Eureka is a city of 224 people in North Carolina. The median age is 47.7, about 9 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $122,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 76% were living in the same home a year earlier. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% 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 Eureka
What changed most since 1990
Population313 → 224(−28%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share30.4% → 20.5%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,003 → $122,900(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
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)13%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.4%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 23 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
Eureka, decade by decade
Eureka 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
313
$54,002
$102,003
10.7%
55.6
2000
244
$53,821
$113,125
16.5%
52.0
2010
197
$45,232
$110,338
11.6%
56.3
2020
214
$49,239
$101,569
16.3%
65.4
2024
224
$66,250
$122,900
21.2%
58.3
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.
