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Piney Grove township, Sampson County, NC

1,839 Population
72.6 square miles 25.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±10.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Sampson County: 39.7 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,042 ±$6,265 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Sampson County: $27,307 ±$1,306
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,378 ±$12,275 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Sampson County: $52,432 ±$4,188
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

32.3% ±17.8% (593  ±379) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Sampson County: 21.8% † 12,703 (±2.5% / ±1,449)
  • 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)

25.6 minutes ±12.8 (20,200  ±13,033) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Sampson County: 26.5 603,065 (±1.2 / ±35,536)
  • 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

682 ±212 Number of households
  • Sampson County: 21,607 ±439
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (1,839  ±591) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Sampson County: 2.7 57,995 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

783 ±233 Number of housing units
  • Sampson County: 25,852 ±41
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$95,400 ±$12,614 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Sampson County: $150,700 ±$8,685
  • about one-third of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

0.5% ±1.5% (9  ±28.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Sampson County: 4.5% † 2,630 (±0.8% / ±452.9)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.1% ±36.9% (1,039  ±294.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sampson County: 84.1% 33,486 (±3.1% / ±1,248.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.7% ±9.4% (206  ±134.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Sampson County: 16.2% 6,464 (±1.3% / ±522.9)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about half 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

0.8% ±1.5% (14  ±28) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Sampson County: 10.7% 6,332
  • about 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

7.7% ±6.6% (121  ±111) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Sampson County: 6.9% † 3,083 (±0.9% / ±382)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
121 Total veterans ±111 121 Male ±111 N/A Female ±14

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