CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Foxfire

North Carolina · 339 residents · 7.07 sq mi

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Foxfire is a city of 339 people in North Carolina. The median age is 65.3, about 32 years above the US median. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 51% ahead of the North Carolina median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.2% of locals.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 65.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

42% 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

339

−28%vs 2000

vs 474 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

65.3

+2%vs 2000

vs 64.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.07 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 51.2%(4)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(18)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 191.2%(4)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 240%(0)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 342.4%(8)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.1%(31)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.7%(16)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.4%(59)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7439.8%(135)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.3%(35)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,156

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,544

−33%vs 2000

vs $29,030 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$131,800

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $159,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$675

+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $608 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

91.6%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

8.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(461)

Black1.3%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(5)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(339)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(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

Mexican2.8%(53)

Dominican0.9%(17)

Central American0.7%(13)

Honduran0.7%(13)

South American0.7%(13)

Colombian0.7%(13)

Puerto Rican0.6%(12)

Cuban0.3%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(21)

Filipino0.3%(5)

Ancestry

Irish14.6%(281)

English14.4%(277)

German13.8%(266)

Italian13%(251)

American7.5%(144)

Scotch-Irish4.4%(84)

Swedish3.8%(73)

French2%(38)

Norwegian1.2%(23)

Hungarian0.8%(15)

Polish0.7%(13)

Scottish0.7%(13)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.5%(10)

Dutch0.5%(10)

Greek0.4%(8)

Swiss0.3%(6)

Welsh0.3%(5)

Czech0.2%(4)

Russian0.2%(4)

Slovak0.2%(4)

Ukrainian0.2%(4)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

Serbian0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.0%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.0%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married25%(181)

Married67.9%(491)

Widowed2.6%(19)

Divorced4.4%(32)

Women 15+

Never married24.2%(198)

Married63.6%(521)

Widowed8.2%(67)

Divorced4%(33)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.4%

−6.0 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)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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