,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,840,000
    Cash and Securities: $36,336,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $17,581,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,864,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $214,638,000
    Education: $193,302,000
    Public Welfare: $7,023,000
    Public Welfare: $6,763,000
    Other: $5,809,000
    Other: $5,670,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,439,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,655,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,610,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,127,000
    Transit Utilities: $280,000
    Transit Utilities: $240,000
    Housing and Community Development: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $101,897,000
    Property: $96,118,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $54,291,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,917,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,300,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,091,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,699,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,488,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,469,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,278,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,119,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $848,000
    Other License: $515,000
    Other License: $454,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $436,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $347,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $153,057,000
    : $144,440,000

Onslow County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,435,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,426,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,095,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,324,000
    Other: $6,402,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,292,000
    Other: $5,536,000
    Higher Education - Other: $5,439,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,812,000
    Hospital Public: $3,418,000
    Hospital Public: $3,217,000
    Air Transportation: $2,626,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,429,000
    Air Transportation: $2,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,857,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,511,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,351,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $579,000
    Parks and Recreation: $186,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,359,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,015,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,153,000
    Air Transportation: $4,594,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,754,000
    Air Transportation: $2,682,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,494,000
    Police Protection: $1,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,073,000
    Solid Waste Management: $775,000
    Other Higher Education: $607,000
    Solid Waste Management: $599,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Parks and Recreation: $278,000
    Police Protection: $162,000
    Health - Other: $147,000
    Central Staff Services: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Parks and Recreation: $37,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $252,607,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $231,500,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,093,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,361,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,076,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,531,000
    Health - Other: $18,376,000
    Police Protection: $17,589,000
    General - Other: $16,269,000
    Police Protection: $15,864,000
    Health - Other: $15,739,000
    Liquor Stores: $15,370,000
    General - Other: $14,884,000
    Liquor Stores: $12,079,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,469,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,178,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,126,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,850,000
    Financial Administration: $4,670,000
    Financial Administration: $4,555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,130,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,878,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,738,000
    Air Transportation: $2,723,000
    Air Transportation: $2,380,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,303,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,191,000
    Libraries: $2,190,000
    Libraries: $2,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,007,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,884,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,661,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $858,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $846,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $593,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $530,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $489,000
    Transit Utilities: $314,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $12,223,000
    Education: $10,425,000
    Public Welfare: $9,373,000
    Public Welfare: $9,200,000
    Other: $5,149,000
    Air Transportation: $2,083,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,948,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,821,000
    Air Transportation: $712,000
    Other: $224,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,986,000
    Interest on Debt: $11,863,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,467,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,040,000
    Other - Health - Other: $60,000
    Other - Health - Other: $51,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $312,000
    Solid Waste Management: $281,000
    Housing and Community Development: $278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $235,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $130,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,921,000
    Education: $7,118,000
    Other: $1,177,000
    Other: $754,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $147,000
    Public Welfare: $44,000
    General Local Government Support: $29,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $234,475,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $231,392,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $214,086,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,115,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,760,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,306,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,556,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,596,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $10,659,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,441,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,653,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,643,000
    Rents: $1,400,000
    Rents: $1,295,000
    Sale of Property: $212,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $199,000
    Sale of Property: $173,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,443,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,422,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,321,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,109,000
