Harnett County, North Carolina

Harnett County has a population of 139,150 and has grown 12.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $246,200, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $71,287.

Home price
$246,200
Income
$71,287
Population
139,150
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$246,200county
Median gross rent$1,112county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198027.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,878county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$980county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$810county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,363county
Home insurance / yr$3,124(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.8(statewide)
Median household income$71,287county
Family health premium / yr$23,120(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,720(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.684(statewide)
Poverty rate13.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.8%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$28,495county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.69%county
Top state income tax3.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.10%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport168117county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station21 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.9%county
Traffic deaths56.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.6%county
Public schools in the county30county
Public school enrollment20511county
Students per full-time teacher17.5county
Free lunch eligible73.9%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools6county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution8.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population139,150county
Land area in square miles595county
People per square mile of land234.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store15.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.4%county
Population change since 2020+12.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age35.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.7%county
Share of households that are one person25.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.5%county
Second languages12.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents149county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents19county
Households that moved in6,640county
Households that moved away5,253county
Average income of arriving households$60,813county
Average income of departing households$55,712county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes40county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,205county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.5%county
Violent crime rate376(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F44 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing56 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 26county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$167county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,257 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.19(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.1%county
Homes heated by propane8.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk73.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk64.6county
Landslide risk45.3county
Hail risk69.6county
Earthquake risk65.6county
Tornado risk87.1county
Tropical cyclone risk88.9county
Extreme heat risk83.5county
Winter weather risk83.4county
Strong wind risk60.1county
Wildfire risk69.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Harnett County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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