CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Bend

North Carolina · 646 residents · 1.31 sq mi

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With 646 people, East Bend is a city in North Carolina. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $48,900. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 20.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

646

−2%vs 2000

vs 659 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024715

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(50)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(38)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(105)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(94)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(80)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.3%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,389

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,636

−40%vs 2000

vs $17,611 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

+14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,900

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $423 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88%(580)

Black1.2%(8)

Hispanic / Latino8.5%(56)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(616)

Black4.6%(30)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(6)

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

Mexican11%(79)

Central American3.8%(27)

Salvadoran3.8%(27)

Ancestry

German16.4%(117)

American15.1%(108)

English12.2%(87)

Dutch8.4%(60)

Scotch-Irish6.4%(46)

Irish3.4%(24)

Scottish3.4%(24)

French0.6%(4)

British0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.0%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married33.2%(81)

Married56.1%(137)

Widowed5.3%(13)

Divorced5.3%(13)

Women 15+

Never married40.5%(126)

Married41.5%(129)

Widowed10.3%(32)

Divorced7.7%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.3%

−11.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.6%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 73.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% 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)52.4%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.5%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11.9%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War21.4%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 42 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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