Eden is a city of 15,356 people in North Carolina. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $120,700. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 35%. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,260, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eden
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants67.4% → 55.0%(−12.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.9% → 11.9%(+3.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$95,523 → $120,700(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
Eden's population equals 17% of Rockingham County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 9.6% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 27% of the county's.
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)51.2%(394)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.9%(53)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(220)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.5%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 769 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
Eden, decade by decade
Eden 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
1990
15,238
$50,721
$95,523
8.9%
39.8
2000
15,908
$50,405
$117,679
11.1%
49.8
2010
15,527
$44,020
$116,380
9.1%
58.7
2020
15,421
$47,370
$106,296
15.8%
69.5
2024
15,356
$47,260
$120,700
11.9%
70.5
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.
