A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

North Carolina & Ohio

MEASURENORTH CAROLINAOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,046,024#9 of 50 states11,883,304#7 of 50 states−837,280
Housing units ↗Reported count4,708,710#8 of 50 states5,242,524#7 of 50 states−533,814
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count577,150#5 of 50 states406,846#9 of 50 states+170,304
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,338#28 of 50 states$1,090#14 of 50 states+$248
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,369,487#9 of 50 states5,855,326#7 of 50 states−485,839
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count223,064#11 of 50 states243,410#9 of 50 states−20,346
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count104,484#4 of 50 states14,609#23 of 50 states+89,875
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,285,188#8 of 50 states3,521,329#7 of 50 states−236,141
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count43,422#19 of 50 states55,980#14 of 50 states−12,558
Residents working from home ↗Reported count828,181#7 of 50 states687,025#10 of 50 states+141,156
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states23.8 min#16 of 50 states+1.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$73,958#36 of 50 states$72,212#39 of 50 states+$1,746
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,777#27 of 50 states$40,934#36 of 50 states+$1,843
Mean household income ↗Dollars$103,766#27 of 50 states$97,483#39 of 50 states+$6,283
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count540,299#9 of 50 states571,631#7 of 50 states−31,332
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,425,406#9 of 50 states1,598,730#6 of 50 states−173,324
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,108,733#9 of 50 states1,290,683#6 of 50 states−181,950
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count200,773#10 of 50 states279,843#6 of 50 states−79,070
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count77,929#11 of 50 states94,805#10 of 50 states−16,876
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,910,035#8 of 50 states10,931,544#7 of 50 states−1,021,509
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count927,893#6 of 50 states782,626#8 of 50 states+145,267
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,272,581#9 of 50 states7,876,645#7 of 50 states−604,064
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,081,977#8 of 50 states4,482,121#6 of 50 states−400,144
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,322,363#9 of 50 states4,805,617#7 of 50 states−483,254
Government workers ↗Reported count737,537#10 of 50 states755,631#9 of 50 states−18,094
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count301,920#6 of 50 states284,452#9 of 50 states+17,468
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count6,514,175#9 of 50 states8,907,052#6 of 50 states−2,392,877
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,151,963#5 of 50 states1,418,409#10 of 50 states+733,554
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count87,869#6 of 50 states13,886#25 of 50 states+73,983
Asian population ↗Reported count395,550#14 of 50 states325,368#16 of 50 states+70,182
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,324,570#9 of 50 states606,933#22 of 50 states+717,637

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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