2022 population: 95,789 ( 51 from 2010 , 822 from 2020)
Land area: 540.4 square miles
Population density: 177.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	45,419	47.42%	12.3%
Black:	39,509	41.25%	11.5%
Indian:	671	0.70%	18.3%
Asian:	1,000	1.04%	37.0%
2+ races:	1,587	1.66%	32.6%
Hispanic:	7,603	7.94%	26.4%

Total non-White:	50,370	52.58%	14.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,347	12.4
Deaths:	2,923	15.4
Net Migration:	1,227	6.5
Net Immigration:	119	0.6

Change in White population:	-6,351	-6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,300	6.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
95,840
51,770	54.02%
35,449	36.99%
567	0.59%
730	0.76%
1,197	1.25%
6,015	6.28%
44,070	45.98%

2000
87,420
53,326	61.00%
29,505	33.75%
346	0.40%
497	0.57%
727	0.83%
2,939	3.36%
34,094	39.00%

1990
76,677
51,756	67.50%
24,076	31.40%
268	0.35%
142	0.19%
n/a
435	0.57%
24,921	32.50%

1980
67,153
44,465	66.21%
21,786	32.44%
123	0.18%
192	0.29%
n/a
587	0.87%
22,688	33.79%

1970
59,122
37,845	64.01%
21,143	35.76%
67	0.11%
21	0.04%
n/a
34	0.06%
21,277	35.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
11,396	13.0
8,484	9.7
4,002	4.6
916	1.0

-1,556	-1.8
9,976	11.4

Number	Rate
1990's
11,994	15.6
7,854	10.2
11,639	15.2
471	0.6

1,570	2.0
9,173	12.0

Number	Rate
1980's
10,731	16.0
6,794	10.1
6,246	9.3
n/a

7,291	10.9
2,233	3.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,741	4.6
n/a

6,620	11.2
1,411	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Nash County, NC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.7
20,820	21.7%
74,969	78.3%
17,838	18.6%

37,793
2.46

24,571	65.0%
16,116	65.6%
3,144	12.8%
13,222	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
22,935	23.9%
72,905	76.1%
13,393	14.0%

37,782
2.48

25,767	68.2%
17,824	69.2%
3,366	13.1%
12,015	31.8%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
22,233	25.4%
65,187	74.6%
10,975	12.6%

33,629
2.54

24,002	71.4%
18,144	75.6%
2,588	10.8%
9,627	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
19,483	25.4%
57,194	74.6%
9,496	12.4%

28,974
2.60

21,357	73.7%
16,578	77.6%
2,039	9.5%
7,617	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
19,931	29.7%
47,222	70.3%
7,044	10.5%

23,524
2.83

18,421	78.3%
15,087	81.9%
1,454	7.9%
5,103	21.7%

2022 Housing Data for Nash County, NC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,855	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,302	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,785	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,625	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,784	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,770	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,611	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,671	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,808	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,922	10.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,388	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,998	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,223	8.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,153	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,263	6.0%
$200,000 or more	1,635	4.3%

Median Household Income	56,770
Per Capita Income	31,987

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,463	6.5%
Public Assistance	552	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,559	17.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	37,126	68.0%
Unemployed	2,636	4.8%
In Armed Forces	36	0.1%

Total Labor Force	39,798	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	14,784	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	16,603	14,972	52.6%
Non-Profit	913	1,437	38.9%
Self-Employed	2,458	774	76.1%

Local Government	1,041	1,764	37.1%
State Government	823	1,418	36.7%
Federal Government	247	625	28.3%

Total Private + Self	19,061	15,746	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,024	5,244	36.6%
Total	22,085	20,990	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,100	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	8,913	20.6%
Professional, Technical	8,147	18.9%
Service Occupations	7,433	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	453	1.0%
All others	12,580	29.1%

White Collar		53.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	7,340	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	5,336	12.4%
Retail trade	5,323	12.3%
Construction	3,664	8.5%
Accommodation and food services	3,019	7.0%
Educational services	2,900	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,502	5.8%
Finance and insurance	2,134	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,904	4.4%
Public administration	1,761	4.1%
Other services	1,653	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,546	3.6%
Wholesale trade	945	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	836	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	815	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	634	1.5%
Information	503	1.2%
Utilities	204	0.5%
Management	84	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	70	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,841	5.09%
Puerto Rican	917	0.97%
Cuban	26	0.03%
Dominican	19	0.02%

