2023
ESTIMATE
RAISES
JOHNSTON
POPULATION
TO NEW HIGH OF
241,955
That's
up 25,291 from
the 2020
Census – a 12%
gain that
ranks
Johnston's
population
growth third
in the state
behind the
urban counties
of Wake
(+60,923) and
Mecklenburg
(+48,167) over
the past three
years.
SMITHFIELD
& SELMA
POPULATIONS
UP, TOO
The
U.S. Census
Bureau
estimates
Smithfield's
population
grew to 12,468
in 2023 –
up 339 from
the previous
year. Selma's
population is
up to 7,012
– a gain of
206 above the
2022 estimate. View
the latest
U.S. Census
estimates for
Smithfield,
Selma,
Johnston
County, and
all of North
Carolina>
FOR
LOCAL NEWS:
the
Smithfield
Weekly Sun
and the daily
JoCoReport.
LOCAL
OBITUARIES
Links to
funeral homes
posting obituaries
online:
Parrish &
Underwood
Sanders Funeral Home
Walter
Sanders F.H.
WEATHER DATA
Temperature and conditions
at Johnston Regional
Airport
Regional radar from weather.com
Neuse River depth at
Smithfield from National
Weather Service (current
readings, predicted
levels, historical
high marks)
ALMANAC
View
today's times of sunrise, sunset (plus
moonrise, moonset)>
NEXT FULL MOON:
Dec.
15 @ 4:02
a.m.
WINTER'S
ARRIVAL:
Dec.
21 @ 4:21 a.m.
OFFICIAL
TIME
Set your clock according
to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology>
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a Hometown
Heritage site:
updated 11-29-24
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JOBLESS RATE
ROSE
TO 3.1% IN OCTOBER
WITH MODEST JOB LOSS
Johnston County's rate of
unemployment went from 3.0% in September to
3.1% in October as the number of
Johnstonians holding jobs declined from
108,813 to 108,615, according to the N.C.
Department of Commerce. Get more news and stats from
NCDC>
RETAIL SALES UP
7.4%
IN 2nd QUARTER 2024
According to the N.C. Dept. of
Revenue, taxable retail sales of $845,121,739 in
Johnston County during
April, May, and June were $58.3 million
above
the total reported
for the second quarter of
2023. Get more reports
from NCDR>
JOHNSTON RANKS
7th
IN CASH
FROM CROPS
Local farmers reported cash income of $117,564,837
from crops in 2022, ranking us 7th among
the state's 100 counties, according to the
latest report from the N.C. Department of
Agriculture & Consumer Services.
We rank 5th in production of sweet potatoes,
but no numbers or rankings are provided for
tobacco "to avoid disclosure of individual
farming operations," the report notes.
Johnston ranks 12th in production of hogs and
pigs and turkeys, 16th in soybeans, 19th in
wheat, and 21st in cattle. Here's the
latest report
covering all the state's counties>
MORE
ECONOMIC DATA
ABOUT
JOHNSTON CO.
Visit the
website of the county's Economic Development
Office>
AMTRAK
STOPS
HERE Here's information
about passenger trains that serve
Selma Union
Station>
THINGS TO SEE
& DO
Check out this rundown
of upcoming cultural events – compiled
by the Johnston County Visitors Bureau.
SMITHFIELD-SELMA MAP
Open an interactive Google
map of our
area>
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