Pinnacle is home to 540 people in North Carolina. The median age is 52.7, about 14 years above the US median. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 39.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 67%. That sits in the bottom 6% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $23,750, below the US median
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)23.4%(22)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.7%(43)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 94 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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Over time
Pinnacle, decade by decade
Pinnacle 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
2010
894
$57,303
$148,461
1.9%
22.6
2020
786
$58,541
$168,837
25.0%
27.5
2024
540
$23,750
–
8.8%
56.3
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.
