Population Profile

Year   

Jo. County

     R-C MSA

North Carolina

1970

   61,737

 5,084,411

1980

   70,599

 5,880,095

1990

   81,306

 6,632,448

2000

  121,965

  797,071

 8,049,313

2005

  145,900

  949,681

 8,679,291

2007

  157,296

1,046,612

 9,069,370

2010

  170,388

1,366,038

 9,450,494

2015

  196,719

1,537,207

10,178,807

2020

  221,336

10,850,228

2025

  250,340

  1,900,292

 11,596,651

2030

  277,292

12,274,443

Source: North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management

Municipality

2007

    2000

   1990

  % Growth
2000-07

Smithfield

12,821

 10,867

 7,540

17.98

Selma

  7,168

 5,914

4,600

21.20

Benson

  3,518

 2,993

3,044

17.54

Clayton

12,908

 8,126

4,756

58.85

Four Oaks

  1,911

 1,514

1,308

26.22

Kenly

 1,721

 1,569

1,549

16.68

Micro

    533

    454

  417

17.40

Pine Level

 1,879

 1,319

1,217

42.46

Princeton

 1,256

 1,090

1,181

15.23

Wilson's Mills

 1,675

 1,296

   *

29.24

Johnston County

157,296

121,900

81,306

29.04

* Wilson's Mills was incorporated in 1996.

Source: North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management

Estimate 

  County %

US %

Total population

152,143 

   Male

76,217 

50.1

      49.2

   Female

75,926 

49.9

50.8

Median age

35.0 yrs 

-   

   36.4 yrs

Under 5 years

11,698 

7.7

6.8

18 years & over

111,452 

73.3

75.4

65 years & over

13,492 

8.9

12.4

One race

150,162 

98.7

98.0

   White

122,235 

80.4

73.9

   Black or African American

23,934 

15.7

12.4

   American Indian & Alaskan

135 

0.1

0.8

   Asian

722 

0.5

4.4

   Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0 

0.0

0.1

   Some other race

3,046 

2.0

6.3

Two or more races

1,981 

1.3

2.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

16,030 

10.5

14.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey