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Siler City, NC

8,078 Population
6 square miles 1,343.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±3.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 37.6 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 38.7 ±0.2

Economics

$17,772 ±$3,142 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $36,322 ±$515
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $30,783 ±$154
$38,222 ±$4,938 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $62,289 ±$998
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $54,602 ±$231

21.8% ±6.3% (1,704  ±490) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 14.2% 84,924 (±0.5% / ±3,195)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 14.7% 1,467,591 (±0.2% / ±17,884)

27.3 minutes ±2.3 (83,135  ±10,381) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 24.7 7,110,985 (±0.3 / ±110,178)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 24.8 111,158,735 (±0.1 / ±446,673)

Families

2,735 ±263 Number of households
  • the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 245,658 ±1,601
  • North Carolina: 3,965,482 ±10,327
2.9 ±0.3 (7,867  ±113) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 2.4 595,239 (±0 / ±1,516)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 9,987,956 (±0)

11.8% ±5.6% (240  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 4.6% 7,379 (±0.4% / ±614)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 123,554 (±0.1% / ±2,927)

Housing

3,093 ±281 Number of housing units
  • the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 269,361 ±629
  • North Carolina: 4,627,089 ±676

$106,000 ±$18,645 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: $226,100 ±$2,540
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $172,500 ±$438

12.7% ±4.7% (998  ±370.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 18% 111,252 (±0.6% / ±3,648)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 15.2% 1,543,434 (±0.2% / ±15,840.9)

Social

68.3% ±7% (3,366  ±423.2) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 88.8% 378,850 (±1% / ±4,124.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 87.8% 6,130,463 (±0.3% / ±18,865.8)
10.1% ±2.9% (497  ±144.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 45.3% 193,021 (±0.7% / ±2,793.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 31.3% 2,182,853 (±0.2% / ±11,120.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

25.4% ±3.8% (2,055  ±310) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 11.7% 73,584 (±0.3% / ±1,975)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 8% 822,764 (±0.1% / ±7,421)

5% ±2% (280  ±114) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area: 6.1% 30,462 (±0.3% / ±1,351)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.4% 659,584 (±0.1% / ±6,241)
280 Total veterans ±114 236 Male ±96 44 Female ±48

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