CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Middlesex

North Carolina · 740 residents · 1.05 sq mi

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With 740 people, Middlesex is a city in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. 27.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $43,400. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 32%. The average commute runs 31 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% 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

740

−12%vs 2000

vs 838 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−14%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024867

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(70)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(55)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(60)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(132)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(104)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.8%(43)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(68)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(34)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,056

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,458 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,170

−40%vs 2000

vs $13,717 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.6%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,400

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$303

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $432 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

+12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.0% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.9%(502)

Black32.2%(270)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(63)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.6%(537)

Black26.6%(197)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(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

Mexican7.2%(62)

Puerto Rican1.3%(11)

South American0.8%(7)

Peruvian0.8%(7)

Dominican0.2%(2)

Ancestry

Irish14.2%(123)

American8.5%(74)

English6.7%(58)

Italian6.3%(55)

German5%(43)

Hungarian1.8%(16)

Polish1.2%(10)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(6)

Subsaharan African0.6%(5)

Nigerian0.6%(5)

Welsh0.6%(5)

French0.5%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.5%(4)

Swedish0.5%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.0 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married31.1%(92)

Married51.7%(153)

Widowed6.1%(18)

Divorced11.1%(33)

Women 15+

Never married28%(105)

Married39.7%(149)

Widowed20.3%(76)

Divorced12%(45)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−21.8 ptssince 2013

from 30.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.4%

+16.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.8%

−18.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.6%

+13.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.3%

−16.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% 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 era65.2%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 46 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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