CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Belville

North Carolina · 46 residents · 1.70 sq mi

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Belville is home to 46 people in North Carolina. The population has fallen 84% since 2000. The poverty rate is 28.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 43% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $42,500.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $15,250, below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 50%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

−84%vs 2000

vs 285 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

27 / sq mi

−84%vs 2000

vs 167 / sq mi in 2000

US average: 221

Median age

29.2

+7%vs 2000

vs 27.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.70 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.3%(2)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913%(6)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.9%(5)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.3%(2)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(3)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426.1%(12)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.4%(8)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(3)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(3)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.3%(2)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840%(0)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,250

−64%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,536 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,195

−55%vs 2000

vs $22,482 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.3%

+13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,500

−50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $112,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.1%

−40.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.9% in 2000

51.9% rent

Afford Score

2.8

1990 – 2024

Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.7%(230)

Black14.4%(41)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(44)

Black4.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

Diversity Score

1990 – 2024

Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.9%(230)

Cuban1.6%(41)

Central American1.2%(30)

Honduran1%(26)

Spaniard0.3%(8)

Panamanian0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Japanese0.8%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan1.1%(28)

Ancestry

German20.1%(516)

English13%(335)

Irish7.7%(199)

Welsh4%(102)

Polish2.9%(74)

Scottish2.7%(70)

Italian2.4%(61)

Scotch-Irish2.1%(55)

American2%(51)

French1.9%(49)

Czech1.4%(37)

Norwegian1.2%(32)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.6%(16)

Hungarian0.6%(15)

Canadian0.5%(14)

Latvian0.4%(11)

British0.4%(10)

Subsaharan African0.4%(10)

Swiss0.3%(7)

Dutch0.2%(6)

Russian0.2%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Welsh population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−24.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

35.7%

−48.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married43.4%(468)

Married49.5%(534)

Widowed2.1%(23)

Divorced4.9%(53)

Women 15+

Never married28%(298)

Married48.1%(511)

Widowed3.9%(41)

Divorced20%(213)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.0%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+13.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% 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)33.2%(69)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(50)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.4%(107)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 208 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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