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Goose Nest township, Martin County, NC

950 Population
68 square miles 14 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.5 ±15.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Martin County: 46.8 ±0.7
  • about 1.5 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,157 ±$11,048 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Martin County: $29,355 ±$2,243
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,873 ±$20,756 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Martin County: $48,578 ±$4,615
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22% ±14.4% (209  ±153) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Martin County: 20.4% † 4,334 (±3.4% / ±718)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.9 minutes ±7.9 (11,445  ±6,248) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Martin County: 26.2 228,835 (±2 / ±21,895)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

430 ±139 Number of households
  • Martin County: 9,502 ±262
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (944  ±317) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Martin County: 2.3 21,476 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • 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

2.1% ±3.5% (4  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Martin County: 2.9% † 129 (±2.1% / ±92)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

597 ±161 Number of housing units
  • Martin County: 11,058 ±46
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$112,800 ±$61,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Martin County: $109,700 ±$7,001
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.8% ±4.7% (62  ±47.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Martin County: 8.7% † 1,862 (±2.4% / ±522.1)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.6% ±38.7% (599  ±188.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Martin County: 84.4% 13,338 (±5% / ±799.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.7% ±6.8% (99  ±59.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Martin County: 16.7% † 2,643 (±2.2% / ±339.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-fifths 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

0.3% ±0.7% (3  ±7) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Martin County: 1.7% 365
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±3.3% (59  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Martin County: 5.9% † 1,023 (±1.4% / ±249)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
59 Total veterans ±33 56 Male ±33 3 Female ±5

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