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

North Carolina & Vermont

MEASURENORTH CAROLINAVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count11,046,024#9 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+10,397,531
Housing units ↗Reported count4,708,710#8 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+4,374,392
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count577,150#5 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+519,532
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,338#28 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states+$19
Employed residents ↗Reported count5,369,487#9 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+5,020,865
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count223,064#11 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+213,510
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count104,484#4 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+103,796
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count3,285,188#8 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+3,090,556
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count43,422#19 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+38,559
Residents working from home ↗Reported count828,181#7 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+773,824
Mean commute time ↗Minutes25.7 min#24 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states+1.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$73,958#36 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$8,772
Per capita income ↗Dollars$42,777#27 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$6,079
Mean household income ↗Dollars$103,766#27 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$6,154
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count540,299#9 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+510,157
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count1,425,406#9 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+1,320,974
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count1,108,733#9 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+1,032,405
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count200,773#10 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+186,884
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count77,929#11 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+66,248
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count9,910,035#8 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+9,294,378
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count927,893#6 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+900,791
Private health insurance ↗Reported count7,272,581#9 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+6,816,544
Public health insurance ↗Reported count4,081,977#8 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+3,821,538
Private wage workers ↗Reported count4,322,363#9 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+4,051,458
Government workers ↗Reported count737,537#10 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+690,921
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count301,920#6 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+272,030
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count6,514,175#9 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+5,934,851
Black or African American population ↗Reported count2,151,963#5 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+2,146,118
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count87,869#6 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+86,974
Asian population ↗Reported count395,550#14 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+382,501
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count1,324,570#9 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+1,307,169

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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