CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pilot Mountain

North Carolina · 1,181 residents · 2.04 sq mi

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With 1,181 people, Pilot Mountain is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 40.7, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $53,000. Median rent is $292 a month. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 15%. Households take in $22,679 at the median, 25% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,181

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,281 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.7

+2%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.6%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(64)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(100)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(67)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(151)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(181)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(127)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(108)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(144)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(86)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.6%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,679

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,529 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,080

−29%vs 2000

vs $18,526 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,000

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.1%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.9% in 2000

33.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.5%(1,121)

Black9.2%(118)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(16)

Asian0.5%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.1%(1,041)

Black11.2%(132)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(12)

Cuban0.3%(4)

Puerto Rican0.2%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese1.1%(16)

Japanese0.2%(3)

Ancestry

English16.6%(246)

German11.9%(177)

Irish11.6%(172)

American4.7%(70)

Italian3%(45)

Norwegian2%(29)

Scottish1.6%(24)

Polish1.6%(23)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(20)

Bulgarian1%(15)

Turkish1%(15)

Dutch0.9%(13)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Serbian0.7%(11)

British0.5%(8)

Danish0.4%(6)

French0.4%(6)

Welsh0.3%(4)

Hungarian0.2%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.2%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.3%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married41.4%(288)

Married43.9%(305)

Widowed3.3%(23)

Divorced11.4%(79)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(123)

Married51.4%(309)

Widowed12.6%(76)

Divorced15.5%(93)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.0%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% 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)16.7%(11)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.1%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era59.1%(39)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.6%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 66 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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