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Drexel township, Burke County, NC

6,744 Population
11.6 square miles 579.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.9 ±4.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Burke County: 44.9 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,001 ±$3,274 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Burke County: $32,977 ±$1,231
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,558 ±$7,712 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Burke County: $58,592 ±$3,527
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.8% ±3.4% (708  ±243) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Burke County: 15.6% † 13,313 (±2.1% / ±1,821)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.2 minutes ±1.8 (55,230  ±11,363) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Burke County: 23.4 881,950 (±1 / ±45,676)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,906 ±307 Number of households
  • Burke County: 36,306 ±496
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (6,612  ±823) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Burke County: 2.3 85,107 (±0 / ±74)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.7% ±10.9% (159  ±141) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Burke County: 6% † 1,036 (±1.6% / ±271)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,176 ±324 Number of housing units
  • Burke County: 40,358 ±58
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$196,900 ±$23,748 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Burke County: $185,400 ±$10,642
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.6% ±2.7% (498  ±190.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Burke County: 8.8% † 7,696 (±1.4% / ±1,201)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.8% ±2.6% (4,527  ±551.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Burke County: 86% 55,867 (±2.8% / ±1,845)
  • 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)
26.2% ±5.1% (1,319  ±299.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Burke County: 21% 13,658 (±1.4% / ±893.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-quarters 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

4% ±2.7% (270  ±183) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Burke County: 5.3% 4,672
  • 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

5.6% ±2.2% (300  ±122) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Burke County: 6.4% † 4,559 (±0.7% / ±480)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
300 Total veterans ±122 263 Male ±99 37 Female ±56

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