Hemby Bridge vs JAARS

A side-by-side comparison of Hemby Bridge and JAARS: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hemby Bridge has the higher population (2,079 vs 769 in JAARS). Hemby Bridge has the higher median household income ($71,953 vs $64,107 in JAARS). Hemby Bridge has the higher median home value ($262,300 vs $9,999 in JAARS).

Population, income & housing

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
Population	2,079	769
Median age	40.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,953	$64,107
Median home value	$262,300	$9,999
Median gross rent	$1,229	—
Housing units	803	242
Homeownership rate	79.4%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
Population	1,978 → 2,079 (+5.1%)	443 → 769 (+73.6%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $71,953 (-1.6%)	$53,462 → $64,107 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$144,200 → $262,300 (+81.9%)	$163,400 → $9,999 (-93.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,016 → $1,229 (+21.0%)	$775 → $834 (+7.6%)

Hemby Bridge

Population

1,9782,079

Median household income

$73,125$71,953

Median home value

$144,200$262,300

Median gross rent

$1,016$1,229

JAARS

Population

443769

Median household income

$53,462$64,107

Median home value

$163,400$9,999

Median gross rent

$775$834

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	40.6%
18 to 24	3.2%	5.5%
25 to 34	7.8%	2.7%
35 to 44	19.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	16.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	18.5%
65 to 74	7.5%	0.0%
75 and over	9.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	30.2%
Black or African American	4.9%	69.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
No high school diploma	19.9%	22.2%
High school graduate	34.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	3.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
Drove alone	80.0%	40.2%
Carpooled	4.1%	13.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	46.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
1-unit, detached	93.3%	31.4%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	31.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	36.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hemby Bridge	JAARS
Poverty rate	20.0%	25.4%
Average household size	2.67	4.45
Mean commute (minutes)	25	39
Median year structure built	1974	1986