Northwest is a city of 885 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 51.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 214 more people. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,214, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Northwest
What changed most since 2000
White share26.5% → 35.4%(+8.8 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Black share71.8% → 54.8%(−17.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Median age39.7 → 51.5(+11.8 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
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)6.7%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.7%(21)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 45 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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Over time
Northwest, decade by decade
Northwest population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
671
$56,927
$130,977
10.1%
51.7
2010
735
$55,689
$151,625
13.3%
59.1
2020
703
$46,461
$133,809
16.3%
69.3
2024
885
$53,214
$225,900
25.8%
71.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
