CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Piney Green

North Carolina · 8,999 residents · 13.6 sq mi

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With 8,999 people, Piney Green is a city in North Carolina. The median age is 25.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 2,659 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $63,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

8,999

−23%vs 2000

vs 11,658 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

25.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 26.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.9%(977)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(744)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(695)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(738)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413.9%(1,251)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.7%(1,954)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(1,206)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(722)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.7%(419)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.4%(212)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.8%(68)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,179

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,636 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,400

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,353 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,300

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$417

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $558 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.9%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.2% in 2000

45.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.8%(7,204)

Black24.1%(2,806)

Hispanic / Latino7.6%(887)

Asian2.5%(291)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.6%(6,349)

Black22%(1,976)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(596)

Asian3.4%(305)

Other4.1%(369)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.3%(1,450)

Central American3.7%(526)

Puerto Rican3.7%(516)

Panamanian1.3%(186)

Honduran1.2%(165)

Salvadoran1.1%(148)

South American0.6%(90)

Peruvian0.3%(46)

Colombian0.3%(44)

Cuban0.1%(16)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Nicaraguan0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Korean0.6%(88)

Japanese0.3%(38)

Filipino0.2%(29)

Okinawan0.1%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.8%(113)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Ancestry

German12.3%(1,736)

Irish10.6%(1,491)

English8.3%(1,167)

Italian3.6%(508)

American2.3%(318)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(270)

Subsaharan African1.1%(160)

Polish1%(143)

Welsh0.9%(130)

Nigerian0.9%(127)

Swiss0.8%(106)

French0.7%(96)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.6%(85)

Portuguese0.5%(64)

Swedish0.4%(63)

West Indian0.4%(62)

British0.4%(57)

Dutch0.3%(45)

Arab0.3%(44)

Lebanese0.3%(44)

Ukrainian0.3%(44)

French Canadian0.2%(34)

Danish0.2%(33)

Austrian0.2%(31)

Jamaican0.1%(17)

Belgian0.1%(13)

Norwegian0.1%(10)

Greek0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married21%(1,022)

Married70.2%(3,419)

Widowed1.7%(85)

Divorced7.1%(346)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(917)

Married63.3%(3,529)

Widowed7.9%(438)

Divorced12.4%(689)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

12.7%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% 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)58.5%(1,500)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.2%(878)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20.3%(521)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(83)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,565 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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