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28139

20,008 Population
181.9 square miles 110 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.6 ±3.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 45.3 ±0.4
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$33,008 ±$2,597 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: $30,460 ±$1,251
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$56,558 ±$7,013 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: $51,410 ±$2,731
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

15.4% ±3.5% (2,990  ±718) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 16.8% † 10,665 (±1.9% / ±1,176)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

26.6 minutes ±2.1 (193,810  ±24,353) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 26.1 636,380 (±1.1 / ±37,836)
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

8,124 ±484 Number of households
  • the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 26,642 ±396
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.4 ±0.1 (19,531  ±1,365) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 2.4 63,688 (±0 / ±21)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

1.6% ±1.4% (69  ±59) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 5.4% † 733 (±1.6% / ±221)
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

9,103 ±523 Number of housing units
  • the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 32,775 ±47
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$240,200 ±$25,945 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: $201,800 ±$9,065
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

11.8% ±2.9% (2,350  ±602.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 10.9% † 7,023 (±1.3% / ±836.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

87.8% ±1.9% (13,051  ±878.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 87.2% 41,223 (±3.3% / ±1,548)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
25% ±2.9% (3,711  ±486.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 21.5% 10,143 (±1.8% / ±834.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

3.6% ±1.3% (715  ±268) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 3.2% 2,043
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

7.1% ±1.1% (1,134  ±191) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 7.4% 3,853 (±0.7% / ±374)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
1,134 Total veterans ±191 1,060 Male ±193 74 Female ±47

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