    Health - Other: $951,000
    Health - Other: $857,000
    Police Protection: $850,000
    Police Protection: $724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $293,000
    Air Transportation: $207,000
    Central Staff Services: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Libraries: $22,000
    General - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Air Transportation: $9,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,840,000
    Cash and Securities: $36,336,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $17,581,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,864,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $214,638,000
    Education: $193,302,000
    Public Welfare: $7,023,000
    Public Welfare: $6,763,000
    Other: $5,809,000
    Other: $5,670,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,439,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,655,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,610,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,127,000
    Transit Utilities: $280,000
    Transit Utilities: $240,000
    Housing and Community Development: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $101,897,000
    Property: $96,118,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $54,291,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,917,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,300,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,091,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,699,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,488,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,469,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,278,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,119,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $848,000
    Other License: $515,000
    Other License: $454,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $436,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $347,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $153,057,000
    : $144,440,000

Onslow County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,435,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,426,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,095,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,324,000
    Other: $6,402,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,292,000
    Other: $5,536,000
    Higher Education - Other: $5,439,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,812,000
    Hospital Public: $3,418,000
    Hospital Public: $3,217,000
    Air Transportation: $2,626,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,429,000
    Air Transportation: $2,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,857,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,511,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,351,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $579,000
    Parks and Recreation: $186,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,359,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,015,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,153,000
    Air Transportation: $4,594,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,754,000
    Air Transportation: $2,682,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,494,000
    Police Protection: $1,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,073,000
    Solid Waste Management: $775,000
    Other Higher Education: $607,000
    Solid Waste Management: $599,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Parks and Recreation: $278,000
    Police Protection: $162,000
    Health - Other: $147,000
    Central Staff Services: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Parks and Recreation: $37,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $252,607,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $231,500,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,093,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,361,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,076,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,531,000
    Health - Other: $18,376,000
    Police Protection: $17,589,000
    General - Other: $16,269,000
    Police Protection: $15,864,000
    Health - Other: $15,739,000
    Liquor Stores: $15,370,000
    General - Other: $14,884,000
    Liquor Stores: $12,079,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,469,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,178,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,126,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,850,000
    Financial Administration: $4,670,000
    Financial Administration: $4,555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,130,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,878,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,738,000
    Air Transportation: $2,723,000
    Air Transportation: $2,380,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,303,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,191,000
    Libraries: $2,190,000
    Libraries: $2,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,007,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,884,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,661,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $858,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $846,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $593,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $530,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $489,000
    Transit Utilities: $314,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $12,223,000
    Education: $10,425,000
    Public Welfare: $9,373,000
    Public Welfare: $9,200,000
    Other: $5,149,000
    Air Transportation: $2,083,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,948,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,821,000
    Air Transportation: $712,000
    Other: $224,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,986,000
    Interest on Debt: $11,863,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,467,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,040,000
    Other - Health - Other: $60,000
    Other - Health - Other: $51,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $312,000
    Solid Waste Management: $281,000
    Housing and Community Development: $278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $235,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $130,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,921,000
    Education: $7,118,000
    Other: $1,177,000
    Other: $754,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $147,000
    Public Welfare: $44,000
    General Local Government Support: $29,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $234,475,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $231,392,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $214,086,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,115,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,760,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,306,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,556,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,596,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $10,659,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,441,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,653,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,643,000
