CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oakboro

North Carolina · 568 residents · 2.53 sq mi

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With 568 people, Oakboro is a city in North Carolina. The population has fallen 53% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $47,900. Households here earn about 24% less than in North Carolina as a whole. The median household earns $20,313, about 33% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

568

−53%vs 2000

vs 1,198 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(30)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(37)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(41)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(97)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(70)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(52)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(51)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.2%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,313

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,369 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,153

−49%vs 2000

vs $18,079 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.1%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,900

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $511 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.0%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

30.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.9%(897)

Black19.4%(233)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(41)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.4%(428)

Black24.3%(138)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.3%(168)

South American2%(54)

Colombian2%(54)

Spaniard1.1%(30)

Puerto Rican0.9%(23)

Central American0.7%(19)

Panamanian0.6%(16)

Cuban0.5%(13)

Guatemalan0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German12.7%(340)

English11.6%(310)

American10.7%(286)

Irish8.6%(232)

Italian6%(161)

Polish3.3%(88)

Dutch2.2%(58)

Welsh1.3%(34)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(29)

French0.9%(23)

Norwegian0.6%(17)

Scottish0.6%(16)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.4%(10)

Portuguese0.3%(9)

Greek0.2%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.6%

−18.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 25.2 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 married36.4%(390)

Married49.9%(534)

Widowed4.1%(44)

Divorced9.6%(103)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(257)

Married51.6%(581)

Widowed12.8%(144)

Divorced12.8%(144)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.2%

−13.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.3% 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)27.3%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.4%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 249 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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