Editing Onslow County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 5387
|1800= 5623
|1810= 6669
|1820= 7016
|1830= 7814
|1840= 7527
|1850= 8283
|1860= 8856
|1870= 7569
|1880= 9829
|1890= 10303
|1900= 11940
|1910= 14125
|1920= 14703
|1930= 15289
|1940= 17939
|1950= 42047
|1960= 82706
|1970= 103126
|1980= 112784
|1990= 149838
|2000= 150355
|2010= 177772
|2020= 204576
|estyear=2023
|estimate=213676
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36133.html|publisher=United States Census}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/onslowcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Onslow County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Onslow County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US37133&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 24, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 129,499
| 65.7%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 26,939
| 15.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1,019
| 0.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 4,508
| 2.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 777
| 0.38%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 14,193
| 6.94%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 27,641
| 12.9%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 204,576 people, 63,604 households, and 46,202 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> 150,355 people, 48,122 households, and 36,572 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|196|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 55,726 housing units averaged {{convert|73|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 72.06% White, 18.48% African American, 0.74% Native American, 1.68% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 3.62% from other races, and 3.22% from two or more races. About 7.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 48,122 households, 42.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were married couples living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were not families. About 18.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was distributed as 26.20% under the age of 18, 23.80% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 14.40% from 45 to 64, and 6.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,756, and for a family was $36,692. Males had a median income of $22,061 versus $20,094 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,853. About 10.80% of families and 12.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.