CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mesic

North Carolina · 297 residents · 1.03 sq mi

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With 297 people, Mesic is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 40% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The poverty rate is 25.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $45,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

297

+16%vs 2000

vs 257 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−17%vs 2000

vs 46.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024205

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.4%(7)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(26)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.4%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(14)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(41)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.8%(29)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(39)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.1%(39)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,938

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,026

−47%vs 2000

vs $15,253 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,000

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $395 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.7% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic29.6%(76)

Black68.5%(176)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.8%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic30.3%(90)

Black69%(205)

Hispanic / Latino1%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(2)

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 Rican1%(2)

Ancestry

English2%(4)

Scotch-Irish2%(4)

American1%(2)

German1%(2)

Hungarian1%(2)

Polish1%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.5%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.2%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.2 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 24.7 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 married28.2%(20)

Married60.6%(43)

Widowed4.2%(3)

Divorced7%(5)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(16)

Married57.7%(64)

Widowed18%(20)

Divorced9.9%(11)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.8%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.7%

−13.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

+14.6 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6 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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