CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Casar

North Carolina · 335 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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Casar is a city of 335 people in North Carolina. 1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,000. Median rent is $256 a month. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 22%. The median household earns $20,673, about 31% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

1% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

335

+9%vs 2000

vs 308 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−19%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024373

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(30)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(22)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(24)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(51)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(44)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(41)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.1%(17)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(20)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,673

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,805

−53%vs 2000

vs $16,486 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$256

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $436 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.0% in 2000

31.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(306)

Black0.6%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(335)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican1.1%(4)

Ancestry

American15%(56)

English12.9%(48)

Irish7.8%(29)

German3.5%(13)

Italian2.4%(9)

French1.6%(6)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(6)

Dutch1.3%(5)

Scottish0.8%(3)

Portuguese0.5%(2)

Hungarian0.3%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.4%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.3%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 25.9 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 married44.3%(78)

Married35.8%(63)

Widowed2.3%(4)

Divorced17.6%(31)

Women 15+

Never married23%(38)

Married38.2%(63)

Widowed10.3%(17)

Divorced28.5%(47)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−15.8 ptssince 2013

from 27.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.3%

−2.0 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era81.8%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11 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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