Humidity & wind
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Population
72,732
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$210,100
Owner-occupied units
Jacksonville, NC
North Carolina · 34.730° N, 77.394° W · 50 sq mi
Jacksonville is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 72,732 and about 1,458 residents per square mile. The median household earns $57,697 a year, and the median home is worth $210,100.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
50 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,458
People per square mile
Rank by population
#562
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#236
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$57,697
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,321
Per month
Homeownership
38.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
15 min
One way
People
Median age
23.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
26.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
6.6%
Households
22,688
2.31 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.5%
Retail trade 15.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 15.4%
Professional & business services 9.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
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Cities near Jacksonville
- Wilmington, NC46 mi · 126,809
- Greenville, NC60 mi · 96,443
- Rocky Mount, NC89 mi · 55,120
- Fayetteville, NC93 mi · 209,120
- Raleigh, NC104 mi · 506,306
- Holly Springs, NC104 mi · 50,288
- Wake Forest, NC106 mi · 58,147
- Apex, NC108 mi · 80,419
Cities about the same size
- Kalamazoo, MI72,683
- St. Cloud, MN72,647
- Turlock, CA72,864
- Glen Burnie, MD72,590
- St. Charles, MO72,561
- Harlingen, TX72,467
- Eau Claire, WI72,465
- Framingham, MA73,021
More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Greensboro308,667
- Durham305,561
- Winston-Salem257,271
- Cary183,582
- High Point120,571
- Concord114,598
- Asheville93,523