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State Senate District 17, NC

206,091 Population
207.3 square miles 994 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$51,097 ±$1,603 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$119,289 ±$2,454 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

5.1% ±0.8% (10,484  ±1,679) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

29.1 minutes ±1.5 (2,166,460  ±78,433) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

72,320 ±1,522 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.8 ±0.1 (205,586  ±3,386) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5% ±1.1% (2,526  ±572) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

75,992 ±1,583 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$439,800 ±$8,000 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11.2% ±1.1% (22,853  ±2,327.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±,144,000.6)

Social

95.5% ±1.5% (128,704  ±3,120.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±,279,113.6)
57.8% ±1.4% (77,898  ±2,307.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±,180,792.5)

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

11% ±0.9% (22,581  ±1,953) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.6% ±0.6% (9,624  ±887) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
9,624 Total veterans ±887 8,398 Male ±755 1,226 Female ±306

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