Aberdeen is home to 9,228 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 5,828 people. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. The median age is 35.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock. There are 872 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,078, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Aberdeen
What changed most since 1990
Population2,700 → 9,228(+242%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants71.2% → 59.0%(−12.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$148,804 → $314,900(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
Aberdeen's population equals 8.8% of Moore County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 5.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)63.1%(574)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(284)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8.7%(79)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 909 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Aberdeen, decade by decade
Aberdeen population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,700
$59,642
$148,804
17.2%
37.2
2000
3,400
$58,131
$169,596
21.3%
55.1
2010
6,350
$46,713
$223,122
21.5%
64.5
2020
8,516
$71,232
$243,377
36.0%
69.3
2024
9,228
$75,078
$314,900
31.9%
67.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
