CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cameron

North Carolina · 237 residents · 1.21 sq mi

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Cameron is home to 237 people in North Carolina. 32.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 86 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $52,500. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% 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

237

+57%vs 2000

vs 151 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−21%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024364

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(16)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(13)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(14)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.7%(49)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(29)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(29)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(19)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(15)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(6)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,875

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,668

−43%vs 2000

vs $15,337 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.8%

+11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,500

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$344

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

−14.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic64.9%(98)

Black35.1%(53)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic50.6%(120)

Black47.7%(113)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.8%(2)

Other0.8%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American2.5%(9)

Salvadoran2.5%(9)

Ancestry

English18.7%(68)

German13.2%(48)

Scottish9.1%(33)

Irish8.8%(32)

American5.8%(21)

Scotch-Irish4.1%(15)

French1.4%(5)

Polish0.8%(3)

Hungarian0.5%(2)

Welsh0.5%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.8%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.0%

−31.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+80%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married35.2%(43)

Married57.4%(70)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced7.4%(9)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(53)

Married45.2%(85)

Widowed12.2%(23)

Divorced14.4%(27)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.1%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 27.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.8%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

1.4%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.2%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.8%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% 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)62.5%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 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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