CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Siler City

North Carolina · 6,966 residents · 6.05 sq mi

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Siler City is a city of 6,966 people in North Carolina. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. The population is up 45% since 1990. The median age is 31.4, younger than the US median of 35.2. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $79,300. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,966

+45%since 1990

from 4,808 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−15%since 1990

from 37.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

6.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.8%(541)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(490)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(431)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(481)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 249.9%(689)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3418.6%(1,298)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.6%(944)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.1%(705)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 646.7%(470)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.4%(446)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845%(348)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(123)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,651

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,987 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,947

+27%since 1990

from $10,958 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

14.7%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 13.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,300

+24%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $48,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$478

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $330 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

59.1%

−7.2 ptssince 1990

from 66.3% in 1990

40.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.6%(3,393)

Black27.3%(1,314)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(147)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic39.8%(2,774)

Black19.2%(1,338)

Hispanic / Latino39.3%(2,740)

Asian0.6%(41)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican27.9%(2,227)

Central American20.4%(1,634)

Guatemalan12%(960)

Salvadoran4.9%(394)

Honduran3.1%(248)

Dominican1.5%(118)

South American1%(79)

Venezuelan0.9%(71)

Puerto Rican0.8%(63)

Nicaraguan0.4%(32)

Spaniard0.2%(19)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

American5.9%(468)

English3.8%(301)

German1.6%(126)

Scottish1.1%(87)

Irish1.1%(85)

French0.8%(63)

Polish0.6%(50)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(40)

Italian0.5%(39)

Dutch0.5%(37)

British0.3%(27)

Danish0.3%(20)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.2%(18)

Welsh0.2%(17)

Hungarian0.2%(15)

West Indian0.2%(14)

Armenian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest American population · Largest Salvadoran population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

55.4%

−2.4 ptssince 1990

from 57.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.2 ptssince 1990

from 2.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+43%since 1990

from 11.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married30.1%(814)

Married59.9%(1,621)

Widowed3.8%(104)

Divorced6.1%(165)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(614)

Married50.1%(1,388)

Widowed15.5%(430)

Divorced12.3%(341)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

35.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2013

from 33.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.4%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

34.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.9%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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)2.1%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)70.6%(101)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.6%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 143 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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