CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Five Points

North Carolina · 306 residents · 8.28 sq mi

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Five Points is home to 306 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 31% since 2009. Households here earn about 31% more than in North Carolina as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 32.0.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 32.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

306

−31%vs 2009

vs 445 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

32.0

−14%vs 2009

vs 37.1 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

8.28 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024940

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(20)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.2%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 1910.1%(31)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248.8%(27)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.7%(45)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.4%(44)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.8%(33)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.8%(30)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.9%(21)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.6%(8)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.7%(2)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,313

+195%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $21,696 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2020

Per capita income

$14,872

+20%vs 2009

vs $12,347 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.9%

−41.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 51.7% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$90,000

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $128,400 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$428

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+9.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 67.9% in 2009

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic43.8%(195)

Black53.7%(239)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian2.5%(11)

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.2%(172)

Black35%(107)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(10)

Asian0%(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

Puerto Rican6.3%(59)

Ancestry

English18.4%(173)

Irish9.6%(90)

American4.7%(44)

German4.4%(41)

Scottish4.3%(40)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(14)

West Indian1.4%(13)

Jamaican1.4%(13)

Hungarian1.2%(11)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.2%

−12.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 15.3% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

54.5%

−10.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 65.3% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−4.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 4.4% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married37.7%(72)

Married49.2%(94)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced13.1%(25)

Women 15+

Never married16.8%(18)

Married72.9%(78)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced10.3%(11)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.7%

+10.6 ptssince 2013

from 1.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.0%

−12.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.4%

+9.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

11.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.1%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 83.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.7%

+9.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% 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)60.9%(117)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)49.5%(95)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26%(50)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 192 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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