Population 177,967
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 791.30 mi²
Zip Codes 27520, 27527, 27528, 27576, 27577
Per capita income $22,671

Cities in Johnston County

Clayton, Selma, Smithfield

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 80.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 16.1 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,971,715
Total number of firms, 2007 13,283
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 177,967
Households, 2008-2012 60,544
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 5.4 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 10,985
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.3 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $22,671
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 12.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 36,092
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 28.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 15.9 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.7 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 791.30 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 168,878
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $140,700
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,418,261
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 3,006
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 13.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $50,132
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 26.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$197,202
Female persons, percent, 2013 50.8 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 12,300
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 7.9 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.76
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 11.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 19.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.7 %
Population, 2010 168,878
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 6.8 %
Population per square mile, 2010 213.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 69.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 71.9 %
Housing units, 2013 68,775
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,565
Building permits, 2012 826
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$820,864
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %