Old Fort is home to 555 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 53.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. There are 408 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $135,900. 1% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Old Fort
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.4 → 53.4(+17.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population717 → 555(−23%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants57.6% → 48.3%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)6%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II16%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 50 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
Old Fort, decade by decade
Old Fort 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
1990
717
$35,343
$94,563
8.1%
26.9
2000
963
$45,541
$84,525
5.4%
44.1
2010
908
$39,466
$115,949
10.0%
37.4
2020
811
$34,263
$108,841
6.1%
44.2
2024
555
$47,500
$135,900
25.5%
33.6
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.
