CITY · 2010 ACS
Rex
North Carolina · 55 residents · 0.74 sq mi
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Part of the Lumberton micropolitan area
The short version
Rex is home to 55 people in North Carolina. At a median age of 49.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.
At a glance
Older
median age 49.5
US median: 37.2
Owner-heavy
70% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Section 01
Population & growth
Land area
0.74 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
202459
Age distribution, 2010
Under 53.6%(2)
5 to 97.3%(4)
10 to 141.8%(1)
15 to 191.8%(1)
20 to 247.3%(4)
25 to 3410.9%(6)
35 to 447.3%(4)
45 to 5410.9%(6)
55 to 6434.5%(19)
65 to 7414.5%(8)
75 to 840%(0)
85 and over0%(0)
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Section 02
Income & economy
No data for the years selected.
Section 03
Housing
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic47.3%(26)
Black40%(22)
Hispanic / Latino0%(0)
Asian0%(0)
2010
White, non-Hispanic58.2%(32)
Black7.3%(4)
Hispanic / Latino5.5%(3)
Asian0%(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
Mexican11.9%(7)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population
Section 05
Education
No data for the years selected.
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 married18.9%(7)
Married0%(0)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced81.1%(30)
Women 15+
Never married0%(0)
Married36.4%(8)
Widowed63.6%(14)
Divorced0%(0)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
Direct-purchase
25.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 0.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
25.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 23.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
88.1%
−11.9 ptssince 2020
from 100.0% 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
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