    Rents: $1,400,000
    Rents: $1,295,000
    Sale of Property: $212,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $199,000
    Sale of Property: $173,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,443,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,422,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,321,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,109,000
    Health - Other: $951,000
    Health - Other: $857,000
    Police Protection: $850,000
    Police Protection: $724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $293,000
    Air Transportation: $207,000
    Central Staff Services: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Libraries: $22,000
    General - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Air Transportation: $9,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,840,000
    Cash and Securities: $36,336,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $17,581,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,864,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $214,638,000
    Education: $193,302,000
    Public Welfare: $7,023,000
    Public Welfare: $6,763,000
    Other: $5,809,000
    Other: $5,670,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,439,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,655,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,610,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,127,000
    Transit Utilities: $280,000
    Transit Utilities: $240,000
    Housing and Community Development: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $101,897,000
    Property: $96,118,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $54,291,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,917,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,300,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,091,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,699,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,488,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,469,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,278,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,119,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $848,000
    Other License: $515,000
    Other License: $454,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $436,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $347,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $153,057,000
    : $144,440,000

Onslow County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,435,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,426,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,095,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $7,324,000
    Other: $6,402,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,292,000
    Other: $5,536,000
    Higher Education - Other: $5,439,000
    Higher Education - Other: $4,812,000
    Hospital Public: $3,418,000
    Hospital Public: $3,217,000
    Air Transportation: $2,626,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,429,000
    Air Transportation: $2,402,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,857,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,511,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $1,351,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $579,000
    Parks and Recreation: $186,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $158,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $107,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $11,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,359,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,015,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,153,000
    Air Transportation: $4,594,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,754,000
    Air Transportation: $2,682,000
    Other Higher Education: $2,494,000
    Police Protection: $1,103,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,073,000
    Solid Waste Management: $775,000
    Other Higher Education: $607,000
    Solid Waste Management: $599,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Parks and Recreation: $278,000
    Police Protection: $162,000
    Health - Other: $147,000
    Central Staff Services: $64,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $64,000
    Parks and Recreation: $37,000
    General Public Buildings: $30,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $252,607,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $231,500,000
    Other Higher Education: $32,093,000
    Other Higher Education: $30,361,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $29,076,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $25,531,000
    Health - Other: $18,376,000
    Police Protection: $17,589,000
    General - Other: $16,269,000
    Police Protection: $15,864,000
    Health - Other: $15,739,000
    Liquor Stores: $15,370,000
    General - Other: $14,884,000
    Liquor Stores: $12,079,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,469,000
    Correctional Institutions: $9,178,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,865,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,126,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,850,000
    Financial Administration: $4,670,000
    Financial Administration: $4,555,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,130,000
    Local Fire Protection: $3,878,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,738,000
    Air Transportation: $2,723,000
    Air Transportation: $2,380,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,346,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,303,000
    Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $2,191,000
    Libraries: $2,190,000
    Libraries: $2,176,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,144,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,007,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,884,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,661,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $858,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $846,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $682,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $593,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $530,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $489,000
    Transit Utilities: $314,000
    Transit Utilities: $274,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $12,223,000
    Education: $10,425,000
    Public Welfare: $9,373,000
    Public Welfare: $9,200,000
    Other: $5,149,000
    Air Transportation: $2,083,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,948,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,821,000
    Air Transportation: $712,000
    Other: $224,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,986,000
    Interest on Debt: $11,863,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,467,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,040,000
    Other - Health - Other: $60,000
    Other - Health - Other: $51,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Housing and Community Development: $312,000
    Solid Waste Management: $281,000
    Housing and Community Development: $278,000
    Solid Waste Management: $235,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $130,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $121,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,921,000
