Foxfire is home to 1,925 people in North Carolina. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 1,451 people. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 4.6%, under the national 12.5%. The foreign-born share is 6%. Households here earn about 18% more than in North Carolina as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,117, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Foxfire
What changed most since 1990
Population339 → 1,925(+468%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age65.3 → 41.4(−23.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree42.0% → 34.7%(−7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)35.7%(80)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)47.3%(106)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.4%(48)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 224 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
Foxfire, decade by decade
Foxfire 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
339
$96,377
$316,329
42.0%
0.7
2000
474
$99,736
$289,643
33.7%
6.7
2010
902
$81,039
$340,078
42.3%
24.3
2020
1,288
$76,055
$308,343
32.7%
35.8
2024
1,925
$85,117
$386,700
34.7%
39.5
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.
