CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Aberdeen

North Carolina · 2,700 residents · 10.6 sq mi

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Aberdeen is home to 2,700 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 14 minutes. There are 700 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $62,000. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,700

−21%vs 2000

vs 3,400 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(164)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(168)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(167)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(179)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(180)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(427)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(409)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(240)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(285)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.6%(312)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(134)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,850

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,911 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,014

−28%vs 2000

vs $18,045 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $571 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

+10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.7% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.4%(2,428)

Black21.7%(738)

Hispanic / Latino4%(135)

Asian1.2%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.8%(2,236)

Black14.9%(403)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(17)

Asian1.1%(30)

Other1.1%(31)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(159)

Puerto Rican1.3%(121)

Cuban1%(91)

Spaniard0.4%(37)

South American0.3%(31)

Colombian0.2%(18)

Ecuadorian0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.8%(167)

Filipino1.1%(97)

Japanese0.1%(12)

Laotian0.1%(11)

Chinese0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.3%(117)

Ancestry

German12.9%(1,187)

English8.6%(791)

American7.6%(699)

Irish7.6%(697)

Dutch4%(369)

Italian3.9%(360)

Scottish3.4%(317)

Welsh3.4%(313)

Polish3.3%(302)

Hungarian2.4%(222)

Subsaharan African1.4%(130)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(98)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.9%(80)

Lithuanian0.7%(67)

Greek0.5%(44)

West Indian0.5%(43)

Jamaican0.5%(43)

Norwegian0.4%(38)

British0.4%(35)

Czech0.3%(27)

French0.2%(22)

Austrian0.2%(21)

Russian0.2%(18)

Arab0.1%(12)

Egyptian0.1%(12)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Swedish0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

Armenian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.7%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.5 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.5%(1,252)

Married52.2%(1,894)

Widowed4.9%(177)

Divorced8.4%(304)

Women 15+

Never married28%(1,017)

Married49.4%(1,795)

Widowed4.3%(157)

Divorced18.3%(666)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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