CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gibsonville

North Carolina · 3,342 residents · 4.37 sq mi

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Gibsonville is home to 3,342 people in North Carolina. Median home value sits at $56,500. There are 1,030 fewer people here than in 2000. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.9% of people here. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,342

−24%vs 2000

vs 4,372 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(186)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(213)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(172)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(246)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(267)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.8%(695)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(500)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(351)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(222)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(306)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(177)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,727

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,989 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,855

−44%vs 2000

vs $21,142 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.9%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,500

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$397

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $553 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.7%(3,484)

Black15.3%(668)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(119)

Asian0.8%(33)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(2,738)

Black17.3%(577)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(14)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(126)

Central American0.8%(75)

Guatemalan0.8%(75)

South American0.4%(42)

Ecuadorian0.4%(42)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(40)

Chinese0.3%(28)

Ancestry

English13.8%(1,308)

German12%(1,140)

Irish8.7%(824)

Italian5.3%(501)

American3.2%(304)

Scotch-Irish3%(287)

Polish1.7%(157)

Swedish1.2%(114)

Scottish1.2%(110)

Welsh0.8%(78)

French0.7%(71)

Dutch0.4%(40)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.4%(37)

Russian0.4%(34)

Norwegian0.3%(30)

Finnish0.3%(29)

Arab0.3%(24)

Lebanese0.3%(24)

Croatian0.2%(23)

Canadian0.2%(22)

Lithuanian0.2%(15)

Danish0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

British0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.5%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married24.3%(829)

Married65%(2,219)

Widowed1%(35)

Divorced9.6%(329)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(1,117)

Married53.3%(2,192)

Widowed7.2%(298)

Divorced12.3%(506)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.6%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.7%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.2%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 78.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% 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)28.8%(224)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25%(195)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.3%(314)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 779 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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