Nash County, North Carolina

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 95,451
Median household income: $60,704
Median home value: $171,100

Nash County, North Carolina counts 95,451 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $60,704 runs below the North Carolina figure of $69,904.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nash County's population grew 1.5% from 94,030 to 95,451, while its median household income rose 22.5% from $49,537 to $60,704.

65.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 95,451
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,704
Median home value: $171,100
Median gross rent: $924
Housing units: 43,537
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

94,03095,451

Median household income

$49,537$60,704

Median home value

$128,200$171,100

Median gross rent

$799$924

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	94,030	$49,537	$128,200	$799
2020	94,287	$49,949	$133,900	$777
2021	94,628	$52,837	$141,900	$838
2022	95,015	$56,770	$162,100	$879
2023	95,451	$60,704	$171,100	$924

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,372	5.6%
5 to 17	15,717	16.5%
18 to 24	7,802	8.2%
25 to 34	11,472	12.0%
35 to 44	11,067	11.6%
45 to 54	12,323	12.9%
55 to 64	13,608	14.3%
65 to 74	11,212	11.7%
75 and over	6,878	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,761	46.9%
Black or African American	38,667	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	461	0.5%
Asian	775	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	543	0.6%
Two or more races	2,654	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,578	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,053	13.6%
High school graduate	22,102	33.2%
Some college or associate's	20,946	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,763	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,696	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,275	81.5%
Carpooled	2,831	6.7%
Public transit	97	0.2%
Walked	210	0.5%
Bicycle	10	0.0%
Worked from home	4,055	9.6%
Other means	565	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,632	30.6%
15 to 29 min	15,151	39.9%
30 to 44 min	6,133	16.1%
45 to 59 min	2,598	6.8%
60+ min	2,474	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 14.0% (13,116 of 93,468)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,984	65.5%
Nonfamily households	13,139	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,123	87.6%
Vacant	5,414	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,286	63.7%
Renter-occupied	13,837	36.3%

1-unit, detached65.5%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,508	65.5%
1-unit, attached	695	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3,757	8.6%
5 to 19 units	2,981	6.8%
20 or more units	573	1.3%
Mobile home & other	7,023	16.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37127
State: North Carolina
Land area: 540 sq mi
Water area: 2.38 sq mi
Center point: 35.9659, -77.9876