Piney Green

Population: 14,205
Median household income: $65,179
Median home value: $220,000

Located in Onslow County, North Carolina, Piney Green is a community with a population of 14,205. At $65,179, its median household income sits in line with Onslow County's $64,568.

From 2019 to 2023, Piney Green's population grew 3.4% from 13,741 to 14,205, while its median home value rose 46.1% from $150,600 to $220,000.

The median resident is 30.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,205
Median age: 30.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,179
Median home value: $220,000
Median gross rent: $1,151
Housing units: 5,949
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,74114,205

Median household income

$45,787$65,179

Median home value

$150,600$220,000

Median gross rent

$927$1,151

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,741	$45,787	$150,600	$927
2020	14,309	$55,230	$153,900	$936
2021	15,149	$59,618	$164,200	$960
2022	14,767	$65,336	$188,700	$1,062
2023	14,205	$65,179	$220,000	$1,151

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	885	6.2%
5 to 17	3,393	23.9%
18 to 24	1,513	10.7%
25 to 34	2,290	16.1%
35 to 44	2,185	15.4%
45 to 54	1,250	8.8%
55 to 64	1,199	8.4%
65 to 74	829	5.8%
75 and over	661	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,479	52.7%
Black or African American	2,807	19.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	126	0.9%
Asian	185	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	52	0.4%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	1,079	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,464	17.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	554	6.6%
High school graduate	2,744	32.6%
Some college or associate's	3,077	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,495	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	544	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,698	75.7%
Carpooled	820	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	639	10.3%
Other means	7	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,036	18.6%
15 to 29 min	3,220	57.8%
30 to 44 min	745	13.4%
45 to 59 min	228	4.1%
60+ min	339	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 12.1% (1,709 of 14,178)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,654	71.7%
Nonfamily households	1,443	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,097	85.7%
Vacant	852	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,287	64.5%
Renter-occupied	1,810	35.5%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,192	70.5%
1-unit, attached	514	8.6%
2 to 4 units	276	4.6%
5 to 19 units	174	2.9%
20 or more units	112	1.9%
Mobile home & other	681	11.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3752260
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 34.7655, -77.3010