CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pinehurst

North Carolina · 5,103 residents · 16.7 sq mi

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Pinehurst is a city of 5,103 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 63.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 66% more than in North Carolina as a whole. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 4,603 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 63.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

46% 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

5,103

−47%vs 2000

vs 9,706 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

63.8

+6%vs 2000

vs 60.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52.2%(113)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.1%(107)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.4%(121)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.1%(106)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.1%(106)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348%(408)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448%(410)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(384)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6418.9%(967)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7433%(1,682)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.2%(574)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(125)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,313

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,950 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$29,465

−30%vs 2000

vs $41,992 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$165,000

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $182,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$636

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $851 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.4%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

15.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(9,179)

Black3.3%(316)

Hispanic / Latino1%(101)

Asian0.6%(60)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(5,031)

Black1.3%(65)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(4)

Asian0.1%(7)

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%(371)

Puerto Rican1.2%(216)

South American0.5%(99)

Peruvian0.5%(98)

Cuban0.2%(34)

Central American0.1%(23)

Dominican0.1%(21)

Spaniard0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(13)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(129)

Vietnamese0.4%(81)

Asian Indian0.4%(70)

Chinese0.1%(26)

Japanese0%(9)

Korean0%(9)

Singaporean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(90)

Ancestry

English23.5%(4,296)

German17.8%(3,251)

Irish13.4%(2,442)

American6.6%(1,214)

Italian6.6%(1,196)

Scottish3.4%(618)

Polish3.3%(594)

French2.6%(471)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(455)

Dutch1.4%(257)

Swedish1.2%(223)

Norwegian1.1%(207)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.8%(141)

Slovak0.7%(136)

French Canadian0.7%(131)

Ukrainian0.6%(111)

Welsh0.6%(107)

Romanian0.6%(105)

Czech0.5%(89)

Croatian0.4%(80)

British0.4%(73)

Finnish0.3%(59)

Hungarian0.3%(59)

Swiss0.3%(59)

Austrian0.3%(58)

Russian0.3%(55)

Lithuanian0.3%(54)

Canadian0.3%(46)

Subsaharan African0.2%(40)

Danish0.2%(32)

Belgian0.1%(19)

Slovene0.1%(19)

Armenian0.1%(17)

West Indian0.1%(13)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Iranian0.1%(11)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

45.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married14.8%(1,122)

Married74.5%(5,632)

Widowed4%(301)

Divorced6.7%(508)

Women 15+

Never married9.6%(780)

Married68.4%(5,584)

Widowed13.4%(1,091)

Divorced8.7%(711)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2013

from 3.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.9%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

42.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.7%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 83.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% 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)31.7%(754)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.5%(870)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36%(856)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(116)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(39)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,381 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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