CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pollocksville

North Carolina · 298 residents · 0.31 sq mi

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Pollocksville is a city of 298 people in North Carolina. The median age is 39.7, about 7 years above the US median. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $52,000. Renters pay $317 a month at the median. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

298

+11%vs 2000

vs 269 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.7

−15%vs 2000

vs 46.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024463

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.4%(10)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.4%(10)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(13)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(55)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.7%(23)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.4%(46)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(27)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.8%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(20)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,750

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,330

−41%vs 2000

vs $22,528 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $450 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.8%(212)

Black20.1%(54)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.3%(263)

Black11.7%(35)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

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

Mexican2.4%(11)

South American2.2%(10)

Colombian2.2%(10)

Ancestry

American8.2%(38)

Portuguese6.5%(30)

English5.2%(24)

German3.2%(15)

Irish3.2%(15)

Italian2.4%(11)

French1.1%(5)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(5)

Swiss0.6%(3)

Hungarian0.4%(2)

Russian0.4%(2)

Polish0.2%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scottish0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.8%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married31.2%(44)

Married61%(86)

Widowed5.7%(8)

Divorced2.1%(3)

Women 15+

Never married33.8%(72)

Married40.4%(86)

Widowed14.1%(30)

Divorced11.7%(25)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−12.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.4%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.3%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.6%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.3%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% 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)45.2%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.6%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31 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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