CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Green Level

North Carolina · 2,042 residents · 1.50 sq mi

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Green Level is a city of 2,042 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $65,800. Households here earn about 19% less than in North Carolina as a whole. The median household earns $31,793, about 25% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,042

−6%vs 2009

vs 2,181 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

34.7

+5%vs 2009

vs 33.1 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.50 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.7%(137)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.6%(155)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(196)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.4%(130)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.6%(115)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.6%(298)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.5%(336)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(264)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.5%(193)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.8%(119)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.6%(73)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.3%(26)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,793

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $35,774 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,403

−15%vs 2009

vs $14,627 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.9%

−11.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 23.0% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$65,800

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $76,300 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$518

+59%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $407 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 82.6% in 2009

17.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic11.7%(256)

Black55.4%(1,209)

Hispanic / Latino32.3%(704)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic11.4%(233)

Black73%(1,490)

Hispanic / Latino13.5%(275)

Asian0.6%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican35.8%(1,157)

Central American1.5%(48)

Salvadoran1%(31)

Guatemalan0.5%(17)

South American0.2%(6)

Colombian0.2%(6)

Puerto Rican0.1%(2)

Ancestry

English3.6%(116)

American3.1%(99)

Scottish1.3%(41)

German0.8%(27)

Irish0.7%(24)

Italian0.7%(23)

Subsaharan African0.6%(18)

Nigerian0.3%(9)

Dutch0.2%(7)

Greek0.2%(7)

Swedish0.1%(2)

Polish0%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scotch-Irish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.0%

−2.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.0% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

61.5%

−6.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 67.8% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

0.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 1.0% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.4 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married35.5%(262)

Married54.8%(404)

Widowed2.2%(16)

Divorced7.5%(55)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(216)

Married50.2%(421)

Widowed11.6%(97)

Divorced12.5%(105)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

23.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 27.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

25.6%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.1%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% 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)18.3%(24)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.5%(74)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 131 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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