Advance is a city of 1,408 people in North Carolina. Households here earn about 59% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $115,391, above the US median
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)15.5%(13)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(17)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.1%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 84 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
Advance, decade by decade
Advance 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
2010
1,138
$123,277
$389,565
43.3%
16.4
2020
1,499
$109,642
$310,040
26.9%
25.0
2024
1,408
$115,391
$434,400
47.2%
44.1
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.
