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Congressional District 5, NC

750,316 Population
4,531.8 square miles 165.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,016 ±$1,013 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,759 ±$1,405 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.4% ±1.3% (104,206  ±9,303) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.7 minutes ±0.7 (7,457,130  ±291,472) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.3 111,229,650 (±0.2 / ±1,201,268)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

318,336 ±5,253 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (724,765  ±9,527) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±1.1% (8,216  ±1,884) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

373,606 ±3,660 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$242,500 ±$6,551 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.1% ±1.2% (90,005  ±8,643) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.3% ±2% (469,976  ±11,754.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.6% 6,781,696 (±0.6% / ±42,618.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
32.8% ±1.3% (172,645  ±6,939.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

10.6% ±0.6% (75,159  ±4,302.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,300,181 (±0.1% / ±10,955.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.5% ±0.7% (48,494  ±5,328) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±0.5% (36,734  ±2,926) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
36,734 Total veterans ±2,926 32,865 Male ±2,580 3,869 Female ±1,083

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