Harnett County, North Carolina

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 136,503
Median household income: $69,012
Median home value: $220,700

Harnett County, North Carolina counts 136,503 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $69,012 is in line with the North Carolina median ($69,904).

From 2019 to 2023, Harnett County's population grew 3.2% from 132,283 to 136,503, while its median household income rose 28.9% from $53,554 to $69,012.

70.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 136,503
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,012
Median home value: $220,700
Median gross rent: $1,080
Housing units: 54,051
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

132,283136,503

Median household income

$53,554$69,012

Median home value

$154,000$220,700

Median gross rent

$893$1,080

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	132,283	$53,554	$154,000	$893
2020	134,328	$54,565	$160,700	$916
2021	133,074	$59,676	$165,800	$960
2022	134,718	$64,992	$195,900	$1,022
2023	136,503	$69,012	$220,700	$1,080

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,624	7.1%
5 to 17	25,367	18.6%
18 to 24	11,511	8.4%
25 to 34	20,779	15.2%
35 to 44	19,282	14.1%
45 to 54	16,316	12.0%
55 to 64	15,324	11.2%
65 to 74	11,132	8.2%
75 and over	7,168	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	80,462	58.9%
Black or African American	27,741	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	782	0.6%
Asian	1,281	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	236	0.2%
Some other race	662	0.5%
Two or more races	5,369	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,970	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,204	11.3%
High school graduate	26,062	29.0%
Some college or associate's	32,204	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14,276	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7,255	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46,966	80.0%
Carpooled	6,034	10.3%
Public transit	24	0.0%
Walked	1,007	1.7%
Bicycle	92	0.2%
Worked from home	4,110	7.0%
Other means	464	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,278	17.0%
15 to 29 min	17,216	31.5%
30 to 44 min	13,455	24.6%
45 to 59 min	7,113	13.0%
60+ min	7,525	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 14.5% (19,368 of 133,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,475	68.8%
Nonfamily households	15,164	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,639	90.0%
Vacant	5,412	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,801	69.5%
Renter-occupied	14,838	30.5%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other18.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,073	70.4%
1-unit, attached	1,535	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2,857	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1,240	2.3%
20 or more units	276	0.5%
Mobile home & other	10,070	18.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 37085
State: North Carolina
Land area: 595 sq mi
Water area: 6.32 sq mi
Center point: 35.3687, -78.8717