CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Marvin

North Carolina · 1,039 residents · 6.00 sq mi

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With 1,039 people, Marvin is a city in North Carolina. That is roughly 149% ahead of the North Carolina median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 61% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $322,900. The population has fallen 85% since 2009. 97% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.6

US median: 35.2

More educated

61% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,039

−85%vs 2009

vs 6,823 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

36.6

+6%vs 2009

vs 34.5 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

6.00 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.9%(103)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 911.1%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.2%(54)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 241.9%(20)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.1%(95)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4424.6%(256)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.3%(159)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(92)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 742.9%(30)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 841.5%(16)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.7%(7)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$97,497

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $146,250 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$36,626

−33%vs 2009

vs $54,852 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

1.9%

+1.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 0.8% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$322,900

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $526,000 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$496

−69%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $2,001 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

96.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 99.5% in 2009

3.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic86.7%(5,915)

Black6.6%(449)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(214)

Asian1.2%(81)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(1,002)

Black1.7%(18)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(11)

Asian0.6%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.1%(142)

Central American1.7%(116)

Guatemalan1%(66)

Honduran0.7%(50)

Spaniard0.7%(45)

Mexican0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian14.5%(970)

Chinese3.6%(240)

Taiwanese0.6%(39)

Korean0.3%(17)

Hmong0.2%(14)

Ancestry

German10.7%(718)

English9.6%(640)

Italian7.4%(496)

Irish6.3%(423)

American4.5%(298)

Polish2.4%(159)

Scottish2.1%(143)

Greek2%(131)

Russian1.5%(101)

Dutch1.4%(93)

French1.4%(93)

Ukrainian1.1%(76)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian1%(65)

Swiss0.7%(48)

Swedish0.6%(40)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(35)

Iranian0.5%(34)

Slovak0.5%(34)

British0.3%(20)

Czech0.3%(17)

Finnish0.2%(15)

Hungarian0.2%(15)

Norwegian0.2%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

West Indian0.1%(4)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Asian Indian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

60.7%

+0.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 60.3% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

97.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 98.7% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

24.1%

+3.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 20.5% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 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 married12.7%(50)

Married83%(326)

Widowed0.5%(2)

Divorced3.8%(15)

Women 15+

Never married10.6%(46)

Married79.7%(345)

Widowed2.1%(9)

Divorced7.6%(33)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2013

from 2.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 80.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.6%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

89.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 93.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

15.7%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% 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)11.4%(28)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.7%(112)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(92)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 245 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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