CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ronda

North Carolina · 359 residents · 1.08 sq mi

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The short version

Ronda is home to 359 people in North Carolina. 1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $46,300. At a median age of 36.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $238 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

1% 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

359

−22%vs 2000

vs 460 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

+2%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024436

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(19)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 92.8%(10)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(20)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(27)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.3%(37)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(55)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(49)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(32)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(38)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.4%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(24)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,583

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,007

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,397 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,300

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(439)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.6%(21)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(359)

Black0%(0)

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

Mexican1.6%(7)

Cuban0.2%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino2.1%(9)

Ancestry

American58.3%(254)

English11.9%(52)

Irish2.8%(12)

German1.1%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(3)

Danish0.2%(1)

Dutch0.2%(1)

French0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

1.2%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

35.4%

−12.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 19.2 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 married33.9%(60)

Married48.6%(86)

Widowed1.7%(3)

Divorced15.8%(28)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(48)

Married46.2%(79)

Widowed12.9%(22)

Divorced12.9%(22)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.6%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.4%

+20.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.2%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.4%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era81.8%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 11 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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