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Congressional District 8, NC

776,092 Population
3,682.4 square miles 210.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,112 ±$914 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,855 ±$2,136 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.5% ±1.2% (95,157  ±8,850) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

28.6 minutes ±0.7 (9,258,030  ±330,846) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.3 111,229,650 (±0.2 / ±1,201,268)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

296,245 ±3,813 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (763,265  ±5,359) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.6% ±1.2% (9,775  ±2,031) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

322,306 ±2,234 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$296,000 ±$8,352 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.1% ±1.1% (77,607  ±8,584.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.9% 1,383,380 (±0.3% / ±36,128.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.6% ±2% (476,071  ±11,161.4) 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)
28% ±1.1% (148,722  ±5,830) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

11.8% ±0.5% (84,519  ±3,653) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 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)

7.9% ±0.6% (60,949  ±4,512) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.5% ±0.5% (39,154  ±3,218) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
39,154 Total veterans ±3,218 35,073 Male ±2,913 4,081 Female ±1,128

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