CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Godwin

North Carolina · 89 residents · 0.68 sq mi

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Godwin is a city of 89 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median rent is $225 a month. Median home value sits at $54,400. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 23 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

−21%vs 2000

vs 112 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+15%vs 2000

vs 31.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024203

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(7)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.1%(1)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1421.3%(19)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.1%(9)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(5)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 340%(0)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4433.7%(30)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 543.4%(3)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.4%(3)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(5)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(5)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,875

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,511

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,943 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.2%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,400

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$225

−65%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $850 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67%(75)

Black13.4%(15)

Hispanic / Latino13.4%(15)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.1%(74)

Black16.9%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

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.

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(1)

Ancestry

American13.3%(27)

English10.8%(22)

Polish2.5%(5)

Scottish1.5%(3)

French Canadian1%(2)

Irish1%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.8%

−13.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

No data for the years selected.

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 married49.4%(40)

Married37%(30)

Widowed6.2%(5)

Divorced7.4%(6)

Women 15+

Never married25.8%(25)

Married49.5%(48)

Widowed2.1%(2)

Divorced22.7%(22)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.5%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.9%

−15.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.4%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.2%

−14.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% 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)9.5%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)57.1%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era4.8%(1)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II28.6%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 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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