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28756

4,468 Population
79.3 square miles 56.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46 ±9.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 45.3 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$36,251 ±$9,494 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: $29,217 ±$1,497
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $39,616 ±$200
$54,112 ±$11,021 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: $49,771 ±$2,569
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $69,904 ±$346

16.5% ±7.1% (739  ±327) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 17.6% † 11,196 (±1.9% / ±1,232)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 13.2% 1,355,827 (±0.2% / ±16,940)

35.1 minutes ±5 (58,125  ±14,883) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 26.3 645,165 (±1.2 / ±40,126)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 107,209,850 (±0.1 / ±477,738)

Families

1,793 ±200 Number of households
  • the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 26,589 ±473
  • North Carolina: 4,186,924 ±10,494
2.5 ±0.4 (4,433  ±472) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 2.4 63,589 (±0 / ±23)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,304,978

4.3% ±4.2% (34  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 6.1% † 834 (±1.5% / ±206)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.1% 127,227 (±0.1% / ±3,580)

Housing

2,375 ±243 Number of housing units
  • the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 32,682 ±39
  • North Carolina: 4,815,195 ±554

$275,000 ±$54,603 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: $180,800 ±$8,750
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $259,400 ±$931

4.9% ±3.6% (219  ±160.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 11.7% † 7,519 (±1.6% / ±1,030.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,389,313 (±0.1% / ±15,058.1)

Social

87.4% ±7.1% (2,872  ±392.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 86.6% 40,757 (±3.1% / ±1,448.8)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.8% 6,517,229 (±0.3% / ±22,133.8)
19% ±5% (623  ±176.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 20.7% 9,735 (±1.5% / ±717.6)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 34.7% 2,521,353 (±0.2% / ±14,597.5)

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

6.9% ±3.1% (307  ±142) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 3.2% 2,088
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 8.7% 923,923

6.1% ±2.8% (211  ±99) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Forest City, NC Micro Area: 8% † 4,122 (±1% / ±528)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.6% 618,846 (±0.1% / ±6,002)
211 Total veterans ±99 211 Male ±99 N/A Female ±14

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