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About Jacksonville
City in North Carolina, United StatesJacksonville is the county seat of and the most populous community in Onslow County, North Carolina, which is coterminous with the Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,723, which makes Jacksonville the 14th-most populous city in North Carolina. Demographically, Jacksonville is the youngest city in the United States, with an average age of 22.8 years old, which can be attributed to the large military presence. The low age may also be in part due to the population drastically increasing over the past 80 years, from 783 in the 1930 census to 72,723 in the 2020 census. It is the home of the United States Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune and New …
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Housing in Jacksonville
The typical Jacksonville home is worth about $263,000, up 3.5% in a year, 21% below the North Carolina typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Jacksonville
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Jacksonville's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Jacksonville
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The public schools Jacksonville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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