Cove City is a city of 504 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 58.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $81,700. Households here earn about 43% less than in North Carolina as a whole. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. The median household earns $41,522, about 50% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,522, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 22%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cove City
What changed most since 2000
White share52.0% → 66.7%(+14.7 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Black share46.4% → 21.4%(−25.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$105,292 → $81,700(−22%)US over the same years: +71%
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)8.2%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era59%(36)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War57.4%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 61 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
Cove City, decade by decade
Cove City 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
2000
433
$48,957
$105,292
9.3%
64.3
2010
399
$66,758
$119,114
14.0%
65.9
2020
378
$58,005
$89,933
20.4%
72.5
2024
504
$41,522
$81,700
29.0%
62.6
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.
