Orrum is a city of 56 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 59.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 62.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Households here earn about 71% less than in North Carolina as a whole. 85% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $21,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
5% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
85% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orrum
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.0% → 64.3%(+64.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age23.8 → 59.0(+35.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share50.0% → 10.7%(−39.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 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
Over time
Orrum, decade by decade
Orrum 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
106
$31,501
$127,924
3.9%
62.5
2000
79
$46,301
$129,884
7.4%
42.3
2010
91
$20,822
$21,291
2.5%
77.5
2020
59
$31,816
$87,873
5.6%
79.9
2024
56
$21,250
–
5.1%
64.1
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.
