CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fountain

North Carolina · 402 residents · 0.92 sq mi

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Fountain is a city of 402 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 51.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 54%. 28.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $12,300, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $201 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 51.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

402

−25%vs 2000

vs 533 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

51.8

+31%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024409

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.7%(15)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.5%(14)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.5%(18)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(18)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.9%(52)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.5%(26)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(41)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.2%(53)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7417.7%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8412.4%(50)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,300

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $17,656 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2022

Per capita income

$13,073

+19%vs 2000

vs $10,944 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.1%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,000

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$201

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $384 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.4% in 2000

46.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.6%(259)

Black50.5%(269)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.7%(244)

Black36.8%(148)

Hispanic / Latino3%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.5%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

English13.2%(54)

Irish9.3%(38)

German8.8%(36)

American5.4%(22)

Italian3.7%(15)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(9)

Czech1.5%(6)

Scottish1%(4)

British0.2%(1)

Swiss0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

45.1%

−13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married54.1%(66)

Married41%(50)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced4.9%(6)

Women 15+

Never married45.6%(88)

Married26.4%(51)

Widowed11.4%(22)

Divorced16.6%(32)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−14.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.5%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

−15.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

52.1%

+20.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.6%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.5%

−8.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

72.4%

+18.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% 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)93.9%(46)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 49 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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