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Oakboro, NC

2,683 Population
2.5 square miles 1,059.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±5.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 40.5 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,063 ±$4,075 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: $31,661 ±$1,214
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,100 ±$15,440 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: $60,704 ±$3,835
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.5% ±4.1% (147  ±112) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 15.3% † 9,554 (±1.7% / ±1,088)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.3 minutes ±9.8 (38,255  ±7,356) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 28.1 724,445 (±1.2 / ±39,269)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,116 ±186 Number of households
  • the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 25,240 ±380
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.6 (2,683  ±444) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 2.5 62,742 (±0 / ±56)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.7% ±2.3% (17  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 5.4% † 762 (±1.4% / ±200)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,116 ±186 Number of housing units
  • the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 28,632 ±62
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$282,600 ±$27,767 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: $242,400 ±$7,205
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.6% ±5.5% (309  ±154.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 10.7% † 6,843 (±1.5% / ±933.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.4% ±22.3% (1,719  ±286.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 88.6% 40,146 (±3.2% / ±1,440)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.3% ±6.2% (420  ±139.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 19.9% 9,018 (±1.6% / ±721.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-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

3.8% ±3.5% (103  ±95) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 4.4% 2,833
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.6% ±4% (249  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Albemarle, NC Micro Area: 6.5% † 3,306 (±0.9% / ±458)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
249 Total veterans ±96 214 Male ±94 35 Female ±26

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