CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Polkville

North Carolina · 1,514 residents · 1.86 sq mi

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Polkville is a city of 1,514 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has roughly tripled, up 979 people. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $54,900. Median rent is $290 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

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

1,514

+183%vs 2000

vs 535 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024536

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(99)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(90)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(99)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(98)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(245)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(242)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(165)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(142)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(117)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(84)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,571

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,525

−23%vs 2000

vs $15,015 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.9%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,900

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$290

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(505)

Black2.6%(14)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(1,443)

Black4.3%(65)

Hispanic / Latino1%(15)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.3%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American29.7%(159)

English18.7%(100)

French6.9%(37)

Irish5%(27)

German4.7%(25)

Scottish4.5%(24)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(10)

Italian1.1%(6)

Dutch0.7%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married27.9%(65)

Married54.1%(126)

Widowed1.3%(3)

Divorced16.7%(39)

Women 15+

Never married28%(66)

Married56.8%(134)

Widowed9.7%(23)

Divorced5.5%(13)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.4%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.7%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% 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)53.5%(38)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(30)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 71 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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