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State House District 55, NC

85,783 Population
910 square miles 94.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,164 ±$997 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$63,025 ±$3,117 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

14.9% ±1.7% (12,143  ±1,399) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

30 minutes ±1.3 (1,057,935  ±68,017) 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

31,157 ±962 Number of households
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (81,574  ±2,249) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.1% ±1.5% (1,327  ±281) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

34,640 ±844 Number of housing units
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$225,000 ±$8,612 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

13.2% ±1.6% (11,199  ±1,422.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±,144,000.6)

Social

82.5% ±2.2% (47,831  ±1,797.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±,279,113.6)
17.6% ±1.2% (10,223  ±,769.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)
  • about half 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

9.3% ±1% (7,969  ±883) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

6.7% ±0.7% (4,508  ±469) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
4,508 Total veterans ±469 4,121 Male ±458 387 Female ±172

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