CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Old Fort

North Carolina · 717 residents · 1.22 sq mi

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With 717 people, Old Fort is a city in North Carolina. Households here earn about 45% less than in North Carolina as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $39,400. Median household income is $14,726, under the $30,130 national median. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

717

−26%vs 2000

vs 963 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024555

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(54)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(41)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(49)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.4%(82)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.3%(81)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(112)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.7%(98)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(47)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,726

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,993

−62%vs 2000

vs $20,782 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,400

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $357 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.9% in 2000

42.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.5%(756)

Black17.2%(166)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(16)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(629)

Black12.3%(88)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

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

Mexican2%(11)

Puerto Rican1.1%(6)

Ancestry

German16%(89)

Irish15.9%(88)

English15%(83)

American13.5%(75)

Welsh4%(22)

Scotch-Irish3.8%(21)

Slovak2.5%(14)

Scottish1.6%(9)

Dutch1.4%(8)

West Indian1.3%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian1.3%(7)

Russian1.1%(6)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(3)

Polish0.4%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.5%

−14.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.0 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married35.7%(84)

Married42.1%(99)

Widowed3.8%(9)

Divorced18.3%(43)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(84)

Married42.9%(112)

Widowed8%(21)

Divorced16.9%(44)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−23.4 ptssince 2013

from 29.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.3%

+14.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.2%

+10.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.6%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.7%

−13.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

11.0%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.7%

+21.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% 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)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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