CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Arapahoe

North Carolina · 417 residents · 2.17 sq mi

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Arapahoe is a city of 417 people in North Carolina. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Renters pay $253 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $62,100. The poverty rate is 7.7%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

417

−4%vs 2000

vs 436 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−24%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.17 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024397

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911%(46)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(38)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(56)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(51)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.8%(70)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.1%(17)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(19)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,268

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2023

Per capita income

$10,150

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,073 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$62,100

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $513 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.7%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

19.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(379)

Black6.2%(27)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(24)

Asian1.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(382)

Black8.2%(34)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(9)

Puerto Rican0.5%(2)

Dominican0.5%(2)

Ancestry

English12.3%(49)

German10.1%(40)

Irish6.3%(25)

American4.8%(19)

Italian3%(12)

Scottish0.8%(3)

Canadian0.5%(2)

Dutch0.5%(2)

Welsh0.5%(2)

Austrian0.3%(1)

British0.3%(1)

Polish0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.2%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 22.1 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 married23.7%(37)

Married62.8%(98)

Widowed0.6%(1)

Divorced12.8%(20)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(42)

Married51.4%(95)

Widowed7%(13)

Divorced18.9%(35)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.6%

+5.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.9%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)10.4%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.5%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era10.4%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 48 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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