Total Central American	612	0.64%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	92	0.10%
Honduran	348	0.37%
Nicaraguan	32	0.03%
Panamanian	34	0.04%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	96	0.10%

Total South American	579	0.61%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	216	0.23%
Colombian	124	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	212	0.22%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	27	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	128	0.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	202	0.21%
Chinese	121	0.13%
Filipino	77	0.08%
Vietnamese	38	0.04%
Japanese	26	0.03%
Korean	8	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	82,970	92.5%
Spanish	5,577	6.2%
Arabic	479	0.5%
Other Indo-European	191	0.2%
Korean	165	0.2%
German, other Germanic	79	0.1%
Tagalog	77	0.1%
Other	54	0.1%
Chinese	45	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	10,577	11.1%
English	10,146	10.7%
German	4,308	4.5%
Irish	3,120	3.3%
Italian	1,594	1.7%
European	1,219	1.3%
Scottish	1,061	1.1%
Dutch	792	0.8%
French	687	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	576	0.6%
Palestinian	538	0.6%
African	450	0.5%
Swedish	444	0.5%
Polish	335	0.4%
Norwegian	326	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	92,449	97.3%
Not a citizen	2,566	2.7%

Native	90,953	95.7%
Foreign-born	4,062	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,755	4.2%	6,140	9.3%	21,559	32.6%	21,195	32.0%	10,109	15.3%	4,415	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,755	4.2%
9-12 Years	6,140	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,559	32.6%
Some College	21,195	32.0%
Bach. Degree	10,109	15.3%
Grad Degree	4,415	6.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	41,454	39,719	1,735	4.2%	4.1%
1991	43,080	40,240	2,840	6.6%	5.9%
1992	43,626	40,291	3,335	7.6%	6.3%
1993	43,557	40,831	2,726	6.3%	5.1%
1994	42,938	40,730	2,208	5.1%	4.4%
1995	44,360	42,014	2,346	5.3%	4.4%
1996	45,947	43,061	2,886	6.3%	4.4%
1997	44,730	42,020	2,710	6.1%	3.8%
1998	44,315	41,848	2,467	5.6%	3.5%
1999	44,579	42,190	2,389	5.4%	3.3%

2000	43,535	41,529	2,006	4.6%	3.7%
2001	44,069	41,250	2,819	6.4%	5.6%
2002	43,978	40,351	3,627	8.2%	6.9%
2003	44,688	41,333	3,355	7.5%	6.7%
2004	44,599	41,589	3,010	6.7%	5.9%
2005	44,532	41,671	2,861	6.4%	5.6%
2006	45,007	42,344	2,663	5.9%	5.1%
2007	46,555	43,885	2,670	5.7%	5.1%
2008	47,077	43,578	3,499	7.4%	6.2%
2009	47,839	41,828	6,011	12.6%	11.0%

2010	47,616	41,699	5,917	12.4%	10.7%
2011	47,164	41,286	5,878	12.5%	10.3%
2012	46,530	41,042	5,488	11.8%	9.5%
2013	45,378	40,816	4,562	10.1%	7.8%
2014	44,217	40,795	3,422	7.7%	6.1%
2015	43,809	40,658	3,151	7.2%	5.7%
2016	43,792	40,909	2,883	6.6%	5.1%
2017	43,601	40,968	2,633	6.0%	4.5%
2018	43,404	41,153	2,251	5.2%	4.0%
2019	43,462	41,427	2,035	4.7%	3.8%

2020	42,129	38,590	3,539	8.4%	7.3%
2021	42,216	39,540	2,676	6.3%	4.9%
2022	42,356	40,246	2,110	5.0%	3.7%
2023	42,055	40,141	1,914	4.6%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	43,320
Median Value	$162,100

Occupied	37,793	87.2%
Vacant	5,527	12.8%

Owned	24,538	64.9%
Rented	13,255	35.1%
Median Rent	$879

Single-Family Units	29,411	67.9%
Detached	28,810	66.5%
Attached	601	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,366	7.8%
Mobile Homes	7,126	16.4%

Nash County, NC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Nash County, NC

2022 Housing Data for Nash County, NC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nash County, NC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Nash County, NC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nash County, NC

Historical Labor Force Data for Nash County, NC