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Congressional District 2, NC

790,747 Population
493.5 square miles 1,602.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,371 ±$2,062 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $42,777 ±$387
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$93,949 ±$4,507 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $73,958 ±$863
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.5% ±1.3% (80,612  ±10,226) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.6% 1,349,479 (±0.3% / ±29,119)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.8 minutes ±0.1 (7,946,280  ±286,608) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.7 116,963,336 (±0.2 / ±1,127,069)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

338,839 ±5,488 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,496,359 ±13,556
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (770,491  ±12,400) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,760,395
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.4% ±1% (11,393  ±2,146) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 136,689 (±0.3% / ±6,834)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

359,615 ±5,372 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 5,073,509 ±767
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$470,600 ±$9,855 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in North Carolina: $333,000 ±$1,908
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.4% ±1.5% (127,998  ±11,577.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.2% 1,332,016 (±0.3% / ±34,277.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.4% ±2.1% (510,505  ±14,015.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.9% 6,947,037 (±0.6% / ±48,858.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
55.6% ±1.5% (303,859  ±9,654.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 37.1% 2,839,924 (±0.4% / ±29,108.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

19.2% ±1% (138,565  ±7,338) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.5% 1,362,533 (±0.1% / ±10,995.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

15.5% ±1.2% (122,150  ±9,547) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.9% 1,093,166
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.9% ±0.5% (30,914  ±3,460) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.2% 621,063 (±0.1% / ±12,128)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
30,914 Total veterans ±3,460 27,812 Male ±3,137 3,102 Female ±1,136

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