1st in
Number of Farms
1st
in Nursery Production
1st
in Tobacco Production
1st
in Sweetpotato Production
1st
in Crop Cash Receipts
3rd
in Oats Production
4th
in Vegetables, Fruits, & Nuts Income
5th
in Forestry Income
5th
in Soybean Production
6th
in Total Farm Receipts
9th
in Number of Horses
| Number of Farms |
1,216
|
| Total Land in Farms, Acres |
211,011
|
| Average Farm Size, Acres |
174
|
| Harvested Cropland, Acres |
110,980
|
| 2001 Farm Income |
$201,748,598
|
Johnston County Labor Statistics and
Facts
provided by the Johnston County Economic
Development
and GIS Departments
| Labor force, people | 62,790 |
| Biopharmaceutical employment, people | 1,700 |
| Retail sales, $ per year | >1 billion |
| Average mfg. wage rate, per week | $739.51 |
| Workforce in manufacturing | 32% |
| Rank in size in North Carolina | 10th |
| Area in Square miles |
795
|
| Rank in Population Growth in North Carolina |
1st
|
| Population (2000 Census) |
121,965
|
| Number of Municipalities |
10
|
| Number of Townships |
17
|
| Year Formed |
1746
|
| Percent of households constructed during the last decade |
47
|
Johnston County: a great place to work, play, and live!