    Education: $7,118,000
    Other: $1,177,000
    Other: $754,000
    Public Welfare: $213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $147,000
    Public Welfare: $44,000
    General Local Government Support: $29,000
    Health and Hospitals: $23,000
    Health and Hospitals: $22,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $234,475,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $231,392,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $214,086,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,115,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,120,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,760,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $17,306,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $25,556,000
    General Revenue - Other: $14,596,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $10,659,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,441,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,653,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,643,000
    Rents: $1,400,000
    Rents: $1,295,000
    Sale of Property: $212,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $199,000
    Sale of Property: $173,000
    Interest Earnings: $134,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,443,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,422,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,401,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,321,000
    Other Higher Education: $1,109,000
    Health - Other: $951,000
    Health - Other: $857,000
    Police Protection: $850,000
    Police Protection: $724,000
    Local Fire Protection: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $293,000
    Air Transportation: $207,000
    Central Staff Services: $100,000
    Parks and Recreation: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $36,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $30,000
    Libraries: $22,000
    General - Other: $21,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $19,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Air Transportation: $9,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Correctional Institutions: $6,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $88,840,000
    Cash and Securities: $36,336,000
  • Revenue - Liquor Stores: $17,581,000
    Liquor Stores: $13,864,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $214,638,000
    Education: $193,302,000
    Public Welfare: $7,023,000
    Public Welfare: $6,763,000
    Other: $5,809,000
    Other: $5,670,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,439,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,655,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,610,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,127,000
    Transit Utilities: $280,000
    Transit Utilities: $240,000
    Housing and Community Development: $40,000
  • Tax - Property: $101,897,000
    Property: $96,118,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $54,291,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $43,917,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,300,000
    Other Selective Sales: $2,091,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,699,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,488,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,469,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,278,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $1,119,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $848,000
    Other License: $515,000
    Other License: $454,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $436,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $347,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $153,057,000
    : $144,440,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,658
  • Number of aged recipients: 253
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,405
  • Number of recipients under 18: 579
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,579
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 500
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 891
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,216
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 25 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,747$166,525488$169,8633,080$164,546204$44,4952$154,000492$173,837295$100,231
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED107$153,24338$154,816260$152,42318$38,0561$800,00050$173,74038$91,132
APPLICATIONS DENIED230$151,730123$133,7151,124$152,473177$52,0561$85,000206$168,539148$89,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN165$158,00085$188,988837$154,76652$73,4620$0109$174,25762$91,403
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS22$164,50026$211,308183$158,30110$72,7000$021$160,33317$84,529
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 18 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED49$213,28655$196,4555$221,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED20$203,60016$226,5004$114,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$159,6675$237,4002$125,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$288,0007$166,1430$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$72,0000$01$72,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Onslow, NC
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Onslow, NC - Value
Most common first names in Onslow County, NC among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James44869.9 years
William42171.1 years
Mary35776.3 years
John34770.7 years
Robert29270.0 years
George20171.8 years
Joseph17873.7 years
Charles17568.2 years
Richard13068.5 years
Thomas12269.8 years
Most common last names in Onslow County, NC among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams22770.9 years
Smith21271.8 years
Brown20975.2 years
Jones20472.5 years
Davis13771.4 years
Parker13171.5 years
Humphrey11674.7 years
Morton11175.0 years
Taylor11173.2 years
Shepard9674.3 years
Businesses in Onslow County, NC
NameCountNameCount
AT&T3Marriott2
Advance Auto Parts5Marshalls1
Aeropostale1MasterBrand Cabinets4
American Eagle Outfitters1McDonald's8
Applebee's1New Balance1
Arby's2Nike8
Ashley Furniture1Old Navy1
AutoZone4Olive Garden1
Barnes & Noble1Outback1
Baskin-Robbins1Outback Steakhouse1
Bath & Body Works1Pac Sun1
Baymont Inn1Papa John's Pizza1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Payless2
Ben & Jerry's2Penske1
Blockbuster2PetSmart1
Budget Car Rental1Pier 1 Imports1
Burger King5Pizza Hut4
CVS3Quality1
Chevrolet1Quiznos1
Chick-Fil-A3RadioShack3
Chuck E. Cheese's1Ramada1
Church's Chicken1Red Lobster1
Cold Stone Creamery1Red Robin1
Comfort Suites1Rite Aid2
Curves1Ruby Tuesday1
Dairy Queen2Rue211
Domino's Pizza4SAS Shoes1
Dunkin Donuts4SONIC Drive-In3
Extended Stay America1Sam's Club1
FedEx14Sears4
Finish Line1Shoe Carnival1
Foot Locker1Sleep Inn1
Ford1Spencer Gifts1
GNC4Sprint Nextel3
GameStop4Staples1
Gap1Starbucks1
Goodwill1Subaru1
H&R Block9Suburban1
Hardee's4Subway11
Holiday Inn3T-Mobile5
Home Depot1Taco Bell4
Honda1Target1
Hot Topic1The Room Place1
Hyundai1Toyota1
IHOP1True Value1
JCPenney1U-Haul17
Jones New York2U.S. Cellular2
Journeys1UPS17
Justice1Verizon Wireless1
KFC2Victoria's Secret1
Kincaid1Volkswagen1
Kmart2Waffle House2
La-Z-Boy2Walgreens3
Lane Bryant1Walmart2
Little Caesars Pizza2Wendy's5
Long John Silver's1Wet Seal1
Lowe's2YMCA1

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