Jacksonville vs Sneads Ferry

A side-by-side comparison of Jacksonville and Sneads Ferry: population, income, housing, and more.

Jacksonville and Sneads Ferry are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jacksonville has the higher population (73,507 vs 2,556 in Sneads Ferry). Sneads Ferry has the higher median household income ($59,783 vs $54,069 in Jacksonville). Sneads Ferry has the higher median home value ($233,500 vs $191,700 in Jacksonville).

Population, income & housing

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
Population	73,507	2,556
Median age	23.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,069	$59,783
Median home value	$191,700	$233,500
Median gross rent	$1,268	$1,605
Housing units	25,768	1,914
Homeownership rate	37.0%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
Population	73,025 → 73,507 (+0.7%)	2,785 → 2,556 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$44,956 → $54,069 (+20.3%)	$48,839 → $59,783 (+22.4%)
Median home value	$154,900 → $191,700 (+23.8%)	$159,100 → $233,500 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,268 (+27.8%)	$1,191 → $1,605 (+34.8%)

Jacksonville

Population

73,02573,507

Median household income

$44,956$54,069

Median home value

$154,900$191,700

Median gross rent

$992$1,268

Sneads Ferry

Population

2,7852,556

Median household income

$48,839$59,783

Median home value

$159,100$233,500

Median gross rent

$1,191$1,605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
Under 5	7.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	11.0%	9.9%
18 to 24	39.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	20.7%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	5.1%	12.6%
55 to 64	5.3%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.9%	6.5%
75 and over	2.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
White (non-Hispanic)	55.5%	78.1%
Black or African American	15.6%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
No high school diploma	5.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	30.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
Drove alone	55.1%	72.4%
Carpooled	17.7%	5.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	14.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	16.8%
Other means	1.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
1-unit, detached	47.1%	66.6%
1-unit, attached	21.1%	15.9%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	9.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Jacksonville	Sneads Ferry
Poverty rate	13.5%	19.7%
Average household size	2.36	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1992	1987