CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Reidsville

North Carolina · 12,183 residents · 14.8 sq mi

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Reidsville is home to 12,183 people in North Carolina. The typical home is worth $46,300. The median age is 37.0, about 4 years above the US median. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 19%. The median household earns $21,581, about 28% below the national median. Median rent is $314 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,183

−16%vs 2000

vs 14,485 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(792)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(785)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(666)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(831)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(762)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(1,887)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,596)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(1,180)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,272)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(1,355)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(880)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(177)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,581

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,040 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,668

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,414 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,300

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $451 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.9% in 2000

41.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic56.1%(8,121)

Black39.4%(5,707)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(381)

Asian0.6%(92)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.4%(7,363)

Black39.1%(4,763)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(50)

Asian0.2%(28)

Other0.2%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(752)

Puerto Rican0.8%(118)

Central American0.2%(34)

Salvadoran0.2%(34)

South American0.2%(34)

Venezuelan0.2%(34)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(32)

Laotian0.1%(15)

Vietnamese0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(36)

Ancestry

English12.3%(1,791)

American9.3%(1,350)

German7.9%(1,157)

Irish7%(1,022)

Scotch-Irish2.8%(412)

Scottish1.4%(205)

French1%(144)

Norwegian0.9%(131)

Italian0.7%(104)

Arab0.6%(94)

West Indian0.6%(85)

Haitian0.6%(85)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(79)

Lithuanian0.5%(76)

Polish0.5%(71)

Swedish0.5%(66)

Syrian0.3%(44)

Greek0.2%(36)

Russian0.2%(34)

Dutch0.2%(33)

Moroccan0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Swiss0.1%(13)

Welsh0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.2%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married38%(2,080)

Married43.7%(2,390)

Widowed4.5%(246)

Divorced13.8%(753)

Women 15+

Never married30.2%(1,889)

Married40.8%(2,552)

Widowed10.5%(658)

Divorced18.6%(1,162)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.5%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% 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)4.4%(31)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(61)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(295)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.4%(59)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 701 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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