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State Senate District 38, NC

217,749 Population
69.5 square miles 3,133.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6470%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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31%White43%Black0%†Native6%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other3%†Two+16%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$44,696 ±$1,243 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$71,260 ±$1,821 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13.7% ±1.1% (29,207  ±2,481) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty22%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty14%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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23.7 minutes ±1.4 (1,998,455  ±77,236) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

95,579 ±1,536 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0 (213,812  ±5,336) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples43%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married38%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale50%Female46%
Now marriedMale40%Female36%
DivorcedMale8%†Female13%
WidowedMale2%†Female5%†
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4.9% ±0.9% (3,200  ±609) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than 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)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-193%†20-248%†25-299%†30-356%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

104,570 ±1,358 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied58%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit52%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$327,700 ±$7,846 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

15.8% ±1% (33,925  ±2,333.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.1% ±1.2% (133,150  ±3,355.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
45.4% ±1.1% (67,885  ±2,201.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

11%No degree16%High school28%Some college29%Bachelor's16%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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17.6% ±0.9% (38,247  ±2,249) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.4% ±0.5% (9,144  ±799) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

31†WWII210†Korea2,027†Vietnam2,538†Gulf (1990s)3,113†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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9,144 Total veterans ±799 7,648 Male ±677 1,496 Female ±386

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for State Senate District 38, NC <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US37038-state-senate-district-38-nc/>