James City vs Neuse Forest

A side-by-side comparison of James City and Neuse Forest: population, income, housing, and more.

James City and Neuse Forest are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

James City has the higher population (4,859 vs 2,406 in Neuse Forest). Neuse Forest has the higher median household income ($88,333 vs $63,835 in James City). Neuse Forest has the higher median home value ($194,200 vs $175,700 in James City).

Population, income & housing

	James City	Neuse Forest
Population	4,859	2,406
Median age	51.3 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,835	$88,333
Median home value	$175,700	$194,200
Median gross rent	$1,028	$986
Housing units	2,295	824
Homeownership rate	82.0%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.2%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	James City	Neuse Forest
Population	5,354 → 4,859 (-9.2%)	1,536 → 2,406 (+56.6%)
Median household income	$53,514 → $63,835 (+19.3%)	$75,114 → $88,333 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$153,400 → $175,700 (+14.5%)	$218,900 → $194,200 (-11.3%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,028 (+16.0%)	$1,136 → $986 (-13.2%)

James City

Population

5,3544,859

Median household income

$53,514$63,835

Median home value

$153,400$175,700

Median gross rent

$886$1,028

Neuse Forest

Population

1,5362,406

Median household income

$75,114$88,333

Median home value

$218,900$194,200

Median gross rent

$1,136$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	James City	Neuse Forest
Under 5	1.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.3%	25.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	21.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	14.4%	14.0%
75 and over	9.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	James City	Neuse Forest
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	96.0%
Black or African American	15.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	James City	Neuse Forest
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	40.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	James City	Neuse Forest
Drove alone	84.1%	87.4%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	James City	Neuse Forest
1-unit, detached	77.8%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	James City	Neuse Forest
Poverty rate	10.2%	10.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1989	1991