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Bailey, NC

422 Population
0.7 square miles 601.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.4 ±8.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 41.6 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,979 ±$5,996 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $32,904 ±$832
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,208 ±$27,147 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $59,636 ±$2,138
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.8% ±10.9% (75  ±55) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 15.2% 21,582 (±1.4% / ±1,985)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.5 minutes ±2.9 (3,655  ±1,721) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 23.3 1,333,050 (±0.6 / ±50,280)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

163 ±54 Number of households
  • the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 58,449 ±741
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.6 (415  ±171) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 2.4 142,423 (±0 / ±41)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

239 ±70 Number of housing units
  • the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 67,078 ±181
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,700 ±$38,357 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $167,800 ±$3,399
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.9% ±7.1% (29  ±32.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 9% † 12,917 (±1.1% / ±1,541.8)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

76.5% ±36.6% (237  ±73.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 86.4% 87,454 (±2.3% / ±2,295.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.8% ±11% (46  ±38) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 20.6% 20,792 (±1.1% / ±1,156.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.7% ±11.5% (58  ±54) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 3.8% 5,448
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.2% ±7% (40  ±27) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 7.7% 8,662 (±0.6% / ±637)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
40 Total veterans ±27 32 Male ±19 8 Female ±13

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