COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Ohio
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Ohio
North Carolina is 9% smaller than Ohio. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
NORTH CAROLINAOHIODIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,40411,810,293−9% vs Ohio
Population density221289−68
Population growth9.5%2.3%+7.2 pts
Median age39.139.7−0.6
Male48.9%49.3%−0.4 pts
Female51.1%50.7%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born9.1%5.2%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%75.8%−15.8 pts
Black20.0%12.0%+8.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%4.8%+6.5 pts
Asian3.3%2.5%+0.7 pts
Other5.4%4.8%+0.6 pts
Median household income$72,388$71,389+$999
Per capita income$41,385$40,552+$833
Poverty rate13.0%13.3%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.467+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%31.5%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree13.5%12.2%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.8%−0.0 pts
Labor force participation62.8%63.1%−0.3 pts
Median home value$288,900$214,800+$74,100
Median gross rent$1,228$1,034+$194
Owner-occupied66.6%67.2%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%8.1%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%42.4%+2.3 pts
Average commute25.123.4+1.6
Worked from home16.3%13.0%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.0%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.9%6.4%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024