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Congressional District 12, NC

772,165 Population
441.5 square miles 1,749.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,876 ±$1,411 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $40,414 ±$304
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$78,809 ±$3,420 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $70,804 ±$547
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.1% ±1.1% (76,809  ±8,384) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.8% 1,349,302 (±0.4% / ±38,975)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.4 minutes ±1.7 (7,871,675  ±337,827) 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 the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

300,149 ±6,025 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,392,669 ±15,675
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (759,056  ±14,850) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,553,524
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.7% ±0.8% (7,533  ±1,579) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 131,195 (±0.3% / ±6,584)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

324,007 ±5,242 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,979,177 ±649
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$376,800 ±$6,283 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $308,600 ±$2,699
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.2% ±1.1% (93,708  ±8,858.8) 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

89.7% ±2% (467,704  ±13,298.8) 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)
42.5% ±1.4% (221,468  ±8,398.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 36.8% 2,754,921 (±0.3% / ±25,659.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

20.3% ±1.2% (143,729  ±8,478.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,300,181 (±0.1% / ±10,955.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

15.4% ±1.2% (119,070  ±9,407) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 9.2% 995,127
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±0.6% (34,337  ±3,571) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.3% 615,440 (±0.1% / ±12,013)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
34,337 Total veterans ±3,571 29,179 Male ±3,197 5,158 Female ±1,184

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