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Township 5, East Sanford, Lee County, NC

6,791 Population
18.6 square miles 365.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.4 ±3.8 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Lee County: 39.5 ±0.6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,501 ±$2,540 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Lee County: $32,243 ±$1,384
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$36,799 ±$12,853 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Lee County: $65,387 ±$3,096
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.8% ±8.7% (2,328  ±684) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Lee County: 16.5% † 10,663 (±1.9% / ±1,203)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.7 minutes ±2.3 (62,965  ±15,107) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Lee County: 25.8 722,735 (±1.4 / ±44,964)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,199 ±327 Number of households
  • Lee County: 25,145 ±420
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.2 (6,513  ±1,088) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Lee County: 2.6 64,896 (±0 / ±23)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±3.5% (69  ±58) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Lee County: 4.1% † 595 (±1.5% / ±215)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,581 ±318 Number of housing units
  • Lee County: 27,166 ±34
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$151,400 ±$34,631 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Lee County: $240,200 ±$11,383
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.5% ±6.5% (1,178  ±477.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Lee County: 10.3% † 6,709 (±1.7% / ±1,088.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

73.1% ±4.1% (2,706  ±384.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Lee County: 84.9% 38,022 (±3.3% / ±1,464.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.6% ±3.7% (468  ±149.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Lee County: 21.3% 9,538 (±1.6% / ±718.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about one-third 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

18.1% ±6.5% (1,230  ±484) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Lee County: 9.9% 6,527
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±1.7% (114  ±76) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Lee County: 7.2% † 3,590 (±1% / ±512)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
114 Total veterans ±76 114 Male ±76 N/A Female ±19

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