Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

29706

18,742 Population
268.4 square miles 69.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

42.9 ±1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2

Economics

$27,839 ±$2,225 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $46,738 ±$367
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
$51,230 ±$2,711 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $83,304 ±$782
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570

21.6% ±4.1% (4,026  ±789) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 10.6% 289,365 (±0.3% / ±8,180)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)

30.4 minutes ±2.3 (236,925  ±28,095) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 26.6 29,173,704 (±0.2 / ±290,543)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)

Families

7,881 ±385 Number of households
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,076,260 ±2,987
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
2.4 ±0.2 (18,563  ±810) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 2.5 2,731,173 (±0 / ±678)
  • a little less than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580

6.9% ±4.4% (280  ±183) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 5.2% 36,009 (±0.2% / ±1,635)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)

Housing

8,874 ±345 Number of housing units
  • the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 1,165,208 ±416
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311

$158,800 ±$12,277 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: $356,400 ±$2,179
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421

9.4% ±2.9% (1,745  ±545.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 12.7% 347,558 (±0.3% / ±7,978.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)

Social

84.4% ±3.4% (11,230  ±697) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 90.6% 1,713,442 (±0.6% / ±10,849)
  • a little less than the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
14.2% ±2.1% (1,892  ±295.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 39.9% 754,028 (±0.4% / ±6,670.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)

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

1.3% ±0.9% (245  ±159) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 11.9% 328,237
  • about one-quarter of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101

8.8% ±1.5% (1,314  ±233) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area: 6.1% 129,757 (±0.1% / ±2,723)
  • a little higher than the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
1,314 Total veterans ±233 1,220 Male ±223 94 Female ±56

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.